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Katana & Wakizashi Training Set (Bokken -- Wooden)
Two wooden training swords -- full-length bokken (katana) and short bokken (wakizashi). I killed Sasaki Kojiro with wood. Steel is a privilege, not a right. Master the fundamentals with these before you touch a live blade. Tip: The sword is an extension of your center. Move from the hips, not the arms.
Live Blade Katana (Shinken -- Advanced Students Only)
Folded steel katana, razor edge, 28-inch blade. For advanced students who have completed bokken training. I lend this only after watching you train. If you grip too tight, swing too wild, or show fear of the blade, it stays in my rack. A sharp sword in unskilled hands is a danger to its owner.
Alpine Survival & Mountain Crossing Workshop
I took an army over the Alps in autumn. We lost half our men to cold, rockslides, and hostile Gauls. Mountain travel, cold weather survival, route finding, and keeping morale when everything falls apart. Tip: Vinegar on hot rocks splits boulders. Sometimes the path must be made, not found.
Siege Engineering Seminar -- Breaking Walls
The Siege of Tyre took seven months. I built a causeway across the sea to reach an island fortress. Rams, towers, torsion catapults, mining tunnels. Every wall has a weakness. Your job is to find it before your supplies run out.
Apache Bow & War Club Set
Short mulberry bow and stone-headed war club. The Apache bow is compact -- made for horseback and tight canyon fights. The war club is last resort, close quarters. Light enough to carry all day, deadly enough to end any argument.
Meditation & Ink Painting Session -- The Way Beyond the Sword
I painted birds, landscapes, and Bodhidharma with the same focus I used to kill men. The brush and the sword follow the same path -- presence, economy, commitment. One stroke, no correction. This session combines zazen meditation with sumi-e ink painting.
O-Yoroi Samurai Armor Set (Display & Training)
Full o-yoroi great armor -- lamellar plates, silk lacing, iron kabuto helmet with menpo face guard. Designed for mounted archery. The wide shoulder guards deflect arrows from above. Heavy but magnificent. I wore armor like this when I took heads at Awazu.
Myrmidon Combat Training -- Elite Warrior Conditioning
Training as the Myrmidons trained. Spear, sword, shield, and body conditioning that would make Olympians weep. The Myrmidons were the most feared unit at Troy -- not because of numbers but because every single warrior was exceptional. Tip: An elite unit is not fifty good fighters. It is fifty fighters who trust each other with their lives.
Intensity Workshop -- The Quiet Before the Explosion
Michael Corleone is quiet for two hours before he pulls the trigger. Tony Montana never stops burning. I teach both -- controlled intensity and unleashed fire. We work on building emotional pressure in a scene until the release is inevitable. Tip: The explosion means nothing without the silence that precedes it.
Boxing Gear Set (Gloves, Wraps, Heavy Bag)
16oz training gloves, 180-inch hand wraps, and a 70lb heavy bag with ceiling mount. The same weight class gear I trained with for Raging Bull. Hit the bag for twenty minutes and tell me acting isn't physical work.
Tango Dance Lesson -- The Scent of a Woman Masterclass
I learned the Argentine tango for Scent of a Woman and performed it blind. Tango is a conversation between two bodies -- lead, follow, improvise. I teach basic tango: the walk, the ocho, the cross. You'll dance in twenty minutes. Tip: Tango is not about steps. It's about the embrace.
Self-Reinvention Workshop -- Becoming Who You Choose to Be
Archie Leach became Cary Grant. A poor boy from Bristol became the most suave man in Hollywood. I teach you that persona is a craft -- voice, posture, wardrobe, and the stories you tell about yourself. We're not faking it. We're CHOOSING who to become. Tip: Dress for the role you want, walk like you already have it, speak like it's already yours.
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