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Welcome to the Godai Ninpo Association website! We are the most unique student organization on the University of Michigan campus.
Over the years, our organization has grown from a small group of students to a well-organized martial art school, the Ann Arbor College of Martial Arts.
We offer a complete, comprehensive, no-nonsense, reality-based system of self-defense for adults. Our focus is on practical self-defense, physical conditioning, and conflict de-escalation skill sets. We simulate real-life assault scenarios and apply functional defense solutions.
THE CORE CURRICULUM EMBODIES:
- Alertness and Awareness (of existing and potential dangers)
- Anti-Take-Downs, Grappling, and Submission Holds
- Body Throwing (defense against and use of)
- Chokes (defense against and use of)
- Dodging, Ducking, Falling, Leaping, Rolling, and Tumbling
- Joint Manipulations (breaks, dislocations, locks and shearing)
- Pressure Points and Soft Tissue Manipulation (ears, eyes, groin, nose, spine, and throat)
- Striking (clawing, finger stabs, kicks, punches and slaps)
- Verbal Threat De-escalation and Management
- Weapons- Modern, Improvised, and Classical (defense against and use of)
Hello and welcome to the new Godai Ninpo website! We will use this website to communicate with our members and to share some cool stuff with the rest of the world.