Ninjutsu: History and Tradition
by Masaaki Hatsumi
Book Summary Information
Author: Masaaki HatsumiEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1981-06
ISBN: 0865680272
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Unique Publications
Book Reviews of Ninjutsu: History and Tradition
Book Review: Beware of Ghosts
Summary: 2 Stars
A lot of this book was ghost written by Stephen K. Hayes or someone whose writing style mimics that of Mr. Hayes. One only need to compare the wording of Stephen K. Hayes' own books with this one to see the strong similarities. As a result, a lot of the information is the ghost writer's own interpretation of Hatsumi-sensei's art and must be considered as incorrect as I've yet to see or hear Soke use such interpretations.
There are a quite of lot of interesting photographs of training in the 'old days' as well as many shots of weapons and tools. Hatsumi-sensei's preface is well worth reading but as for the rest of the written text (such as it is) I would posit that the majority of it is an amalgamation of phrases by Hatsumi-sensei and theorisations by the ghost writer.
There are many examples of differences in writing styles - surely a clear indication of the ghost writer's work - and one doesn't need proficiency in the Japanese language nor even experience in how Hatsumi-sensei presents himself to be able to recognise such differences. Needless to say though, such proficiency and experience with Soke (especially experience) will go a long way towards sorting out fact from fiction.
If I'm to recommend this book, I would so from the point of research. By this I mean, purchase the book and compare it to Hatsumi-sensei's other works. What can be learnt through the differences ought to be well worth the price paid.
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