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	<title>Heart, Faith and Steel</title>
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		<title>Unarmed Fighting Techniques</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people were shocked with the release of Unarmed Fighting Techniques in 2008. Upon review of the contents we see the listing of six Bujinkan traditions and their training structure. In many Bujinkan schools this book is referred to as &#8220;The densho&#8221; (tradition book). In the Bujinkan New York Dojo, I recommend senior students study [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese Sword Fighting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was in 2005 that we saw Hatsumi-sensei&#8216;s Japanese Sword Fighting at the bookstores. As far as I can recall, this is the first Bujinkan related work to focus on our sword style. The subtle format was visually impressive for those of us that have been reading Bujinkan books throughout the years. With this book, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nydojo.com/japanese-sword-fighting</link>
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		<title>Advanced Stick Fighting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2005 Hatsumi-sensei released his new book, Advanced Stick Fighting. Almost immediately, this book about the long staff was compared to his earlier book called Stick Fighting (publiched in the early-1970s) about short stick training. Both continue to be considered &#8220;must read&#8221; in the stick fighting community. &#8220;I think it is good to push yourself [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nydojo.com/advanced-stick-fighting</link>
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		<title>Understand? Good. Play!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the private release of Ninpo: Wisdom for Life there seemed to be a renewed interest in Hatsumi-sensei&#8216;s writings. Ben Cole, a Bujinkan member, had been writing down quotes from Hatsumi-sensei Japan classes visits for several years and sharing them. This eventually transformed into Understand? Good. Play!, a book of Bujinkan quotes from Masaaki Hatsumi. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ninpo: Wisdom for Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the 1980s, I met Hatsumi-sensei for the first time and found out that he had several books written in Japanese. Being an avid reader, I asked one of the Japanese-shihan about them. In a short while I was working on a translation of the first chapter of one book. Eventually I began a project [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nydojo.com/ninpo-wisdom-for-life</link>
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		<title>Way of the Ninja</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Way of the Ninja was released in 2004 and it was a instant hit. During a phone conversation with the publisher&#8217;s representative I was informed the first edition sold out so fast that it was totally unexpected. It had been well publicized, anticipated and received. The Japanese text was placed as an appendix in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nydojo.com/way-of-the-ninja</link>
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		<title>The Read Ahead</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first joined the Bujinkan, there were precious few books on authentic ninjutsu. Those of us training at the time would read, discuss and reread them. There were notes to be taken and sections to memorize. Today, there are many good books to be found. Most of them are by Hatsumi-sensei with a few [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nydojo.com/read-ahead</link>
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		<title>BNYD twitter feed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you enjoy reading quotes about martial arts training, you may want to check out or subscribe to the Bujinkan New York Dojo Twitter feed. You can check it out here: http://twitter.com/bnyd]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nydojo.com/bnyd-twitter-feed</link>
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		<title>Dojo Rules of Conflict</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1. Distance or &#8220;Run away.&#8221; 2. Guard or &#8220;A good face is worth protecting.&#8221; 3. Strategy or &#8220;Strategy is everything and Everything is strategy.&#8221;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nydojo.com/dojo-rules-of-conflict</link>
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		<title>rokushaku bo fix</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each summer, our class takes time to work on bojutsu training. Mostly we use padded rokushaku bo (6 ft staff), but from time to time we use the real thing (usually oak). Each year, I see a new influx of bo that make me cringe. Bought online or at a nearby martial arts store, the [...]]]></description>
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