Product Description

Hatsumi-sensei is the author of the best-selling "Stick Fighting" in which he explains the basic techniques of fighting with short sticks, and the recent Way of the Ninja; he is Grandmaster of the Togakure-ryu school of Ninjutsu. In this new book, he builds on the techniques outlined in its predecessor, exploring the spirit of stick fighting, revealing many secret, advanced techniques, and dealing with the various techniques unique to long sticks. Readers will have the opportunity to practise by themselves, and gain insight into the true spirit of martial arts.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #245116 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 208 pages

Customer Reviews

Less talk more play.
It has been a long time coming but finally we have a book that advances on from his previous stick fighting book. However, if all you want is to have more in depth knowledge regarding the evolvement of these forms then it's perfect. I'm not that interested personally. The secret forms are not so secret application and dedication allowed me insight to these long ago. For me there was nothing new in this book, which is quite sad really given the authors vast knowledge. His previous is still the better of the two. Any serious martial artist interested in stick fighting will already have discovered all that this book could reveal. I chuckle at the ridiculous remarks about "reading between the lines" when there is so little comment. If we were talking about Jeung, Freud etc....... yes I could understand.
The author is not leaving secret information between the lines but, I rather fancy laughing at the ones who actually bought this guff...............me included.