Black Dragon Ninjitsu Camp Handbook June 2011

Guerrilla Warfare...

By Shihan Ron CollinsOmoto-Ryu Black Dragon Dojo

Main Street, Beckley WV 25801

Guerrilla Warfare:Guerrilla Warfare is a form of irregular warfare & refers to conflicts in which small groups or a group

of combatants including but not limited to, armed civilians (also called “irregulars”) use military tactics like; ambushes, raids, assassination, sabotage, maneuver warfare tactics & espionage methods to achieve a high degree of mobility an harass a larger and less mobile military force or strike vulnerable & key targets then withdraw before the enemy has time to retaliate.

The term guerrilla is Spanish for little war & has been described as a codified concept from the 18th

century but with far older roots in history...

Ninjitsu:Ninjitsu is a modern martial art, for of budo, that mixes the strategy and tactics of historical ninjitsu;

stealth, evasion, infiltration, escape, survival, psychological manipulation, scouting, sabotage, espionage & commando-style guerrilla tactics to achieve political and military goals. Ninjitsu skills can be traced back to the Ashuka Period of Japan before the formation of Ryu-ha (Family Schools/Styles) during the Tokugawa Period & has been a huge Influence on the modern world thanks so the Japanese Intelligence Officer named Seiko Fujita a former instructor at the famed Nakano School of Espionage in WW2 Japan.

Ninjitsu & Guerrilla Warfare in the 20 th Century: Under Seiko Fujita many espionage agents (spies) and commandos were taught the skills of ninjitsu;

specifically depersonalization, manipulation, intelligence gathering, escape, evasion & infiltration, etc. The espionage agents of Nakano; trained various guerrilla-cells to fight against Chinese & allied forces during WW2 & was the element which later lead to the creation of the Alamo-Scouts (the basis for modern US Army Special Forces units) and the CIA doctrine involving proxy warfare.

Several of the War Crimes of the Japanese; many more brutal then the acts of the Nazis, was swept under the rug by the trading intelligence about the Russians, Chinese, Americans, British and other nations to Allied Forces.

Thus we examine the philosophy of the guerrilla warfare modern and arcane; dealing with the training of proxy forces and the employment of guerrilla-trained proxy forces in the 20th & 21st Century.

Militia:A body of citizens enlisted or forced into paramilitary/military service from normal citizenry for

emergencies & distinguished from professional soldiers. Most often, militiamen/guerrilla soldiers have less training & discipline then professional soldiers.Compare the Guerrilla to the Professional Soldier:Skill of the Above-Average Guerrilla-Soldier: Skills of the Average Professional-Soldier:Marksmanship; approx. 100 to 200 meter distanceCamouflage & Disguise*Improvised Explosive Devises/Booby Traps*Battle Drills; Team TacticsDebriefing & Field Intelligence*Indoctrination & Propaganda*

*Denotes Specialized Skills...

Physical FitnessDebriefing & Field IntelligenceMarksmanship; approx. 300 to 500 meter distanceCamouflageField FortificationsBattle Drills & Tactics; Team & IndividualFirst-AidHand-to-Hand CombativesLand NavigationLeadership TrainingTeamwork & Mental Conditioning

The Ninjitsu, method of training a guerrilla soldier functions a bit differently especially in the modern world of the information age where modern methods and age-old methods can be blended into a more effective system of training.

Ninja-Trained Guerrilla:Martial Arts: Uses forms training to develop fitness and fighting skills; the focus on martial arts training develops discipline & prowess in the individual...Field Craft & Survival: Used to develop survival skills to acquire; 1. Self-Defense (improvised weapons), 2. Shelter (spider hole & lean-to), 3. Water (filtering, boiling & finding water) & 4. Food (trapping, hunting & scavenging) from nature without the need for supply lines. Booby-traps used to catch animals can use made larger to catch men as well...Stealth & Evasion: Used to teach camouflage, disguise, infiltration, escape & evasion skills...Weapons: Additional training in marksmanship, staff/bayonet, chain, garrote & knife-combat/sentry removal...Strategy & Tactics: Both individual tactics and team based combat principles allows a ninja-trained guerrilla to act as a “lone wolf” or organized into small teams...

