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      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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