The Ninja, The Secret History of Ninjutsu: Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan

This is an excellent history of Ninjutsu and Japan. Shinobi, Nikki Danjō, Tenjiku Tokubei, Sun Tzu, Grandmaster Toshitsugu Takamatsu (chapter 5), Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi and Hattori Hanzō are mentioned. Despite the many legends attributing the development of ninjutsu to ancient mythical gods, the art probably developed between the 10th and 14th century (page 31).There is a theory that Japanese pirates could also have contributed to the origin of ninjutsu. It is a historical fact, since antiquity up until the Edo (1603–1867) period, that the Japanese seas were infested with pirates known under the name of kaizoku… It is a solid assumption that the techniques used by Japanese pirates influenced ninjutsu, as well as many other combat styles. This influence was part of the range that affected ninjutsu, helping it to become an evolutionary combat style used for evasion and self-defense (pages 31–32).

Arrived within delivery dates, very nice copy of the book and a good price so happy

It's a surgery work, a different and complete mindset on an argument everyone wants to talk about.This is how you talk if you have historic documentation and not misty secrets.

Very nice book

A classic if there is ever one. A nice view from the outside to the inside of the world of the Ninja.