Guerrilla-Camp Schedule:• Day 1:

Arrival, early morning, job to camp site & begin constructing shelters; lean-to & staffs. Trainees, begin by learning basic staff drills and a kata drill; in this case the Kata Dante short form & 5-Element Form. Then trainee's spend a few hours on the 5-strategies; Earth (defense), Wind/Metal (evasion), Fire (attack), Water (flanking) and Void/Wood (dividing). Trainee's then return to practicing the Kata Dante & 5-Element Form; then have the form broken down into basic individual techniques.

• Day 2: Trainees wake up and repeat the days activities at a faster pace, after scavenging wild greens and

constructing traps to catch the evening meals. Training uses short sticks to begin basic knife-work and practicing sentry removal skills from; above, below, behind & the front, as well as braiding vines into a field-expedient garrote. Tracking prey for the evening meal with sharpened staffs as spears, this forces the trainees to apply team tactics. Followed by navigation by the sun and stars

• Day 3:Trainees learn the doctrine of maneuver warfare strategies in application of greater skills and begin by

being divided up into teams and lead through a force-on-force “war game” using sticks as “guns.” Followed by a various individual training drills as outline below to develop a foundation for the individual(s) to continue training on their own. While this does not create excellent marksmen; it does develop an intuitive understanding of strategy & tactics...

This is followed by the 5 strategies of inpo; Earth (hiding as quail), Water (hiding as a fox), Wind (hiding as cat), Fire (hiding behind light) & Void (disguise & hiding in plain sight). The camp ends with a night-time silent run to leave the camp and allow the trainees to apply the lesson's learned at the camp.

Training Exercises:Training is a substitute for experience; mistakes in training can be learned from while mistakes in

combat are often final...• Sparring: Used to develop individual skills in application of martial arts techniques.• Sparring Blind-folded: Used to develop intuitive sense of body & prepare the for night time

operations.• Scenario Drills: War gaming used to develop a sense of purpose and simulate experience to build

confidence.

Individual 5-Element Tactics:Earth: Linear BackwardAir/Metal: Diagonal Forward to Opponent's Outside to get behind or Side stepping.Water: Circular to the Side & forwardFire: Straight ForwardVoid/Wood: Circular to the Side & backward

Team 5-Element Tactics:Earth: Double Trap-Line & Hammer-&-Anvil; press the enemy between the counter-assault force and the trap-line...

Air/Metal: Bound away under cover-fire & allows the enemy to move forward into a booby trapped kill-zone to be ambushed...

Water: Suppress the enemy and flank them from cover/concealment...

Fire: Surround the enemy and attack from different points, one point attacking while another retreats to exhaust the enemy in combat...

Void/Wood: Divide into lone operatives to reorganize and harass the enemy from behind the enemy lines. Each individual soldier now becomes the “leader” of a guerrilla band & carries out mission by his own experience and ability. Some soldiers will remain fighting men on a battlefield while others engage in sabotage, espionage & assassination to aid front-line soldiers in their fight against the enemy...

Maneuver Warfare Strategies:1. When the enemy advances; we retreat...2. When the enemy retreats; we advance...3. When the enemy camps; we harass...4. When the enemy tires of battle; we attack...5. Become the friend of enemy's people; while making the enemy an enemy of people...6. When the enemy seek supporters; alienate him...7. When an enemy claims Strength; show his weaknesses...8. When the enemy declares weakness; show strength...9. Conceal Plans & Attack from Hidden Places; so that the enemy cannot know where you are...10. Steal the enemy's supplies & equipment; destroy what is you do not take to build up your own forces...

Espionage Warfare:1. The direct tactic of war is necessary only on the battlefield, but only the indirect tactic can lead to a

real and lasting victory...2. Subvert anything of value in the enemy’s country. Implicate the emissaries of the major powers in

criminal undertakings; undermine their position and destroy their reputations in other ways as well; and expose them to the public ridicule of the their fellow citizens...

3. Do not shun the aid of even the lowest and most despicable people. Disrupt the work of their government with every means you can...

