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Description of  Taijutsu: Ninja Art of Unarmed Combat

Author Charles Daniel, who as the forward states was testing for his 5th dan with Bujinkan Ninjutsu Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi at the time this book was published (this was a long time ago in the ancient era of 1986), has put forth an excellent work on the practice of Taijutsu. Taijutsu is the essence of all martial arts, it means simply Body (Tai) Skills/Methods (Jutsu). This includes moving, striking, kicking, etc. Thjis book is put together in two parts. PART 1 is composed of 7 important lectures covering What Taijutsu is, Essence of basics, Training Theory, Tactics and Intuition, Martial Arts Attention, Knowing a Martial Arts Style, and Ninja Self-Training (pages 1-26). PART 2 is Bujinkan Ninpo techniques shown in sequence. This covers Stances, Basic Motion, Knee Motion, Receiving Flow, Movement, Wrestling Skills, Throwing Skills, Covering Ground, Dropping, Rolling, Kicks, Muto: Unarmed Against a Weapon, & Multiple Attacks.