The Grandmaster's book of Ninja training

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Dr.
A blinding technique in hand-to-hand combat (demonstrated
by my wife). In Japan, too, the eyes are said to be the
windows to the soul, and an attack on the eyes can reach
deeper than is at first apparent.
A talk with Takamatsu Sensei
could go on for a thousand
years without being exhausted
of interest. I used to be like an
eager child, sitting in his home
fascinated as I listened to him talk. He spoke with
everything—body, mind, heart, and spirit—and his words
touched each of these in me, like sparks of light and
understanding.
The talking role falls to me now, as I pass on what I can
to my students—my martial arts friends.
Ukigiri ("floating out"). In response to the enemy's sweeping
attack the defender springs up lightly ("floats" up), cutting as
he returns to earth; making maximum use of the freedom of
space.