4. Spread disunity and dispute among the citizens of the enemy’s country. Turn the young against the old. Use every means to destroy their arms, their supplies, and discipline of the enemy’s forces...

5. Debase old traditions and accepted gods. Be generous with promises and rewards to purchase intelligence and accomplices. Send out your secret agents in all directions. Do not skimp with money or with promises, for they yield a high return...

6. Do not harm the enemy's population but engage his soldiers when possible; this allows you to claim to be fighting in service to his people and to make them your allies...

The Guerrilla-Soldier's Kit:When referring to the Guerrilla's kit I am referring to the basic items used by the guerrilla in the field

that make the best of the skills taught in the basic three day camp. These items are acquired by the guerrilla and are divided up into three categories; combat items, support items & specialized items. The basic guerrilla kits is outline here;

Combat Gear:Rifle or Carbine: Most commonly the STEN light machine gun which can be made from items acquired at a hardware store or any semi-auto battle-rifle like the AR15, AK47, M14, Mosin-Nagant or similar.Magazines or Ammo Pouches: A means of loading or reloading one's rifle or carbine...Knife: A basic tool for cutting and sentry removal...Pistol: If possible have a pistol for infiltration drills, so that you have a weapon easily concealed...

Support Gear:Canteen: Used to carry water for drinking...Poncho: Can be used to make a field expedient shelter...Mess Kit: If all else all you need is a small pot, a can opener and a spoon...

Pencil & Note Pad: For taking notes, passing information & sending messages...Rations: Ration is a general term for food stuffs divided into meals or daily allotments. This can be a can of soup a meal or small sack of rice & beans a day...String: String is used to make traps, secure items & secure prisoners but 550 Parachute is better...Back-Pack: To carry all your gear

Specialized Gear: Gear reserved for operations, those with specialized skills in addition to basic kit...Rope and/or Grappling-Hook: Perfect for finding mines, IEDs or scaling surfaces in urban or mountainous terrain...Camera or Video Camera: Used for securing pictures of enemy locations, actions and methods for planning and intelligence reasons...IEDs: Improvised explosive devises that are the “poor-man's” mines & hand grenades.“Sniper Rifles”: A better quality rifle in the hands of someone who is an expert shot or even a really good one will create a guerrilla-sniper capable of hitting human targets in the head at 200 meters and center mass on human targets at 600 meters.Bolt-Cutters: Used to infiltrate locked areas, fences and cut power lines.Radio & Binoculars: For scouting and finding enemy locations and reporting them back...Medical Gear: For patching up team members and establishing field clinics at base camps...Mortars & RPGs: Crew served of individual explosive weapons used to cause shock & confusion or knock out enemy positions. These also serve in harassing the enemy as they cause a lot of psychological shock and can be easily moved or abandoned if need be...Trucks/Cars: Useful to support units to move people and smuggle gear from one location to another... PVC Pipe & Shovels: Used by support personnel to establish cache points for safe houses and resupply, support units need on check the cache and restock it without actually interacting with guerrillas in the field to maintain security...Gardening Tools: Used for growing and store food stuffs in order to re-supply guerrilla units, especially for small scale fire-team & squad sized units/cells... Hand Saws, Axes & Shovels: Used to establish temporary or semi-permanent field fortifications for the supply, organization, command & operation of guerrilla forces...

Guerrilla Rank Structure & Network:The Guerrilla-cell is organized using different methods & below is a sample network & rank structure.

The guerrillas are often used as proxy forces by intelligence services like the CIA trained guerrillas during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan & the training of the Contras in South America.Prospect: Someone in a support role with no training and attempting to prove themselves to become trained...Trainee/Recruit: A prospect trained in a basic 3 day camp and upon completion receives the rank of soldier; with some elite recruits (1 per camp is desired) being promoted to Corporal at the end of the camp...Soldier: A guerrilla rifleman that makes up a small 5 man fire-team lead by a Corporal...Corporal: A guerrilla Jr. NCO who leads 1 of 2; 5 man fire-teams...Sergeant: A guerrilla Jr. NCO who leads a squad, made of 2 fire teams...Staff Sergeant: A guerrilla Sr. NCO who leads a platoon made of 4 squads...Lieutenant: A Jr. Officer who handles squad organization & intelligence at the squad level beside the Staff Sergeant...1st Lieutenant: A Jr. Officer who handles company organization & intelligence made up of 4 rifle platoon & 1 support platoon...Captain: An Officer who handles company command, organization & intelligence assisted by the 1st

