Rick Tew's "Martial Science"

[LLL]

OK now, what the hell is this then:

"Modern American Ninjitsu training and concepts. Looking for something more active than a Ninja book, Ninja movie or Ninja turtle? Tew Ryu Ninjitsu - Rick Tew's Martial Science is your replacement for traditional ninjutsu training. RTMS, your source for Total Warrior Training."

-> http://www.ninjitsu.com/cms.html

'Modern American Tew Ryu NinjItsu'... I hope Ashida and Frank Dux are up for the competition.

[Phoenix]

It sounds a little too much like a comic book.

Le Grill?? What the hell is that?!! - Homer Simpson

[matzahbal]

LLL, I've seen his page before, he also has www.winjitsu.com registered.

He was a student of Frank Dux. If you ever watch the video's on his website (and he has alot) you'll see that he doesn't teach any fighthing application at all, he just teaches the students how to choreograph a fight scene and do stupid excercises like rolling around on the ground and jumping over eachother.

Here are some key vids to check out.
1. The one where is counter to an arm bar is to flick kick the attacker in the head while he's applying the arm bar. And when I say flick kick, I literally mean he's flicking his closest foot at the guys head like he's playing hacky sack.

2. When he's demonstating something his students always over react to a punch or a kick to a really annoying degree.

3. His weapon use involves alot of jumping and spinning, espcially for the final move.

4. One video shows him teaching how to fake a punch and how to react to a fake punch.

I go to the side quite often to laugh at the videos. It helps with a slow day at work :)

"But some apes they gotta go, so we kill the ones we don't know" - 'Ape shall never kill Ape' by The Vandals

[Phoenix]

If this guy's a student of Frank Dux, I got one word for him.....AVOID.

Le Grill?? What the hell is that?!! - Homer Simpson

[LLL]

Jesus lord, I watched some of the videos... I'm hardly a martial artist myself, having only taken 6 months of Kali 5 years ago, so I'm not sure if I should comment on others' techniques. But the weapon disarms... Words fail to express...

AND whatever some people think of Bujinkan etc., compare them to this. If this stuntman/circus clown academy has anything to do with ninjutsu then it's no wonder ninjas are gone today.

[matzahbal]

I would love to go camping and see these idiots jumping around in the forest like a bunch of monkeys on crank.

"But some apes they gotta go, so we kill the ones we don't know" - 'Ape shall never kill Ape' by The Vandals

[LLL]

Tew Ryu Ninjitsu in action:



"The path to Black Belt usually will be a period of 2-4 years after attaining your Red Belt Instructor status. This is the time where you will develop and perfect your skills, create a personal style, become a real RTMS representative and prepare yourself to "Live the Way." Every student that reaches the Red Belt Level will become an important part of the Tew Ryu Organization."

This just keeps getting better and better... And BTW if you wonder what it takes to be an instructor in the first place, it means buying video tapes from them, and then teaching a couple of your friends according to waht you see...

I am speechless.

[LLL]

Damn my awesome picture link didn't work then... I guess they protect their copyrights or something.

[matzahbal]

LLL, they also have a health supliment line called "Green Life" or something like that, appearently the power of chlorophyl unleashes awesome ninja powers.

"But some apes they gotta go, so we kill the ones we don't know" - 'Ape shall never kill Ape' by The Vandals

[Phoenix]

The whole damn thing sounds like an Amway sales pitch.

Le Grill?? What the hell is that?!! - Homer Simpson

[InsideOut]

it speaks a lot of his ego that he continually quotes himself on the inspirational quotes page

[LLL]

HAHAHAH!! I can't believe this. Now I found the BEST part -> Tew's articles.

"A few years ago Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson, MD came out with a book titled "The One Minute Manager." Soon after followed more books: "The One Minute Sales Person," "The One Minute for Yourself" and even the "The One Minute Golfer." After reading all these books (except the one on golfing) and understanding the benefits of preparation and focus, I coined the phrase (and more importantly, the training concept), "The One Minute Martial Artist." This article is a brief excerpt of my concepts."

You HAVE to read the one where he complains about unrealistic defence against an attack with a stick: "I looked at the photos and after mentally and physically reviewing the defense, tossed it out with the rest of the garbage about real combat."

"First of all - no instructor teaching on a video tape is ever going to be intimidated by a throw dummy. About 80% of most traditional techniques performed on self-defense training video wouldn't work anyway." -> His own videos are the exception?

"Ninjutsu may have started its growth in India, then China and onto Japan only to be fully recognized and developed in America. But many worshiped instructors refuse to let go or offer any kind of honest acknowledgments for our developments here in the US." -> Hmm, I wonder why all those traditional Indian ninja masters won't respect Tew's skills.

"Mozart and the MA"
"Super Kicks"

[LLL]

"If you truly want to master the art of invisibility, I would suggest you throw away your ninja books and text guides to wearing black. Instead, turn to the real masters of the art - illusionists and magicians. These masters of perception will offer far more in the art of disappearance, than any real ninja could muster up. "

ROTFL! Hail Bristol!

[flashpoint111]

is rick tew related to mee tew?

[InsideOut]

Here's a link I found from a student who explains part of his "ninja adventure"

http://winsoft.net.au/~craig/sep2000.html

[LLL]

That was cool, esp: "To break the boredom, tasks were given out to be done. In exchange for this, we were given points, which could be used towards going on outdoor trips. Tasks included things like desktop publishing, digital video, making manuals, printing brochures and updating the TewRyu web site."

So, in other words Tew has these guys [b] paying money to him [b] for working!? This man is my idol.

I was a bit irritated to see Gene LeBell there, the other guest stars were right up their alley, though. 'WWF's The Rock', 'that guy from Mortal Kombat', 'ninja legend Frank Dux', and most of all, 'another really famous martial artist whose name I don't know'.