Programs 2001–2024
Travel & Training Tour
A two-week martial arts expedition through California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah — the “CAN-U” route. Training happened wherever the group stopped: beaches, desert, rock faces, snow.
The tour treated the American Southwest as a training environment rather than a destination, combining martial arts sessions with rock climbing, rappelling and multi-terrain movement across fourteen days.
Why train outdoors
Nature was the classroom. Students trained on grass, dirt, sand and snow, in sun, rain and wind. The reasoning: an outdoor environment is free, unlimited in space, and full of real conditions that a dojo removes. Training under those conditions is what the body-movement area of the curriculum was built for.
The route, day by day
| Day | Location and training |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Malibu Creek State Park — intro session, martial science basics, rock scramble and rappel |
| Day 2 | Point Dume, Los Angeles beaches — climbing, knots, ocean gymnastics, boogie boarding |
| Days 3–4 | San Diego — coastal drive, recovery, Gaslamp and Balboa Park |
| Day 5 | The Grand Canyon — hiking and exploration |
| Days 6–7 | Lake Powell — swimming and skill review |
| Day 8 | Las Vegas — observation exercises and rest |
| Day 9 | Death Valley — morning martial sessions, then onward to California |
| Days 10–11 | Yosemite National Park — hiking, rock climbing, waterfall treks, meadow meditation |
| Day 12 | San Francisco — urban movement and exploration |
| Day 13 | California coast — scenic drive and rest day |
| Day 14 | Los Angeles — final group session |
What it involved
- River rafting, swimming and cliff jumping
- Rock climbing and rappelling
- Snowboarding, where the season allowed
- Hiking across desert, mountain and coastal terrain
- Martial arts sessions in each environment, including ranking tests
The group camped at designated sites, cooked together and travelled in a small group. It was deliberately not a coach tour.
Current status
The Travel & Training Tour is not running. No departures are scheduled and applications are not being accepted.