Customer Review: After reading all the previous pro and con comments, I decided to also review this excellent book. As a life-time student of the martial arts with ranks in Jujitsu, Karate, Judo and Kobudo, as well as a follower and student of reality based systems such as Jim Wagner's and Krav Maga, I found this... more info
Customer Review: Filled with detail that any martial artist will find useful, but especially for the Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu practitioner. If you only buy one of Hatsumi Sensei's books, this is the MUST buy!
Customer Review: you know im am completly turned off by the whole good samurai bad ninja thing... pissed about the whole budo taijutsu thing.. but its hatsumi the man is ninja and did bring ninjutsu to the front too many have messed with the guy im glad he called it all samurai stuff way to stic to the... more info
Customer Review: This book is a great introduction to the ninja way of life and thinking. However, as others have said, many of the pictures are blurry, and the sequences of techniques aren't described in significant enough detail. I still found the book a good read, but I really don't consider any of the techniques... more info
Customer Review: Great Book! Lot's of helpful information for the Martial Arts practioner. Not for beginners though. This book will benefit those who have trained the Arts for more than a few years. A true Master stands behind these pages.
Customer Review: Like the title states,"Essence of ninjutsu" not 101 ways to inflict ninjaesque damage.It's a thinking person's reader about ninjutsu and about where the author feels and believes it all comes from.The stories about his sensei's life and teaching style are very cool in my opinion.One must really take... more info
Customer Review: It's great to watch the grandmaster at work. I enjoy watching his movies. This one did not disappoint. The quality of the disc is lacking, The paper disc label appears to be printed by a bubble jet printer. Expected a higher quality print job. The graphics on the cover is low grade as well.more info
Customer Review: I thought it was an excellent read.One must consider it was written 30 years ago.It's not a how to guide for Ninpo.It is however a good basic overview of Ninjutsu's history and some traditions with alot of cool photo's of some of the author's personal weapon and tool collection.All in all I paid... more info
Customer Review: I had higher hopes that this title would relate cane techniques closely to Filipino Kali. While some connections were made, there is not much discussion of underlying principles. The featureless bubble figures used to illustrate the moves were an even greater disappointment, as it is not always... more info
Customer Review: My brother has the first (original) publishing of this book. When we were kids, we self-taught ourselves martial arts weapons. In the 1970s and 1980s most Karate, Tae Kwon Do schools did not teach weapons unless you reached brown, red, or black belt. So we bought this book to teach ourselves.... more info