Lieutenant...Lieutenant Commander/Colonial: A Sr. Officer who handles battalion organization & intelligence made up of 2 to 4 rifle companies and a support company...

Commander/General: A Sr, Officer who handles battalion command, organization & intelligence for a regional area...

As the guerrilla cell grows from a simple fire-team sized cell to a small network of cells started by the members of the first cells as the cells expand into larger organizations. The guerrilla cells, become company sized local militias & network into regional battalions. Recruitment should extend from willing members of the population who are unknowing prospects in support of guerrilla aims.

Ninja & the Guerrilla Network:The Ninja Organization:

• Student: Prospect period or about a 1 to 3 months before the student is awarded their white belt...• White Belt: Beginning student equal to a Recruit in rank...• Yellow Belt: Equal to a Soldier• Orange Belt: Equal to a Corporal• Green Belt: Equal to a Sergeant• Brown Belt: Equal to a Staff Sergeant• 1st Degree Black Belt (genin): Equal to a Lieutenant; equal to Commander in Guerrilla's Rank

structure• 3rd Degree Black Belt (chunin): Equal to a Lieutenant Commander• 5th Degree Black Belt (jonin): Equal to a commander• 6th Degree & above: Honorary ranks awarded for exemplary service and dedication.

Ninja-Agent: A genin who trains the guerrillas and sets up a proxy cell which later expands into a true organization...Proxy Group: A false group used to conceal the real threat; also known as a false flag operation...Ninja-Trained Guerrillas: Guerrillas trained by the genin initially...Guerrilla-Cells & Splinter Groups: Groups trained by guerrillas within the network or have broken off from the network to establish themselves independently...Terrorists: Terrorists are not guerrilla; though guerrilla tactics are used by terrorists & terrorizing the enemy is a form of guerrilla harassment. Guerrillas target enemy personnel & terrorists target civilian populations...

Guerrilla Vs Terrorist:Ninjitsu has been used by various groups and had an influence on modern intelligence work as well. It

is important to note that ninjitsu is a method or collection of methods but it is not specific to any groups. Like all methods it can be used by anyone and everyone and will be used when the merit is there or the situation dictates. As such the term “Ninja Organization” is generic meaning any group using ninjitsu...

Just as a ninja organization can be any group applying ninjitsu, the terms guerrilla & terrorist is also generic; the phrase “One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter” comes to mind. Ninjitsu may be used by national agencies, armies, terrorists or guerrillas but understanding that every cause has an effect and a ninja organization cannot benefit from effectively without willing supporters. Thus the need to develop a proxy force to serve the ninja organization's goals is present. The same proxy groups must have support to function in their own areas of operation; meaning that senseless killing and terrorism is counter-productive to the desired outcome.

Example:Ninja Organization's Goal: Safety & Security of Whole Group...Conditions for Goal: Threat of harm, harassment, crime or social turmoil low for whole community...Steps/Phases to Goal:

Step/Phase 1: Population able to defend itself as individuals & community (training & organization).Step/Phase 2: Intelligence networks established internally & externally.Step/Phase 3: External networks established to conduct operations in prevention of threats.Step/Phase 4: Establish proxy organization to confront enemy & build alliances.Step/Phase 5: Develop proxy organization into larger popular force able to achieve political results. Step/Phase 6: Security & larger defensive network for mutual defense.

Proxy Organization serves Ninja Organization Goal How:By distracting enemy from real threat and diverting resources away from Ninja Organization. Proxy organization can be developed into larger political organization with debt and alliances to ninja organization.

