This video series offers a unique and comprehensive approach to learning
the art of the ninja. In these videos, Jack Hoban-a former Marine Corps
captain and one of the acknowledged "founding fathers" of ninjutsu in
America-reveals the core physical techniques of this mysterious and
often misunderstood art. Hoban, who received ninjutsu training from
Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi in Japan, is a long-time practitioner of the
martial arts. Now a shidoshi (senior instructor), Hoban is an ideal
instructor to teach ninjutsu to both new and experienced practitioners,
as well as serious students who want to move beyond the ninja myths to
practical application. Vol. 3 presents a
variety of ninjutusu kamae (body attitudes), stances, and striking and
kicking techniques. The kamae include shizen no kamae, ichimonji no
kamae, jumonj no kamae, hira no kamae, hook no kamae, kosei no kamae,
doko no kamae, bobi no komae, and hicho no kamae. Hoban also covers a
number of uchi waza (stikes): fudo ken, omote shuto, ura shuto, shako
ken, boshi ken and shikan ken. Finally, keri waza (kicking) techniques
such as zenpo geri (front-stomp kick), sokugyaku geri (front-toe kick),
yoko geri (side kick), ushiro geri (back kick) and the sokuyaku geri
(heel kick) are demonstrated.
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