The Ninja and Their Secret Fighting Art - Softcover

Hayes, Stephen K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804816565 ISBN 13: 9780804816564

Publisher: Tuttle Publishing, 1990

Synopsis

In feudal Japan, ninja warriors were credited with supernatural powers of invisibility and ways of learning any secret. They also were feared for their skill in espionage and assassination. Behind these legends is the reality of an ancient, sophisticated, highly systematic martial art: ninjutsu. Perhaps the least understood martial art of Japan, ninjutsu emphasizes naturalness of movement, responsiveness to one's adversary, and total practicality. Women as well as men were trained in this obscure deadly art. As its form crystallized, practitioners established an organized system for maintaining absolute secrecy. Now, all aspects of ninjutsu are revealed in this remarkable book written by the first American trained as a ninja.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephen K. Hayes has spent over one-third of his life practicing and teaching the Oriental fighting arts. He is the first American ever accepted as a personal student by the master of the last historically unbroken ninjutsu tradition in Japan. Stephen K. Hayes, called the "Father of American Ninjutsu" by Inside Kung Fu wrote this classic.

Review:

"Stephen K. Hayes [is] the acknowledged 'Father of American Ninjutsu."—Inside Kung Fu

"Those trained in the art of ninjutsu are said to be able to run up trees, to cling to the ceiling and to be able to snatch a sword from the hand of a samurai as he attacks. These are not myths; they have a basis in fact, and Hayes has researched their origin."—Black Belt Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0804816565
• ISBN 13: 9780804816564
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160