Wind and Thunder with Todd Norcross (On Demand)

Join Todd Ryotoshi Norcross and Sr. Dojo Instructors for several intermediate and advanced Level 3 throws, locks and Taijutsu principles of self-protection based off of the martial arts of Samurai Budō 武 道.

1. Wind Hook Punch Defense #1
2. Hook Punch Defense #2 (Uchi Mata - Inside Thigh Reap)
3. Muso Dori (Empty Catch)
4. Oni Kudaki (Breaking the Devil) Shoulder Lock Principle
5. Omote Oni-kudaki
6. Ground-Oni (AKA “Americana”)
7. Wind Low Punch Defense Hicho Kata (flying bird)
8. Pain compliance chokes (Itami-Jime)
9. Wind tackle option #1 (Snake Chokes)
10. Gyaku Snake Choke
11. “Full Nelson” Escape
12. Wind Irimi Nage (“Entering Throw”)
13. Four Wind Wrist Grab Escapes
14. Wind low same side wrist grab escape - Cut the belt.
15. Wind high same grab escape – Fast Hon Gyaku with elbow drop.
16. Wind low cross wrist grab escape – Spinning roller coaster armbar.
17. Wind high cross side grab escape – Heel point into a rear choke.
18. Wind Kick Defense (Ghost Pivot)
19. Defense against a knife stab to the stomach (Tsuki-Hara)
20. Binds/Chokes (shime) Hadaka-jime
21. Hon-jime
22. Gyaku-jime
23. Do-jime
24. Ketsu Miyaku (Learn to counter a rear choke)
25. Take Ori (Bamboo Break wrist lock)
26. Wind defense against a lunging straight punch
27. Musha Dori (‘Warrior Catching’) Shoulder Locks
28. Mount Escape
29. Yoko Sutemi (Sideways Sacrifice Principles) – “Ninja drops”
30. Wind tackle option #2 - O’Gyaku (*Big reversal)
31, Ura Gyaku
32. Omote Gyaku (wrist reversing)
33. Ō uchi gake
34. Ko uchi gake – (Small inside trip)
35. Outro and Encouragement/End Credits

About the Instructor:

Todd Ryotoshi Norcross is a veteran martial artist and instructor with more than four decades of training experience. He began studying Uechi-Ryu Karate as a child and earned his first black belt at age 17 before pursuing Ninjutsu under renowned instructor Stephen K. Hayes. Norcross later trained in Budo Taijutsu/Ninjutsu associated with Masaaki Hatsumi and holds senior teaching ranks in multiple martial arts systems. He has spent decades teaching traditional martial arts, self-defense, weapons, and personal development, and has served as a dojo owner and senior instructor.