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Ninpo Kobujutsu is my concept of the application of an ancient , combat oriented martial art to modern times, a useful one. At one point I got tired of going to a dojo 3 times a week to teach a small group of people; Ninpo is a way of life and must be useful for our everyday lives and as a life system, along with each one's religion.

I've done tens of martial arts (since I was 8 years old) with top teachers, Hatsumi Sensei's Ninpo is one of the best and most complete ones (that I know of) but it requires for a good solid base and be in the hands of someone with real experience - people who've had to fight to survive and have some grey matter.

I was fortunate to be close to Hatsumi Sensei and to the Hatsumi family, and for twelve years I served as one of his translators. After his retirement I stepped back from the organization. That was a matter of respect. I did not want views that are mine alone, on the COVID measures and on the wider turn toward global administration, to be taken as his, or as a position inside the dojo. I do not speak for the Honbu, and I do not know its line. Hatsumi Sensei remains my Sensei and one of the three most important people in my life. The path I follow now is a solitary one, which I believe leads toward God.

 • About rick (me)

 • Why I Wrote this Guide

 • Who is this Book for

 • Kobujutsu, Kobudo and Budo

 • Budō, Ninpō and Japanese History

 • Dictionary and Terms Used

 • 18 Training and Expertise Areas of the Ninja

 • The 5 Precepts of The Ninja

 • The Essence of Ninjutsu

 • Shikin Haramitsu Daikomyo

 • Kyojitsu

 • Other Elements of Kyojitsu

 • Hatsumi Sensei Quotes

 • Kamae "postures"

 • Sabaki "footwork"

 • ShihoTenChi Tobi "leaps"

 • Ukemi "falls"

 • Kaiten "rolling"

 • Jyuken roppo "body weapons"

 • Kyusho "vital points"

 • Tsuki "punch"

 • Keri "kick"

 • Ukeru "block

 • Kuzushi "break balance"

 • Tehodouki "wrist hold break"

 • Taihodouki "body hold break"

 • Torite kihon "restraints"

 • Gyaku gi "joint attacks"

 • Nage kata "throws"

 • Ryusui iki "sutemi"

 • Shime waza "chokes"

 • Kudaki "counter techniques"

 • Goroshi "smashing a hold"

 • Mutoudori Kata “disarm attacker(s)”

 • Zanshin no kata "5 elements"

 • Kihon Happo "8 fundamental katas"

 • Nihontou "blade weapons"

 • Ken, Tachi & Katana "sword types"

 • Kamae "stances"

 • Iai "drawing a sword"

 • Happo Giri "8 cuts"

 • Tsuki "thrusting"

 • Ukeru "blocking"

 • Ukemi "breakfalls"

 • Kaiten "rolling"

 • Bōjutsu Essentials

 • Types & Sizes

 • Kamae 'postures'

 • Tsuki

 • Wake uchi

 • Furi

 • About Shuriken

 • Kamae "postures"

 • Nageru "throwing"

 • Ukemi

 • Kaiten + nageru

 • About Katon Jutsu

 • Relationship between Tajutsu & Firearms

 • Kamae & Iai "postures and drawing"

 • Ukemi & Kaiten "breakfalls and rolling"

 • 7 - 変装術 HENSOUJUTSU "arts of disguise"

 • 10 - 鎖鎌 KUSARIGAMA "chain and sickle″

 • 8 - 槍 YARI (SOUJUTSU) "spearmanship"

 • 9 - 薙刀 NAGINATA "naginata and bisento"

 • 11 - 騎射術 KISHAJUTSU "bow, arrow from horse"

 • 12 - 水遁の術 SUITON no JUTSU "water techniques"

 • 13 - 忍び歩き SHINOBI ARUKI "secret ninja walking method"

 • 14 - 隠遁術 INTON JUTSU "escape and penetration"

 • 15 - 謀略 BORYAKU "ninja strategy"

 • 16 - 諜報 CHOHO "espionage and info gathering"

 • 17 - 気象学 KISHOGAKU "meteorology"

 • 18 - 地文 MUTON "physiography, typography"

 • My Dojo's Mission & Rules

 • Grades: Black belt curriculum

 • About Life and Death