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Wisdom From The Last Ninja
I Could Tell You But... writes "The AP has a story about ninjutsu master Masaaki Hatsumi, last living student of Japan's last 'fighting ninja.' He offers advice from the heart of Ninjadom, like 'always be able to kill your students,' and describes the current popular ninja image as 'pathetic.' At age 76, students are speculating on his successor, who may for the first time be non-Japanese." From the article: "As I cautiously raise the sword with a taut two-handed samurai grip, my sparring partner gingerly points to Hatsumi. I avert my eyes for a split second - and WHAM! The next thing I know, I'm staring at the rafters. Keeping your focus is just one of the lessons thumped out on the mats of the Bujinkan Dojo, a cramped school outside Tokyo that is a pilgrimage site for 100,000 worldwide followers. They revere Hatsumi as the last living master of ninjutsu - the mysterious Japanese art of war practiced by black-masked assassins of yesteryear."
I never understood the facination of ninja. I mean, it's just an art of assassination. Give me a long range rifle and cut the smoke screen, old man.
"Don't let fools fool you. They are the clever ones."
You must be a Native American or an Asian.
I have heard rumor that the Prom Ninja is going to be Masaaki Hatsumi's successor.
Saying Java is nice because it works on all OS's is like saying that anal sex is nice because it works on all genders.
The underlying connotation of shinobi (, pronounced nin in Sino-Japanese compounds) is "to do quietly" or "to do so as not to be perceived by others" and--by extension--"to forebear," hence its association with stealth and invisibility.
Huh. So...this guy is basking in the limelight. Wow, really staying true to the values there.
Slow news day? I know I tagged this one "stupid".
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Is taking Ninja training.