Now you see them, now you don't. With over 300 color illustrations, this is a fun introduction to the lifestyles of the deadly and invisible. Modern-day Ninja experts let you in on their centuries-old techniques for meditation, stealth, and generally fighting dirty, as well as the homes, codes, and workouts of Japan's legendary spy elite. You'll even learn what they eat and how they unwind after a tough day of espionage. Peek inside a Ninja's toolbox and discover the ingenious tricks of the trade, like laying traps, hiding in plain sight, and of course, making a clean getaway.
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"...bring(s) the "real world" of Ninja... vividly to life in a first-rate, historically accurate, "user friendly" reference." -- Midwest Book Review
"Every page was a revelation and... demonstrated how little I knew about the skills and traditions of the ninja..." -- Pixelsurgeon
"Every page was a revelation and... demonstrated how little I knew about the skills and traditions of the ninja..." -- Pixelsurgeon
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Director of the Iga Sect Ninja Association, Kurondo, Hiromitsu Kuroi teaches the true nature of ninja in writing and performances throughout Japan, China, and Australia.
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Brilliant -- Nothing Like it in the Ninja World of Books,
By Jon Lomax (NY, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Secrets of the Ninja: Their Training, Tools, and Techniques (Paperback)
I was surprised! I thought I'd seen all there was to see about Ninja in print. But this book, published in Tokyo, has got to be the best! Page after page of color photos of nasty Ninjas doing their stuff, and between loads of fascinating info that I, as a Ninja buff, never even knew. Like what do Ninja eat? How do they tell the time from a cat's eye? What's the real colors of their costumes? (The answers: Tofu; by the dilation of the pupil; blue, but also other colors, such as grey, brown, etc depending on light). If there was one complaint, that is that I want more! If you're into history, martial arts, Japan, or just get off on super cool Ninja coolness, get this book!
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First-rate, historically accurate, "user friendly" reference,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Secrets of the Ninja: Their Training, Tools, and Techniques (Paperback)
Collaboratively compiled and edited by Jennifer Cahill and Michie Itoh, Secrets Of The Ninja: Their Training, Tools, And Techniques is a fascinating compendium of ancient training methods, rituals, martial arts, survival strategies, and much, much more used by those ancient Japanese spies, saboteurs, assassins and warriors once known as "ninja". Enhanced with an informative introduction by Hiromitsu Kuroi (Director of the Iga Sect Ninja Association, Jurondo), the descriptive text combined with exquisitely detailed, full color photography, bring the "real world" of Ninja training, tools, costumes, codes, diets, lifestyles, techniques, and philosophy vividly to life in a first-rate, historically accurate, "user friendly" reference which is very highly recommended for martial arts students, Japanese history buffs, fantasy and historical fiction writers employing ninja characters, as well as the non-specialist general reader who is genuinely curious about what it once meant to be a ninja.
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A Book of Ninja Photos - Yet A Photo Can Speak A Thousand Words,
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This review is from: Secrets of the Ninja: Their Training, Tools, and Techniques (Paperback)
At first glance Secrets of the Ninja appears to be just an interesting picture book. And... it certainly is that, every page is filled with professional color photographs depicting some aspect of ninjutsu.
Although the photographs are all captioned, there is only a limited amount of actual text in the book. But, it has been said that a picture can be worth a thousand words, and in the case of Secrets of the Ninja that turns out to be the case. The photograph series show many things, from how to write in the ninja's secret alphabet, to techniques for fighting with a length of rope, to how to make a compass using a candle and a sewing needle. We even find a recipe for `ninja tofu'. Secrets of the Ninja reveals no great secrets, but it is still a well-done, though very basic reference to the training, tools, and techniques of the ninja. This is a great book for children that have an interest in the martial arts and ninjutsu, and not too bad for adults with like interests.
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