Proxy (Guerrilla) Organization's Goal: Safety & security for Proxy group...Conditions of Goal: Threat of harm, harassment, crime or social turmoil low for whole community...Steps/Phases to Goal:

Step/Phase 1: Development of paramilitary structure and training to develop a militant force.Step/Phase 2: Intelligence networks established to target enemy weaknesses.Step/Phase 3: Popular support gained to establish supply & networks among population.Step/Phase 4: Population able to defend itself as individuals & community; as recruitment increase size of militant forces.Step/Phase 5: Forces main military & political power to create safe & secure environment.Step/Phase 6: External networks established to conduct operations in prevention of threats.Step/Phase 7: Security & larger defensive network for mutual defense with allied organizations.

Supporters serves Goal How: Development of political reputations & formal/informal support networks for mutual aid locally and can be expanded regionally as confederation. As support for proxy group grows, ally's support also grows. As proxy groups security & prosperity increases so does Ninja Organization's security & prosperity. While it is impossible for ninja organization to have full control of proxy group it is still possible to influence proxy organization through; trade, alliances, politics & agent advisers still within proxy groups command structure.

The Reasoning of the Proxy Guerrilla Force:By not only using a proxy force to confront the enemy but also allowing the proxy force to gain

financial aid from the proxy force and the population supporting them; the ninja organization can bulk up their strength while allowing someone else to fight their battles for them. The having the best soldiers on the battlefield is pointless of the enemy is caught fighting in conflict without knowing their true enemy. This is little different then the kid in grade school who tells one kid another kid did something to watch the two kids fight it out and “beat up” the other kid without a need to actually risk getting into a fight himself.

The use of secret societies like the Cult of H'asan (The Historic Assassins), the Templar Knights, The Ninja of Feudal Japan, The Nakano Agents of WW2 & Alamo Scouts of the US Army (the forerunners of the US Special Forces) and even the modern Intelligence Community throughout the world have used Proxy armies to test the strength & skill of their enemies and even develop some cannon-fodder to wear down the enemy before the main or better skilled/equipment professional military force call more easily defeat the enemy force in combat. Once the Proxy force becomes a regular military force the defeated enemy's knowledge and skills are often assimilated and used to bulk up much of the previously proxy military force.

As the Proxy-Force becomes a legitimate military & political force the reminder of debts owed should be the basis for establishing good relations & the unknown infiltrators who helped develop the proxy-forces can be used to deplete resources and make the good relations with the ninja-organization more acceptable.

Similar events were seen among Russian-Mafia members who had KGB connections with events in the Balkans after the fall of the Soviet Union allowing Russia to retain some measures of control of the illegal activities of the former Soviet block countries & thus influence politics. As criminal bosses became military leaders and political influences Russia retained some small measure of influence on the Balkan States; economy, industry & politics.

Specialized-Guerrilla Training:Guerrilla forces need specialized units and individuals to achieve specific results on the battlefield, but

since effectively training these specialized units without the proper resources is difficult the guerrilla force must rely on those with skillsets from a variety of backgrounds; legal & illegal to achieve their aims.

Guerrilla Sniper:Guerrilla snipers need to individuals with 1) a background or natural talent for marksmanship; hunters,

competition shooters, veterans, deserters & law enforcement officers make great base experiences & 2) a willingness to assume responsibility and act alone without needing to be micro-managed. A guerrilla-sniper must be able to hit a human sized target in the head with a 2inch shot group from a prone position at 200 meters (220 yards) and able to hit a human sized target center mass with a 9inch shot group at 600 meters (660 yards). Snipers will also be used as scouts to observe and report back to guerrilla leaders the location of enemy locations and activity.

Primary targets of the sniper should be enemy NCOs and Officers & equipment such as; radios, generators, vehicles, fuel cans/tanks & fuse/breaker boxes.

Guerrilla Sapper:Guerrilla sappers have a simple job infiltrate an enemy held position and sabotage and/or assassinate

enemy officers. A Sapper needs little but key equipment; grappling-hook, bolt cutters, shovel & IEDs if possible, in Vietnam sappers would infiltrate US barracks and slit the throats of sleeping soldiers then escape under the guise of a assault or raid and/or sabotage strike.

