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Martial Art of Relationship

Training Presence Under Pressure

for Life, Love and Leadership

Men’s Intensive | 4-6 Sept | The Path, Canggu

Training weapons. Close instruction. No sparring.

No experience needed.

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Led by Mo Latin

Guide | Mentor | 7th Dan Instructor, Bujinkan Ninjutsu

Two decades in Leadership and Relationship work.

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Most men learn all they can to succeed.

Few train for the moments that matter most.

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The boardroom. The bedroom. The breakfast table.

Same nervous system. Same patterns.

Under real pressure, the thinking mind is often slow … or absent.

Your safety and survival habits take over.

Insights and theory from reading, listening, learning … unavailable under stress.

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What reacts instead is your body.

Tight breath. Nervous tension. Overwhelm.

Fight or flight patterns practised for decades.

Few men train for a different response.

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'This was different from any other workshop I've ever done - using Martial arts training skills to allow inspiration and clarity to occur on the way we live life, the way we love others and ourselves.

'Be in the moment'. I have heard this lots, but to do it - ACTUALLY "be present" physically - has helped me feel and do it, in every day moments.

This will allow me to maintain my integrity and clarity of thought when the tough times come.'

Lincoln Cotton | Australia

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'I want to commend you on the great work you do. I love it!! It really helps me expand and grow. The weapons work, the physicality of it. The honest feedback, with non-judgement, from other men was so super important.

When I'm listening to my woman now, I'm listening in a different light.

I learned a ridiculous amount over the weekend about myself and the way I am in relationship. I practice everyday and am better for the improvements!'

Luke Di Sessa | Australia

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Where Martial Arts Meet Relationship

The martial forms are not our focus …

Blunt training weapons create pressure.

This reveals your patterns in how you breathe and move.

Tension.

Control.

Hesitation.

Collapse.

We retrain these patterns through the body.

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Practice reps. At your edge.

Because the body remembers what the mind forgets.

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When pressure rises

• Stay grounded and relaxed in the face of intensity.
• Notice breath and body tension before reaction, then choose differently.
• Navigate the unexpected with certainty, grace and flow.
• Move freely through emotional and physical challenge.

When your mind gets in the way

• Let go of past and future. Engage fully with what’s here.
• Think less. Trust your deeper body wisdom.
• Find greater spaciousness, clarity and calm under pressure.

When you’re leading

• Step into the unknown with confidence.
• Sharpen your edge and soften your heart in work, parenting and partnership.
• Lead from your authentic self rather than habit. 

When another man tells you the truth

• Deepen trust with other good men.
• Speak honestly and feel fully received.
• Give and receive direct feedback without defence.

When you return home

• Bring these skills into everyday life.
• Boardroom. Bedroom. Breakfast table.
• Every moment becomes practice.

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Your Guide | Mo Latin

7th Dan black belt instructor, Bujinkan Ninjutsu. Twenty-five years dedication to traditional Japanese martial arts, including training in Japan with Grandmaster Hatsumi Masaaki. Two decades of leadership and relational work internationally. Ex-London music industry recording engineer and producer, trained to catch dissonance in timing and tone through deep listening, now applied in embodied practice.

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Living from mushin 無心: free from attachment, not fixed or occupied by thought or emotion.

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What I took away was being reminded to maintain presence in the face of difficult things, that breathing links me back to the moment and that my issues come from being in the past and future.

I now understand more deeply the need for regular practice, and that I am always practicing something.'

Forté Worthy | Australia

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One of the most significant set of teachings I never knew I needed, and one of the best weekends of learning I have ever had in my life.The impact has been beyond words in my life so far. A huge thank you.' Hugely significant. I've been referring back to it almost daily with all sorts of scenarios.'

James Davidson | Australia

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Who this is for?

• Men carrying weight.
• Business.
• Marriage.
• Family.
• Leadership.

Men who have done plenty of learning, thinking, theory and want real time practice the body remembers. 

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The most valuable thing I got from today is this piece around embodiment. To actually make an integrated change in my body ... able to show up as a different man.

That's what today has given a taste of, that I can feel it in my body, and have a reference point to come back to at a later date'

Greg Barwick | Australia

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'Mo's facilitation created a powerful space, that was both very transformative and also a lot of fun! I have been going to workshops for 10+ years now... with most of them being very dry and with so many being theory-based, this was SO different to that.

Diving into the physical practices and processes brought such a depth of reflections and lessons for how I am showing up in my life, my relationships and within my business, as well as practical ways to apply these lessons!'

David A Charles | Australia

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 Training looks like

• Partner exercises.
• Relational practice.
• Weapons drills.
• Breathwork.
• Group reflection.
• Direct feedback.
• No sparring.
• No competition.

If you want practice which lives in your body, join us. 

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Small group. Close instruction. Individual feedback.

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Details

When: 4-6 September 2026

• Friday: 1:30–6:00pm 
• Saturday & Sunday 10:00am–5:30pm 

Where: The Path, Canggu, Bali

Wear: clothes you can move in easily

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'For the first time in a long time I was at peace yesterday. I didn't feel like I was putting out fires. The weekend also switched something in me from where I thought there was no point to thinking that there are opportunities and possibilities. I realised that I was projecting the anxieties and frustrations within me and projecting it on others. I definitely feel that I know myself more.'

Michael Mavros | Australia

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Course description

A men’s professional workshop focused on embodied communication, leadership presence, emotional self-regulation, boundary awareness, and interpersonal effectiveness. The training uses structured experiential exercises, partner and group dialogue, feedback frameworks, and facilitated reflection. It helps participants build clearer communication, better responsiveness under pressure, stronger relational intelligence, and more effective leadership and relationship skills in both professional and personal contexts.