The Mystic Arts of the Ninja

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Summary: The Mystic Arts of the Ninja
Review: This book wasn't very good!! I'd much rather recommend
you take a look at some Ashida Kim books!! If you want to learn about true Ninjitsu tactics then check out Ashida Kim's books!! Ashida Kim really knows his stuff, that's why he's
written over 12 books on the Ninja!! I'd check out "Secrets of the Ninja" or "The Invisible Ninja" both by Ashida Kim!!
In those books you will learn about stealth, weaponry, history,
sentry removal, espionage, rigorous training, and secret techniques of the Ninja!! Some of the Language is in Chinese, but incase you didn't know, Ninjitsu came from China!! They are probably the best books on Ninjitsu I've ever seen!! Who ever says he's a fake is full of it!! I've also seen some of his demonstrations where he does things that other styles would be scared to try out!! He really knows his stuff!! So forget Hayes and others, get books from Ashida Kim!! He really is a TRUE Ninjitsu MASTER!!

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Summary: A very breif and incomplete introdution to Ninjutsu.
Review: To start off with the title of the book is rather misleading "Hypnotism, Invisibility, and Weaponry"There is a chapter about each of the aforementioned topics and each chapter is less than three pages.THATS IT.Any serious student of ninjutsu (even a novice) will see something not quite right there. It simply doesnt cover any aspect of the art properly. The rest of the book is dedicated to snapshots of various fighting forms. All in all this cant qualify as a teaching book,it cant qualify as an informative book either. However its just an attempt to Americanise the art. In ninjutsu there is a LOT more than the "right footwork" or "blocking technique". This book qualifies as nothing more than a simple magazine article on the art of Ninja.

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Summary: A word of caution.
Review: While Steven K. Hayes likes to make many claims about himself and Ninjutsu, one should be warned that much of what he says about Ninjutsu is simply incorrect. And i dont believe i can stress the this point enough, that is that contrary to his claims in this and his other books he was far from being Hatsumi first foreign student, neither is he or will he ever be the "Foremost Western Instructor". When reading this book one must keep in mind that much of what Hayes says is in conflict with what Hatsumi has taught so just to take it with a grain of salt.

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Summary: MOST EXCELLENT
Review: Yet another very useful book by Shidoshi Hayes. Very high praise for all his books.