Ascend Podcast

In this episode of the Ascend podcast,  We are Joined by Stephen K. Hayes, he is everyone's image of the iconic master warrior sage Black Belt Magazine calls him "A legend; and one of the ten most influential martial arts masters alive in the world today" and  for good reason. In the 1970s, Stephen traveled to Japan to seek out the ninja masters And he eventually began training with the nunjutsu grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi. He is peerless in his ability to share real and honest ninja combat secrets enriched by unparalleled insights. In this conversation we get into many areas from the ancient culture of the ninja, His incredible journey training and learning the ways of the ninja, Training with the natural elements and how Stephen come around to been the body guard for the Dalai Lama and much more