Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE PHILOSOPHY OF BUDO AND NINPO * Philosophy of Budo * Philosophy of Ninjutsu * Key Points to Finding the Gokui * Enduring the Knowledge * Do Not Neglect Self-Training    And Twelve More Sections... CHAPTER TWO WORLD OF BUDO AND NINPO * The Densho Lives * From Ninpo to Ninjutsu * Hojutsu and Ninjutsu * Similarity Between Budo Performance and Drama Scenes    And Six More Sections... CHAPTER THREE LIFE OF PERSEVERANCE * People Who Cannot Bear Life Do Not Live * Endure Using Kuji * Make Yourself Invisible * Get Rid of Your Inferiority Complex * Do Not Forget Humanity * Learn Lessons Through Your Body * Be Indifferent Toward Gossip * Change Rather Than Progress * Do Not Desire Jewelry * Turn Three Poisons Into Three Medicines * Live Your Everyday Life With The Mind of Sutemi * If You Drink Sake, Drink Budô Sake * Lessons We Learn From Demonstrations of Uke and Tori    And Twenty Four More Sections... CHAPTER FOUR MEN AND WOMEN * The Attributes of Women and Methods of Self Defense * Look For A Spouse Who Understands Seppuku * The Mistakes of Love Should Be Dismissed * Deceive and Be Deceived * Friendship Between Men and Women * Playing and Health    And Eight More Sections... CHAPTER FIVE NINJA DISCUSSION * The Concept of Zen Ken Ichijo * Purpose of Shugyo, Purpose of Life * On Divination and Fortune Telling * From India to China to Japan * Bushido and Art Theory * Let's Go Gently * The Camera Laughs * Moroku Kenpo and Goketsu Kenpo * Ninja Popularity and Me * Training Will Still Be Fun After the Master Is Gone * If You Do Not Have Anything, Use the Shinobi Tool * Do Not Depend on ESP * Gyokko Ryu Ten Ryaku Uchu Gassho    And Seventeen More Sections... Excerpts from Ninpo: Wisdom for Life CHAPTER ONE PHILOSOPHY OF BUDO AND NINPO DO NOT NEGLECT SELF-TRAINING Modern budô students often forget to practice by themselves. I used to practice by myself. When there was no teacher, I found the secret teachings by my own desire. I used to go into the mountains and train with nature (trees, animals, etc.). I used to do uchikomi [striking skills], sakanage [throwing reversals], nagewaza [throwing techniques], sabaki [evading techniques], moguri [diving] and taihenjutsu [ground hitting skills] with trees. Similarly, I would train with animals. I would often read their intention, evade them, and practice nagewaza with the bigger animals. I learned to predict and to use the changes of nature. I did sumo with nature, also. In this way, I trained myself for my own benefit. CHAPTER TWO WORLD OF BUDO AND NINPO SIMILARITY BETWEEN BUDÔ PERFORMANCES AND DRAMA SCENES Mass communication is thriving these days. Because of that, I have more opportunities to teach and supervise budô performances and stunts. I have done research and supervised such movies as Shinobi no Mono and 007. The trend of tate [formal fighting scenes] has changed from tradition to realism, and from realism to abstraction. It is not always easy to judge which is better. We must all understand that a tate performance must be made to fit a scene. The most formal of tate can be seen in Kabuki. CHAPTER THREE LIFE OF PERSEVERANCE LESSONS WE LEARN FROM THE DEMONSTRATIONS OF UKE AND TORI The budô performance of uke [receiver] and tori [defender] is just like a couple [husband and wife]. If one of them does not do well, the other will not do well either. I have many opportunities to be an intermediary for couples who will soon get married. I always say to the couple that the joy of married life comes from enduring while both are spiritually exposed. Then I usually present them with one of my budô secret writings. CHAPTER FOUR MEN AND WOMEN * Fourteen Sections... CHAPTER FIVE NINJA DISCUSSION * Thirty Sections...