NINJA: The Invisible Assassins From Japan – Ninjutsu Martial Arts Training | Ninpo, Budo, Taijutsu

In this video, NINJA: The Invisible Assassins From Japan. I review a book that was written by Andrew Adams and discuss how the information that led to the 80’s Ninja Boom Influenced The Ninja Martial Arts Training of Ninjutsu, Ninpo, Budo, Taijutsu, etc… In the 1980’s there were so many movies, cartoons and toys that saturated the martial arts world. Movies such as: Enter The Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination, 9 Deaths of a Ninja – All these movies featured Sho Kosugi as the Ultimate Ninja.
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But what influenced the 1980’s Ninja Boom and how much of the image and understanding was wrong? Is any of the information that we seen in the 1980’s historically accurate? In this video I look at an original 1970’s book called: “Ninja: The Invisible Assassins, by Andrew Adams. This book from the 70’s, predates Stephen K. Hayes going to Japan to train in ninjutsu. This book from the 1970’s also predates the construction of the Bujinkan founded by 34th Soke of the Togakure-ryu, Mr. Masaaki Hatsumi. This book was one of the first times the western world got real information on the historical samurai spy called shinobi, more commonly called, Ninja.
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This lesson is directly for the practitioners of the ancient Japanese koryu martial arts of the ninja and samurai, such as ninjutsu (ninpo) and bujutsu (budo).
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In this video I used/referenced the book: Ninja: The Invisible Assassins by Andrew Adams, Published by The Ohara Publications, copyright 1970.

[jeremywhitaker]

Amazing lesson Sensei! Your knowledge and wisdom in the ancient warrior arts are mind blowing! Thank you for teaching me Sensei! I'm honored to be a member of the Budo Ryu! Thank you for sharing! 🙏

[SokeAnshu]

In this video, NINJA: The Invisible Assassins From Japan. I review a book that was written by Andrew Adams and discuss how the information that led to the 80’s Ninja Boom Influenced The Ninja Martial Arts Training of Ninjutsu, Ninpo, Budo, Taijutsu, etc… In the 1980’s there were so many movies, cartoons and toys that saturated the martial arts world. Movies such as: Enter The Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III: The Domination, 9 Deaths of a Ninja – All these movies featured Sho Kosugi as the Ultimate Ninja.
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But what influenced the 1980’s Ninja Boom and how much of the image and understanding was wrong? Is any of the information that we seen in the 1980’s historically accurate? In this video I look at an original 1970’s book called: “Ninja: The Invisible Assassins, by Andrew Adams. This book from the 70’s, predates Stephen K. Hayes going to Japan to train in ninjutsu. This book from the 1970’s also predates the construction of the Bujinkan founded by 34th Soke of the Togakure-ryu, Mr. Masaaki Hatsumi. This book was one of the first times the western world got real information on the historical samurai spy called shinobi, more commonly called, Ninja.

[SokeAnshu]

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[manashore]

Thanks for this video soke, you eliminate many people misconceptions.

[jacbey]

Great video Soke thanks for sharing this with us

[eknathyoga]

I love all of the indepth material you provide for us, Soke. Even in my first day of online dojo training, I understand more of the traditions than I did from months of training elsewhere. Thank you!

[nonsenseable]

This is very interesting, great video sensei 🙏🏾

[cresalp]

Very interesting! Thanks for sharing this material!

[kennithdupree]

Wow, This really takes me back to the days of the ninja boom and sho Khosugi.
It also leaves me to speculate if Mr. Andrew Adam's had an English copy or had an access to certain ancient text as the Bansenshukai and the Shoninki. Also I was wondering if there was a way to get a copy of the old books.

[Kilmoran]

It is a shame that I am nowhere near Kansas.

*glances down to see an offer for online training* ... Well how convenient.

[signor_zuzzu]

Not perfect but surprisingly good for the time. There is a lot of good information clearly from samurai scrolls.
The only bad thing is painting the ninja as a static figure when in reality they evolved and changed a lot during their period of activity.

I don't know if it was the movies or what but they really devolved later on in the 80s.

[jeremywhitaker]

I think It influenced the 80's boom tremendously by setting the trend of ninjutsu as an awesome one. They just took some stuff probably to far in the movies. I think they basically left the reservation on some of it.

[zachparade]

Really enjoying this deep dive into sources that predated and, in some ways, led to the ninja boom of the 1980s. 🙏

[victorayala]

Really great information! Thank you for sharing Soke Christa!

[JorgeGarcia-lsqy]

Hey I love your videos thank you Dallas Texas

[scottrose]

Soke, thank you for sharing the information about that particular book, I remember when it was first brought out and also own a copy. Something interesting about Steven Hayes, his first book that he published about Ninja was called "The Book of the Ninja", it was published in 1978 and before he actually went to Japan to study under Dr. Hatsumi. The book was just a collection from just about any book that ever mentioned Ninja. He used direct quotes from books like Zen Combat and I'm not sure if he actually had the original author's permission to do so. As I was reading through it I could instantly tell where most of the information had come from. He really wanted to learn Ninjutsu, you could tell but had never really been introduced to a real Ninjutsu practitioner until he got to Japan. Just a little bit more of what you are talking about when Ninja started taking hold during those time frames. Several Karate schools started trying to pass themselves off as Ninja schools even though they didn't have a clue as to the history or reality of the art, they were just trying to make money. Basically, they would dress up in black and teach Karate. A lot of fake masters of Ninjutsu popped up overnight it seems in the USA when the Ninja started to become popular. I think when Dr. Hatsumi's book came out it was really the first historically accurate writings on the subject. There were a few good articles from Black Belt Magazine from the 60's through the 80's as Ninjutsu became more popular in the movies. Thank you for all your knowledge and sharing it with us.

[matteoporceddu]

soke anshu hello do you remember me? thank you for your reply in that video of yours, so a melee ninja can train in multiple different martial arts (as you told me) like Japanese/Chinese/Korean

[canadafree]

You have to be a student of human nature. Just because the Japanese has a museum does not mean that they were being honest. From a culture that tossed off the Samurai ways, we can't be sure how much theatre Ninja made it into the museum. The uniform is a perfect example, as the Ninjas don't blend in by having a uniform, they blend in by looking like everyone else. The US military have a uniform, the CIA does not, as military and spies are related but different operational goals. Same with a straight sword, they would certainly be easier and cheaper to make if one was, oh let's just say, doing a Kabuki. Think about it.

[Demons_of_the_night]

Everyone needs to stop contradicting what was and what is not ninja .At the end of the day this is the west and ninja is in Japan . In Japan to this day most of the ninja Scrolls are still Top Secret under the Japanese Government . And still more ninja Scrolls are in the private collections of Japanese Families so will never be seen by the eyes of the West .When people tell me about the black ninja uniform I tell them the. Fact that ninja used anything that was of use to them at the time .and anything can be used from the black / Gray or whatever uniform if needed down to any other Japanese clothing of the time . When people pull down the ninja sword I just ask them where is the proof that they did not usr them after all the original Scrolls are still mostlyTop Secret so the ignorance of people today is just that " ignorance " And as for people saying they did not wear masks . The mask if needed was just camouflage or you can just wear a disguise that's just another form of mask so what's wrong with people today . You film is great .