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What is parkour Parkour is an art of flight; to escape or to chase. It involves using your body’s abilities to move from one place to another in the most efficient and swift way. The founder of Parkour, David Belle, meant it to be a way to develop one’s mind and body to overcome obstacles in an emergency. How does it contribute to being ninja? Ninja were adept at stealth and fighting, but these skills were not ideal in all situations. A ninja should know how to escape or chase when there are seemingly impossible obstacles. And the modern equivalent of such skills is Parkour. How do you get started? Get a good pair of shoes with good traction. Running shoes will do. After having the proper shoes, find a local parkour community and join them! Or create...

The skills of combat is part of a ninja’s arsenal. To acquire defensive, offensive or both combat skills, sign up for a martial arts class. That is the best way to learn. Being an urban ninja, you’d obviously want to take up Ninjutsu. However, if Ninjutsu classes are not offered in your area, you could take up some other martial art. Some examples would be Jujitsu, Aikido, Aikijutsu and so on. Choose a martial art, which incorporates joint-locks and strikes for efficiency. Cross-train between two martial arts that complement each other if are able to. For example, Aikido teaches you purely defensive techniques utilising joint-locks and throws. You could cross-train with Taekwondo to learn kicks and punches. Alternatively, you can take up video...

Stealth is the art of remaining undetected; the art of being ‘invisible’. To be ‘invisible’, the ninja has to understand how a person’s presence is detected. A person detects presence by his eyes and ears. The ninja must learn to fool the enemy’s sense of sight and hearing. In addition, when there are dogs guarding the premises, a ninja should avoid being detected by the dog’s sense of smell. How do the eyes see To isolate how the eyes detect presence, let us pretend that it is dark. The first way to detect a person’s presence in the dark is movement. The second way is the shadow or outline of a person’s silhouette. Lastly is colour because the darkness inhibits the detection of colour. So, the eyes see these...

The ninja of Old Japan are dead, and the little that is known about them is no longer relevant to life today. Ninja culture was basically espionage and assasination in an olden era. As modern ninja, it is crucial to reestablish our purpose, our way of ninja. Then only can we determine our path to become ninja. What Is Your Way Of Ninja? The way of ninja is a set of ethics or rules that the modern ninja should follow. It is true that the ninja followed no code of honour, and valued completing a mission above anything else. However, their missions always served their personal beliefs, morals and philosophies. Some ninja were ninja because of their loyalty to a cause. Some ninja were ninja due to their desire to protect their village from rogue samurai and...

[ Read a few pages of  'Ninja Volume 1: Spirit of The Shadow Warrior' ] Discover the true history of ninja and how Ninjutsu has evolved to today’s world. Within this paperback, contains useful knowledge written by Stephen Hayes who trained under Bujinkan Grandmaster and founder, Masaaki Hatsumi. The excellent photos that accompanies the text aids readers in their understanding of ninjutsu’s basic postures, combat elemental manifestations, meditation exercises and a ‘self-help’ section. This self-help section aims to guide one to keep their emotions in check. No doubt, a stable state of mind helps a ninjutsu practitioner deal with situations more effectively. If you have any intention in studying ninjutsu, this is the book for...