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honest_john
03-Feb-2004, 09:32 AM
Did anybody else see this? what did you think?

Secret Weapons Of The Ninja

Friday 30th January at 6.30pm (repeat TBC)

This is a small and secretive group of warriors. They have no interest in glory. They take on impossible odds, their sole object - to get the job done, using any means. These are the Ninja. They are mercenaries, assassins, infiltrators, spies, and guerilla fighters. Their past is shrouded in mystery. Their techniques have only recently been revealed. They were intensely secretive. They relied on fear and rumour about their methods and techniques. But they did exist.


There is also this doing the rounds on Discovery T&A with a 1/4 of it being devoted to Shoto Tanemura including footage of him sharing Denhso(?) scrolls with a student.

Way of the Warrior
Travel to the world of the modern-day Japanese warrior to discover living grandmasters imparting thousands of years of weaponry and battle techniques still shrouded in mystery.

tiocfaidh
04-Feb-2004, 02:44 PM
John, I'd really like to hear if there's a repeat coming up. I looked on thewebsites of both of those channels but couldn't find any mention of this program.

honest_john
04-Feb-2004, 03:06 PM
I always scan ahead a week at least in the TV shedules to look for gems like these, if I spot them I'll post it, no worries.

The Ninja one has 4/5 established Amercian MA'ists being given a crash course in Taijutsu, weapons techniques and a little backgorund philosopy and then going on a phoney 'mission' at the end using thier new found skills...a bit tongue in cheek but good fun all the same...

PS its under the banner of the 'conquest' series....

cloudgodd
04-Feb-2004, 04:38 PM
I havent seen it but it was my Jonin that was in the show here is a link to the info on his web site http://www.warriorquest.com/weaponsoftheninja.html

honest_john
09-Feb-2004, 08:17 AM
http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=147242#post147242