Secrets From The Ninja Grandmaster Book by Masaaki Hatsumi & Stephen Hayes (Hardcover) (Preowned) Wade Schalles and remember that avoiding dangerous John Stevens and remember that avoiding dangerous situations and escaping safely are the best outcomes whenever possible Returned to Japan in 1995 and currently instructs Heart Body Physical Education in Hiroshima it gave Western martial artists their first chance to learn what the grandmaster himself had to say about the essence of warrior training that emphasized real world battlefield fighting methods (jissen gata) from the use of weapons to ninja invisibility to kuji warrior spirituality as opposed to art or sport This is essential reading for every martial artist who has ever wanted to go beyond the stereotypical images of the ninja sensationalized in action adventure movies and gain access to the true secrets of the ninja grandmaster