Most ÒninjutsuÓ practitioners will accurately describe their training as the Art of Espionage and Intelligence gatheringÑyet they still confine their practice of ÒninjutsuÓ to the Taijutsu techniques performed in the dojo.
Practitioners seek to prove their ninja knowledge by practicing Òsituational awarenessÓ and Òreading their potential opponent;Ó yet they fail to demonstrate the slighest inkling of how such things are done within the context of ninjutsu. Despite the proud ÒlegitimacyÓ that all practitioners like to boast of, the bulk of their ÒninjutsuÓ training today sadly takes place on a mat within the safety of their dojo. And despite their fierce denials, their ninjutsu is merely Taijutsu.
This book will provide readers with a brief but detailed over-view of traditional ninjutsu, lending perspective to its lesser-emphasized aspects: Shinrigaku; Haragei; Metsuke; Ninso; Satsujinjutsu, and many other methods apparently unknown to high-ranking Shidoshi and Shihan instructors.