Every once in a while I am asked, “What were the most important qualities of the ninja?” Years ago, Hatsumi-soke spoke about this years ago. He stated the three most important qualities of a ninja were honesty, desire to learn, and perseverance. He further explained the ninja’s honesty was akin to the lessons of justice [...]
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Interesting thing happened at our last Saturday class. One of my students asked the names of the three Hanbo kamae I had shown. For a moment, I completely drew a blank. Nothing at all came to mind. Then suddenly my mind was racing with hanbo movements, forms, drills, etc. Like my mind was racing through [...]
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27 Oct 09
Around 1988, I first saw Steven Seagal in Above the Law and thought, “Cool.” His movies got better, before they got worse… I think his last good movie was Under Seige. Over the years, we have heard some negative things about his personality… however, he remains outspoken about Native American and Tibetan rights. But now, [...]
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Ninpo: Wisdom for Life
This was the first small press Bujinkan book ever authorized by Hatsumi-soke. Translated by an amazing team of budoka lead by Joe Maurantonio, shidoshi. You can buy it by clicking on the book below:
Shadow Warrior
The Shadow Warrior highlights Darryl Caldwell's insight on the early years of ninja art and culture in America. Surviving the bruises, flashing blades, and dizzying mental shifts, he emerged as one of the first black belt teachers outside of Japan.
Henka- Shinbu Fusatsu
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