Team spirit does not live only in the papers that help form its existence. The spirit is alive through the growth and sharing of its members. That is why it is a Total Warrior Team: a group of elite individuals bound by a purpose that each of them shares. Even though the Team believes in the views set down by Mr. Tew, the Team is just as important as its founder. If you are a part of the Team, then you are a part of its existence. You are not simply a student of a martial art, you are a member of the family. If you help it grow, you will develop as well. This growth can be spiritual, physical, and personal. Students who plant the seeds of growth will pick the fruit of its reward. 

In the system of Rick Tew’s Martial Science, you will learn many skills that are not taught in most martial arts. It is not limited to the approach of having any number of set kata or self-defense techniques. Tew’s total training consists of techniques that teach you how to be prepared. Preparation for a realistic combat situation will not arrive through traditional or old-style martial arts practice . A well-prepared warrior is not just only about buying a ninja costume…they ready to face all types of situations. How can a martial art call itself a practical form of self-defense when it sets its own limitations?  

Setting the stage 

Most practitioners of martial arts never leave the comfort of the mat, and therefore repeat techniques in a non-changing environment. By doing this, they will be preparing themselves for only a set context. The RTMS practitioner, on the other hand, will find himself with a variety of challenges in many areas, both mental and physical. Students will find each class unique while still getting the essential growth toward a natural use of mind, body, and spirit. Because of our versatility, students won’t become bored with the necessary and repetitious training.

RTMS is not just a combination of many arts that make it into its elite system. Though it has a background in forms such as Ninjitsu, Kickboxing, Jiu Jitsu and Tae kwon do, it surpasses the limitations of these arts. RTMS is what Ninjutsu would like to be: realistic, practical, effective, and fun to learn. There are no limitations such as having a “Ninja punch” which would limit the versatility of a Total Warrior. The Total Warrior uses information as an instrument for development, not as a rule . It encompasses the best of all skills to benefit the purpose of building mind, body, and spirit. This system is not in the business of pumping out black belts for commercialism. If you hold a rank in the Martial Science, it is because you earned it. Here are some of the things you will learn when training in RTMS.

• Flexibility and breathing
• Physical fitness and weight loss
• Food and diet
• Visualization and meditation
• Principles of combat
• Hand to hand / weapon training
• Gymnastics and stunt technique
• Business and success
• Kicking and punching
• Ground fighting and grappling
• Mental strategies for success
• Mind control and memory skills
• Weapon and training tools
• Travel programs and camps

RTMS is not limited to the above guideline. To list or label the training you will be receiving is impossible if we are to keep from setting limitations on our ability. This guideline is simply a cloud that hangs over the world of RTMS.

What is the Martial Science?

RTMS is a combination of Ninjitsu and many other martial art systems. Because of the Ninjitsu affiliations, I often stumble across a few confused practitioners of so-called “traditional” Ninjitsu. The following will explain what the Martial Science IS and what it is NOT.

It is not an art form

A typical martial art has already decided what makes up that style. The style, be it Tae Kwon Do, Wing Chun, Hapkido, Aikido, or Judo, is already packaged. When the student arrives, it is the job of the instructor to teach him/her this package and have him/her mold to its specifications. This is the biggest reason we are not a Martial Art . Instead, we are a Science that develops around the package of the student instead of making attempts at creating monotonous warriors.  

It is my belief that the man makes the art and not the other way around. This is to say that even though basic Karate is not a very realistic system for self-defense, it doesn’t mean there can’t be very deadly Karatekas. There are some people who just do well no matter what style you put them in. However, with the Martial Science and its concept to develop around the individual, it makes it easier for the System to actually improve the student. Why? Because the student IS the style. 

There are no limitations

Black Belts are not what they used to be. Because RTMS doesn’t set limitations on its students, they are allowed to develop at a much faster rate.This rate is at least 3 times faster than the average school. A normal karate student will go into class and be forced into the mindset that he/she is only a white belt and must perform as such. Students come into the Martial Science knowing they wear a gray belt, but are only at the level at which they (as individuals) choose to be. This is hard to explain, but an important factor in the students’ growth. Of course there is a required amount of common sense involved; you can’t have beginners doing high-diving rolls and wall flips during their first class.

In the traditional school, the student has a hard time advancing because he/she is caged and limited by his/her own system. We try to avoid this trap and get the student on to higher skill levels.

Many people might think that the student would end up advancing without a strong foundation in the basics; after all, the basics are what build the structure of a master. This is not the case in the Martial Science. We have a unique way of training students for advancement.