Ninja Shadowhand: The Art of Invisibility

by Haha Lung and Christopher B. Prowant

Avoid being seen, avoid capture, avoid being held' - Ninja Shadowhand teaches readers about the crux of this credo - the art of 'avoidance'. Lung and Prowant, both martial arts experts, provide an in-depth look at ninja shadow masters, stealth, secrecy and subterfuge. A brief history of the ninja expands into the nine training halls of jiujutsu, including specialised combat, unarmed combat, combat with wood, espionage and mysticism. From there the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806526076
• ISBN13: 9780806526072
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Citadel Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Ninja Shadowhand will sharpen your character and hone your wits providing you with an edge your enem

History abounds with groups who sought to wrap themselves in secrecy and stealth. In the Dark Ages of Northern Europe `wolfshirt warriors' (Ulfhednar) the stealth oriented companions to the dread Berserkers; the Knights Templars, an order so secret that their history is still debated; the Cult of Assassins (Hashishin); and of course Japan's elusive Ninja all practiced the `Art of Invisibility'. The Japanese Ninja became so adept at collecting and perfecting methods of stealth movement and fighting that theirs became a martial art unto itself. In Ninja Shadowhand; The Art of Invisibility, Dr. Haha Lung and Christopher Prowant explain the basics of seeing. We learn how our eyes work, and gain an understanding of how shape, silhouette, movement, and color effect what we see and what we don't see. We also learn about point of view, obscuring a foe's perspective, and psychological blind spots. After explaining how we see the authors show us how we may apply this knowledge in martial arts applications. This is explained through the basic application of ukemi, misdirecting attention and disguising movement. Ninja Shadowhand then mentions `shadow weapons' such as the yawara (short stick), manriki (10,000 power chain), shuriken (throwing star), and application of modern hidden weapons such as the handkerchief, lapel weapons, and walking sticks. Ninja Shadowhand will not turn you into the invisible man. Embracing the attitude and application of Ninja Shadowhand will not guarantee you perfect safety, but what it will do is sharpen your character and hone your wits providing you with an edge your enemy lacks. In the words of Sun Tzu - "Ethereal, a master leaves no trace to be seen, mysterious under Heaven, he leaves no sound to be heard. By these two, a master seals his foe's fate.

5 Stars

I give it five stars because it gives you some good history and manipulation methods. The person who wrote the review before me was obviously a complete idiot. He gave it one star, he must have no appeciation for the great techniques in martial arts. Buy this book if you are interested in self-defense!!! Its only ten bucks !!

great book :)

this is a great book , with lots of pictures and it goes in to very good detail , it tells and shows you how to do alot of things from practicing the art of invisibility and learning how to be out of your targets line of sight , and what spots to attack and tells you and shows you how to attack them and shows you and tells you the right footwork , and gives you alot of very helpful exercises to do , its a great book , you should buy it while you have a chance !!!