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Ninja The Invisible Assassins »

Authors: Andrew Adams, Pat Alston (Editor), Yoshiaki Hatsumi
ISBN-13: 9780897500302, ISBN-10: 089750030X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Black Belt Communications
Date Published: September 1970
Edition: (Non-applicable)

	Foreword	17
	The Elusive Phantoms	23
	The Myth	23
	The Art of Ninjitsu	24
	The Decline	29
	Shadows of the Past	31
	The Origins of Ninjitsu	31
	The "Golden Age of Ninjitsu"	35
	The Fabulous Clans	39
	From Espionage to Law Enforcement	46
	Weapons	49
	The Sword and Swordsmanship	49
	Escape Weapons	60
	Assassination Tools	64
	Explosive Weapons	67
	Web of Subterfuge	69
	Water-Crossing Devices	69
	Climbing Devices	73
	The "Human Fly"	77
	The Ninja's Costume	78
	Poisons and Curatives	83
	Poisons	83
	Remedies and Cures	88
	Rations	90
	Physical and Mental Training	91
	Birth of a Ninja	91
	Training Camps	94
	Hand-to-Hand Combat Techniques	104
	The "Spirit" of Ninjitsu	105
	Strategy	107
	Military Ranks	107
	Insight into the Elements	110
	Insight into Man	111
	The Female Ninja Agent	112
	Espionage	115
	Preparatory Tactics	115
	Intelligence and Counterintelligence	116
	Disguises	119
	The Fifth Columnist	123
	Laying the Groundwork before War Breaks Out	123
	Invading Enemy Territory	124
	Infiltrating Enemy Lines during a Battle	128
	Diversionary Tactics	129
	Penetration	131
	Breaking into the Enemy Camp	131
	Erasing of Sound and Shadow	135
	Tricks	137
	Taking Advantage of Superstitions	137
	Imitating the Sounds of Animals	138
	Creating Confusion	139
	The Invisible Man	141
	Hiding	141
	Escaping	143
	The Vanishing Breed of Knights Without Armor	149
	Yoshiaki Hatsumi	149
	Iga-Ueno Museum	152
	The Novelist's Re-creation of the Ninja	157
	Heishichiro Okuse	159
	The Secret of Sasuke Sarutobi	165
	Norihiro Iga-Hakuyusai	166
	Yumio Nawa	167
	A Man for All Seasons	175
	The Legacy	175
	The Modern-Day Budoman	176
	Glossary	179
	Index	187

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