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Renowned budō-ka (martial artist) and ninja grandmaster Hatsumi explains how Japanese sword fighting embodies the essence of all martial arts and the spirit of the samurai. By learning and understanding the philosophy and techniques found in these pages practitioners will enter the path of Mastery, whatever their chosen discipline might be.
Grandmaster Hatsumi covers a variety of classical techniques, including ninja kenpō and two-sword f ghting, and also demonstrates multiple methods and applications using the stick, spear, naginata (bladed pole weapon), and kusarigama (sickle and chain). He then explores such secret techniques as those involving armour, and the mutōdori (no-sword) forms, con sidered the ultimate samurai skill. Detailed demonstration photos, works of calligraphy by famous samurai artists, historical scrolls, and illustrations enhance the text.
Within Hatsumi’s technical descriptions and musings on the history of bushidō (the way of the warrior) are sections in which he places budō and sword fi ghting in their cultural context, discusses their practical appli cations, and conveys his personal mission of promoting a world of peace and tolerance.
All that Hatsumi conveys in this book is richly supported by, and arguably driven by, the hundreds of photographs contained –including many sequential– which serve to very clearly demonstrate how the kata and the techniques should be learned and performed
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Born in 1931, Masaaki Hatsumi progressed through various martial arts before meeting his mentor, Takamatsu Toshitsugu. He studied with Toshitsugu for fiteen years, becoming the 34th Grandmaster of Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu and eight other arts, which Hatsumi unified into the Bujinkan system. While traveling the world, teaching thousands of individual students as well as classes of law enforcement professionals, he received numerous accolades from, politicans and spiritual leaders of many nationalities. Hatsumi continues to teach and hold workshops on ninjutsu.
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