Mind of the Ninja: Exploring the Inner Power

By Kirtland C. Peterson

Book Overview

This is the first book to examine the Ninja phenomenon from a psychological perspective. The author has found that ninjutsu provides its American adherents a path toward wholeness that goes beyond the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809249510
• ISBN13: 9780809249510
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Let The Truth About The Ninja Be Known!

This is one of the best Ninja books I've read! Kirtland Peterson describes in depth why the public still views ninjas as violent, deadly, assassins. He describes other various ninja stereotypes. There is a lot of ninja history in this book. Kirtland refers to Masaaki Hatsumi, Stephen K. Hayes, Jack E. Hoban, Bud Malmstrom, Glenn J. Morris, and Christopher Hunter/Ashida Kim. Stephen Hayes does a excellent foreword in this book. I won't spoil the rest of book for you. If you like this book, I suggest reading anything by Masaaki Hatsumi, Stephen K. Hayes, Jack E. Hoban, Doron Navon, Glenn J. Morris, Charles Daniels, Bud Malmstrom and Richard Van Donk

An extremely true in depth look at japan's legendary NINJA!

Mind of the ninja is simply one of the most informative books out there on the true art, and essence of ninjutsu.Only the true ninjutsu practitioner ,can fully understand what the ninja families had to go through ,to survive their unawared oppressors.Think...to survive any type of oppression,one must link the mind,the body,and the spirit,together...This is what the shinobi(ninja)warrior was.Not some evil merciless terrorist or killer.This book is definetly a true NINJA book.

Great overview of Traditional Ninpo in a wide social context

Includes an overview of the history of authentic ninjutsu, explores the common public perception of what a "ninja" is both in western culture and in the east. Interestingly enough, includes a chapter on "modern" (non-lineage schools, such as Chris Hunter/Ashida Kim's, and Frank Dux, which blend several arts such as kung fu, shurei karate, and/or tae kwon do, etc.) ninja schools, which compares the major differences between these, and the traditional, legitimate schools (Hatsumi, Tanemura's lineage, etc.). Unfortunately for the general public, Peterson is not overly specific here--otherwise, his book is fine. Focuses on philosophy from a psychologist's viewpoint (he holds a doctorate in clinical psych), which is something I wish there were a bit more of in this subject area. . .Although originally published in 1986, most of the information in this 300 pager is still relevant.

Very Interesting

This book is very well researched and documented and does much to dispel some of the mistakes that come out of Hollywood and whacos like Ashida Kim.

One of the best books of Ninjutsu

This book contains a lot of information about the real truth of ninja, and how they were, most of it is very entertaining, and educational