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Disclaimer: Please note that the publisher and author(s) of this instructional book are NOT RESPONSIBLE in any manner whatsoever for any injury that may result from practicing the techniques and/or following the instructions given within. Martial Arts training can be dangerousboth to you and to othersif not practiced safely. If youre in doubt as to how to proceed or whether your practice is safe, consult with a trained martial arts teacher before beginning. Since the physical activities described herein may be too strenuous in nature for some readers, it is also essential that a physician be consulted prior to training.
Published in 1981 by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
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Copyright 1981 Charles E.Tuttle Publishing Co. Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 81-50105
ISBN 978-1-4629-0183-8
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To Carolyn and Ira
who loved me enough to encourage me to be exactly w hat I always wanted to be
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Origin | |
Organization | |
Training | |
At the Height of Power | |
The Decline | |
Ninjutsu in the Modern World | |
The Ninja Fists | |
Fighting Postures | |
Other Factors | |
Chains and Cords | |
Sticks and Staffs | |
Canes with Concealed Weapons | |
The Ninja Sword | |
Throwing Blades | |
Sense Deception | |
Phantom Steps | |
Reconnaissance | |
Blending with the Night | |
Attacking the Eyes | |
The Art of Disguise | |
Espionage | |
Commando Tactics | |
Psychological Warfare | |
The Force of the Killer | |
The Great Harmony | |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
I. ( Frontispiece ) Ninja blends into his surroundings | page |
2. Ancient documents preserving ninja lore | |
3. Scroll depicting a climbing tool | |
4, 5. Old books explaining ninja tactics and symbolism | |
6. Instructions for making lighting apparatus | |
7. Old book showing weapons | |
8. Shuriken | |
9. Shuko | |
10. Tetsubishi | |
II. Wearing the shuko | |
12. Ninja in training | |
13. Mystic hand position | |
14 . Modern reconstruction of the Hakuhojo in lga | |
15-17. Masaaki Hatsumi demonstrates various techniques | 39, 41, 42 |
18. Unarmed combat training | |
19. Shikan-ken | |
20. Fudo-ken | |
21. Boshi-ken | |
22. Shuto | |
23. Shizen no kamae | |
24. Ichimonji no kamae | |
25. Jumonji no kamae | |
26(a), (b). Practicing the heel stamp | |
27. Hira no kamae | |
28. Kyoketsu-shogei | |
29. Using the kyoketsu-shogei | |
30. Kusari-fundo | |
31, 32. Two ways of gripping the kusari-fundo | 72, 73 |
33. Using the kusari-fundo | |
34. Kusari-gama | |
35 . Gripping the kusari-gama | |
36. Using the kusari-gama | |
37. Kaginawa | |
38. Using the kaginawa | |
39 . The long staff | |
40. Using the short staff | |
41. Canes containing hidden weapons | |
42 (a )-(c). Using a cane with a hidden blade | 86, 87 |
43. Ninja sword and scabbard | |
44 .. Standard two-hand sword grip | |
45. Using the reverse single-hand grip | |
46. Sword against shuko | |
47. Several types of shuriken | |
48 (a ), (b); 49(a ), (b ). Gripping and throwing the shuriken | 95, 96 |
50. Ninja watches from concealing foliage | |
51. Ko ashi | |
52 (a ), (b). Yoko aruki | |
53 (a )-( c). Nuki ashi | 104, 105 |
54. Climbing a tree with the shuko | |
55. Traditional ninja outfit | |
56. Smoke bomb | Ill |
57. Kunoichi displays a mystic hand position | |
58. Concealed storage compartment | |
59. Secret passageway | |
60. Ninja armor | |
61. Rope technique | |
62. Stealing into the stronghold |
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