Tempering Steel 2025

"Once more into the breach. Dear friends"
A 3-Day Immersive Martial Arts & Energy Training Camp

DATE: October 17–19, 2025 | LOCATION: Silver Strand Beach, Oxnard, CA
PRICE: 1-Day $200 | 2-Day $300 | 3-Day $400

This year’s camp will be unlike anything I’ve offered before.

At Tempering Steel 2025, I’ll be sharing teachings that, until now, have only been passed on in private sessions or to my inner circle of students — including techniques I’ve learned one-on-one from my most trusted teachers, and insights from my own solo training.

Whether you're a seasoned practitioner or new to the path, this camp will offer something deeply useful, practical, and transformational.

We’ll train hard, grow together, and refine ourselves — physically, energetically, and mentally.

I invite you to step into the forge.

1-Day

2-Day

3-Day

What You’ll Train

Energy Cultivation & Expression
Heavy Hands: Internal Power Development
Combat Conditioning for Functional Strength & Flow
Weapons Training (Edged, Fixed, & Flexible)
Forms – Djurus, Lankas, Sambuts
Tiger & Monkey Kung Fu & Silat
Close Quarters Combat (CQC)
Fighting from the Ground & Confined Spaces
Internal Martial Arts
… and more!

“I've continued training 1-2 such weekends with Sifu Matthew each year, including his annual Tempering Steel Martial Arts Camp at his home in California. Without fail, each time I attend one of these weekends, it strengthens not only my martial arts skills, but also my character, my self-awareness, and my bond with fellow practitioners.”
— Laura Thomas., Student & Instructor at Centerline Martial Arts

“This camp is a gem for anyone like me seeking an old-skool martial arts training experience. You'll build relationships, learn rarely found techniques and principles from a world class master, and build relationships with a great community of martial artists. The experience is challenging yet supportive. I can't recommend it more highly!”
— Collin Lieberman., Owner Centerline Martial Arts

“Most teachers I've known articulate their knowledge in a steady and cerebral way, Matthew takes it a graceful step further by connecting that knowledge through the emotional, physical and spiritual and allowing it to settle without force.”
— Minnie Driver, Actress

Refine your body. Sharpen your mind. Cultivate your spirit.

Tempering Steel is a rare chance to train with depth, fire, and presence — surrounded by nature, community, and purpose.

Are you ready to enter the forge?

1-Day

2-Day

3-Day

“It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than to be a gardener in a war.”
— Miyamoto Musashi

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