About Master Cincinnatus
Master Cincinnatus has trained in traditional and practical martial arts for over three decades, with formal study in Tora Jutsu, Judo, Japanese Jujutsu, and Western boxing. He holds instructor credentials in multiple systems and has spent the majority of his training career focused on the intersection of classical technique and real-world applicability.
His teaching philosophy is grounded in a simple conviction: tradition is only worth preserving if it can be demonstrated to work. He has little patience for martial arts that cannot survive contact with a resisting opponent, and equal skepticism toward modern systems that strip away the depth and character development that make classical training worth pursuing.
The International Tora Jutsu Federation was founded to preserve and transmit a complete martial art — one that takes physical technique seriously, demands honest training, and produces practitioners who are capable, grounded, and thoughtful.
Training Background
- Tora Jutsu — primary system, over 30 years
- Judo — formal study under Kodokan-certified instructors
- Japanese Jujutsu — classical kata and applied grappling
- Western boxing — footwork, structure, and striking mechanics
- Filipino Martial Arts (Kali/Escrima) — weapons and empty-hand integration
On the Articles Published Here
Every article on this site reflects my actual views, formed over decades of training and teaching. I have tried to write the kind of articles I would have wanted when I was starting out — honest about what works, honest about what does not, and unwilling to waste the reader’s time with material that cannot survive contact with reality.
Where I recommend books, equipment, or schools, those recommendations reflect genuine experience or careful research. I have no interest in protecting anyone’s reputation or commercial relationship at the expense of accurate information.