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The Grandmaster's Book of Ninja Training Dr Masaaki Hatsumi Translated by Chris, W. P. Reynolds
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hatsumi, Masaaki, 1931- The grandmaster's book of ninja training / Masaaki Hatsumi. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 0-8092-4629-5 (paper) 1. Hand-to-hand fighting, Oriental. 2. Ninjutsu. 3. Hatsumi, Masaaki, 1931- I. Title. U167.5.H3H358 1987 613.7'1—dc19 87-35221 CIP TRANSLATION NOTE Published by Contemporary Books A division of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. 4255 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60712-1975 U.S.A. Copyright © 1988 by Masaaki Hatsumi All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America International Standard Book Number: 0-8092-4629-5 02 03 04 05 BH 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 Although some of the Japanese of these interviews was capably translated at the time it was given by Doron Navon, the entire text has been retranslated from the original. Unnecessary repetitions, inaudible phrases, etc., have been edited out. Dr. Hatsumi's manner of speaking is by no means always straightforward, and little attempt has been made to reproduce it, since it was felt that this would be too confusing and barely readable. However, efforts have been made (including consultation with Hatsumi Sensei himself) to clarify the many points that required it. Only a few of his very frequently used interjected phrases (expressions like "you see," "right?," etc.) have been retained, just for the sake of naturalness; and for the same reason, some of the broken sentences and changes of direction characteristic of informal speech have been retained, as long as the meaning is clear. This is not to say that Dr. Hatsumi speaks in simple, informal language. for his sentences are peppered from time to
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