Minamoto Combat Science

Sometimes things, including life, become cluttered and chaotic and it is difficult to find balance, order, meaning, truth.

Taba Sensei once told me that he didn't like the idea of "Styles" in martial arts but conceded that it was the way things were. He created Shogen-Ryu as his view of what Okinawa Karatedo is and was attempting to filter out the minutia to have a clean, effective art.

Minamoto Combat Science is NOT a style. It is what I do and am. It is a scientific analysis of technique through my unique vantage point. It is a continuation of what I believe Taba Sensei was working towards.

There are people in the martial arts community that have taken a similar path and tried to rid their art of the impractical, ineffective, inefficient, and injurious aspects. Some have done a good job. As a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Professor of Anatomy, I am one of the foremost experts on human movement and am applying that knowledge to what I am doing.

Again, this is NOT a style and I am NOT building an organization. We have too many of both. I am, however, open to discussing ideas/concepts with people who are interested what I am doing.