The Grandmaster's book of Ninja training

ki Hatsumi
wn to us. Just as long as the core, the essence
ing, has been preserved, it is fine. This is
e people in every era who, however adnvironment,
are not corrupted, do not benerate.
In a similar way, ninjutsu has surorrupted
and healthy, for close to a
, through a wide variety of circumis
is a fact. After all, everything that is not
healthy—plant, person, enterprise, or
s to fall by the wayside, to die, to disaphis
is why I have resolved to maintain the
is thousand-year-old tradition with all my
trength. The kind of thing that destroys
and endangers health is people's lusting
and fame and fortune and power. But the
st be maintained strong, true, and
d.
ssful 5th dan test. He has beautifully avoided the
ng down from behind by rolling aside (oten-
). This is
tudy of
gins.
arts are
ed with
Jack Hoban with the author, practicing shoto shirahador
the attacker tries to cut, the chin is used momentarily to
the hand.
Jack is very quick at finding the weak points of a weapo
taking advantage of them. He's got guts!
Jack has just published a book on ninja bojutsu techniqu
so let's see how he looks on the receiving end of such a
lesson!
they
long to
wn
us.
Holding the hanbo (short stick) in one hand like a walkin
stick, let's practice using it either for attacking or for defe
and counterattack against an assailant (Jack) with a sho
sword.