Shadow Warrior, by former Black Belt magazine columnist Darryl Caldwell, sheds light on the real ninja art and culture as seen from the eyes of one of its early American practitioners. It highlights...
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Shadow Warrior, by former Black Belt magazine columnist Darryl Caldwell, sheds light on the real ninja art and culture as seen from the eyes of one of its early American practitioners. It highlights...
This book is the one we translated and is called (in English):
Ninpo: Wisdom for Life. You can see more about it here -
http://www.kihon.com/ninpo/
I know its a cliche, but go in with and open mind (and heart). Mark Davis is a nice guy that has been around ninjutsu (ninpo, budo taijutsu, etc) for a very long time. There are some very proficient...
There are also a couple of other books - by or about Hatsumi Sensei - that are very good too:
Understand? Good. Play!--Words of Consequence
by Masaaki Hatsumi and Benjamin Cole (Hard to find)
...
Here are two links:
happo hiken 1
happo hiken 2
Now, I don't want to cross any lines, but there was an interesting thread at another forum that is insightful: link here
Advanced Stick Fighting is a very cool book. All of Hatsumi Sensei recent books have really at a new level. Modern densho.
Ninjas and the 'Net
Ninja's. Before the 1960's they were almost unseen. In the 1960's they appeared in a James Bond movie and an Argosy Magazine article. The 1970's showed us a few written works...
Does it really matter how high the ranking goes? If training is a lifelong path then learning never ends.
usually, someone chimes in with, "Oh, here's a good list: Kihon Bookstore."
To which I usually post, "Thanks for listing my site."
So, I avoided the rush.
Enjoy!
I would be very interested in a description of your process. I've been wanting some of these for my dojo.
Short moments after reading that line, Joe was seen running down the street screaming, "Where can I get a pair of rock climbing shoes? Where can I get a pair of..."
The police are in hot pursuit.
I was wondering, again, if we might be informed WHAT additional material has been added. I have been considering buying this book (hey, I'm an avid book lover with a very nice collection) because its...
Its all peaked my interest --- I'd be interested in seeing a copy too.
If a student has a valid question, that should be addressed in the same manner in which it was asked.
I think that the WAY in which the statement is used defines whether it is "clever" or...
I don't remember seeing any sign either of those at hombu.
Here are the Kanji for Shut up and train. as done by Scott Robbins for me years and years ago. It has been something of a dojo catch...
When the original book was first released I was able to buy it directly from Hayes Sensei at one of the Ohio events. He was kind enough to sign it. I can remember my first thoughts were whether I was...
Works fine on MS IE and Firefox for me... I would recommend checking your personal firewall and anti-virus package settings. You might have to place www.ninjutsu.com in a "trust web site" setting or...
As Hatsumi Soke says, "Case by Case." There are teachers in the US still teach both the theme of the year and offer tradional ryu lessons to their students. I was just in Japan (again) we did lots of...
More Hatsumi books available on emay...
Hatsumi Sensei's NEW booK: Advanced Stick Fighting is available
on EBAY. Try the link below or search under "Bujinkan stick"
Enjoy:
Click here
Firstly, I think that Ryan Reed is a nice guy and a good budoka. IMHO, I think that the Botherhood is a bit odd. But regardless...
The best advice given in this thread was that someone interested...
Wikipedia Entry
But don't quote me :D
Now available at WalMart with the cheapest prices around!
Interesting... When I was selling the book in July and Early August it was "pre-release" and the price I listed it for was $24... I was just selling the extra copies I had and asking the price I...
One copy of NINPO: Wisdom for Life available at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=6923042637
comes with FREE 8x10 photo of Hatsumi Sensei.