The Art of Life and Death : Lessons in Budo from a Ninja Master.

231 Pages·2012·5 MB·English

by  Azizi

THE ART
OF LIFE
AND DEATH

THE ART
OF LIFE
AND DEATH
Lessons in Budo from a Ninja Master
Masaaki Hatsumi
foreword by
SLEIMAN AZIZI and DANIEL FLETCHER
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo Rutland, Vermont Singapore
Published by Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd.
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Copyright © 2012 Sleiman Azizi and Daniel Fletcher
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Azizi, Sleiman.
The art of life and death : lessons in budo from a ninja master / Sleiman Azizi
and Daniel Fletcher ; [foreword by] Masaaki Hatsumi.
p. cm.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-0995-7 (ebook)
1. Martial arts--Japan--Philosophy. 2. Bushido. I. Fletcher, Daniel. II. Title.
GV1100.77.A2A95 2012
796.8150952--dc23
2012001806

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And to all of the victims of the Tohoku earthquake
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May God have mercy on their souls.