- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Unique Publications (Subs. of CFW Enterprises, Inc; First Edition edition (Mar 1982)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0865680272
- ISBN-13: 978-0865680272
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 325,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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This is a must have for all serious martial artist!!,
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This review is from: Ninjutsu: History and Tradition (Paperback)
In this book, Dr. Maasaki Hatsumi, 34th Grandmaster of Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu provides the reader with a true glimpse of what it really meant and means to be a practicioner of ninjutsu. Dr Hatsumi discusses the history and evolution of Ninjutsu as well as its uses and applications during fuedal era Japan and beyond. He provides exceptional illustrations, photos, and artwork of various ninja weapons, techniques, and tools. Dr Hatsumi also shares with the reader a paper on ninjutsu written by his teacher or sensei, Toshitsugu Takamatsu. In his paper Takamatsu sensei describes what being a ninja is. He discusses the ninja's duties and responsibilities along with how their influence on certain events should be felt. Whether you are a student of ninjutsu or just an interested reader, this book is a must read! I felt this book went a long way towards dispelling many of the misperceptions often associated with the art of ninjutsu.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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Dropping the technique,
This review is from: Ninjutsu: History and Tradition (Paperback)
Recently, during my ninjutsu training, I reached a plateau in learning the techniques. The movements during it were correct, but it still felt like something I was doing wasn't quite right.After reading this I realized what I was doing wrong, as it teaches you not to hold the technique in memory, but to drop it from your conscious mind and let it become a natural movement in the unconscious mind. It's also cleared up a lot of my mistakes, taught me some extra moves and I've learned about the history of the ninja. This book by Dr. Maasaki Hatsumi (34th Grandmaster of the Togakura ryu school of ninjutsu) is probably the most helpful information I've found outside the dojo. But don't think that you can learn ninjutsu just from reading books; it takes dedication, endurance and intention to learn (in other words, the best training possible is physically training with someone who knows the martial art). For anyone who is looking to learn the history of the ninja or is struggling in their training, I highly recommend this book. For anyone hoping to learn ninjutsu from simply reading books, although this does teach some techniques, it's not as in-depth as other books.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Ninjutsu written by the Master,
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This review is from: Ninjutsu: History and Tradition (Paperback)
This should be considered as the intro text for student of Ninjutsu. This book gives a complete general information about Ninjutsu by the Grandmaster himself. It covers almost everything you need to know about Ninjutsu. Including a brief history, techniques, body conditioning, weapons and more. This text is an excellent introduction for beginners, and should be in every library.
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