The author is the most famous Ninja grandmaster and the top Budo master inhe world. He is the author of our current bestsellers The Way of the Ninjand Advanced Stick Fighting, as well as of the perennial bestseller Stickighting. In this book, the author explains the essence, truth, and wisdom ofapanese sword-fighting techniques, using the long sword, short sword andinja sword, among others. Through his writing and many detailed pictures, heeveals the hidden reality behind this fascinating martial art. This bookhows various classical and practical sword-fighting techniques, includinginja kenpo, Kageryu, Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, and the two-sword techniques. Itlso includes sword techniques for use against an opponent armed with a stick,pear, naginata, kusarigama, or jutte. The book is further illustrated withalligraphy by famous samurai masters, such as Aasari Matashichiro andamaoka Tesshu.

Dr. MASAAKI HATSUMI was born in 1931. After progressing through various martial arts, he found his life's mentor, Takamatsu Toshitsugu, and studied under him for the next fifteen years, becoming the 34th Grand Master of Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu and eight other arts, which he unified into the Bujinkan system. Dr. Hatsumi has taught thousands of individual students as well as instructing at law enforcement agencies all over the world, and has received numerous accolades from politicians and spiritual leaders of many nationalities. He has also worked as a professional osteopath, acted in a popular television series, is the author of many books and DVDs on Ninjutsu and Budo, and was for many years Chairman of the International Department of the Japan Literary Artists' Club.