Sappers should be chosen from the “glory hogs” who want to test their limits as most sappers have shot life expectancies in combat. Sappers need to also be intelligent enough to learn to build an IED, mix the chemicals for an explosive and not get themselves killed in the attempt.

Guerrilla Combat-Engineers:Basically anyone with a background in mining, mechanics or construction is your go-to-guy here. A

guerrilla's combat-engineer is going to be guys who will establish temporary bases, design and establish tunnel networks, construct field-expedient power and water system for these and also act as general rifle squads in defense of these positions. Combat-engineers are more of the support network used by Lieutenant's & Commanders; those a few combat-engineers at the platoon level is also fairly common in some cases as well.

Guerrilla (S&T) Support & Transportation:The support & transportation crews need to be drawn from those with a law enforcement or criminal

background of smuggling as these are the people who best know how to by-pass enemy lines and get gear and supplies past the enemy. Ideally the S&T guys just cache items and are never seen even by the guerrillas who will be accessing the cache's the S&T guerrillas are setting up.

Guerrilla (NCO) Non-Commissioned-Officer Leaders:Guerrilla NCOs must be chosen either from those who show they know how to leader & take

responsibility for not only themselves but others under their leadership or with a history of doing so; soldiers, veterans, law-enforcement and even organized criminals like high ranking gang-members. Otherwise, guerrilla must be taught in the basic training they receive the principles of leadership and share the role as leader in basic team building exercises as follow up training as a guerrilla soldier.

Leadership Development Training Drills:• Double Bind: Place the soldier in a position where stress becomes an issue for example a Staff

Sergeant may order the soldier to scrub the floor, while another sergeant demands the soldiers “mop up this mess and dry the floor.” Both become increasingly verbally abusive and somewhat physically abusive pushing, poking and screaming at the soldier. The soldier must find the obvious solution on his own; scrub half and level half dry, then dry one half and scrub the other half. More so, the soldier must do so under the stress of psychological abuse...

• Scenario Drills: Much like the scenario drills used to condition soldiers, scenario drills can also be used to condition leadership. By placing soldiers in positions of leadership and giving them missions to perform; some missions will be impossible to achieve and thus force the leader-in-training to explain why the mission was not completed even though through training their failures will be held against them; the lesson is that failure does not mean defeat but giving up or not trying does...

• Physical Training & Combatives Training: Allowing soldiers to compete & lead others in simple exercises like PT exercises and even teaching new recruits “advanced” combatives serves to get the soldiers used to leading by example and teaching by doing the hallmarks of a leader.

Leadership Principles (from the US Army):— Be tactically and technically proficient— Know yourself and seek self-improvement— Know your soldiers and look out for their welfare— Keep your soldiers informed— Set the example— Ensure the task is understood, supervised and accomplished— Train your soldiers as a team— Make sound and timely decisions— Develop a sense of responsibility in your subordinates— Employ your unit in accordance with its capabilities— Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions

Guerrilla Officer Leaders:Guerrilla Officers have to be leaders same as NCOs but must also know how to organize men to

achieve a single goal; victory... However, officers and well Sr. NCOs all have different or should have different styles of leadership;

• Jr. NCOs: Authoritative; you tell soldiers what you want done and how you want it done and time permitting why you want done this way...

• Sr. NCOs: Authoritative & Participative; you tell Jr. NCOs what you want done and how you want it done but also ask for their input in the process to find a better way to get it done. This free exchange of ideas allows Jr. NCOs to feel their chain-of-command cares what they think & builds confidence in their authority to make decisions.

• Officers: Authoritative, Participative & Delegative: Officers must say what they want done, seek advise from NCOs with direct experience in the situation at hand and trust their NCOs to get things

done; delegating responsibility to Sr. NCOs who delegate tasks to Jr. NCOs under their oversight.

These higher levels of training & leadership experience come from the ninja-organization via the ninja-agent. The basic training one would receive at this camp is secondary to that of what a ninja-agents has and does not involve the wide range of experience the ninja-agent would have. Martial arts used to train the ninja-agent are vast and varied there is no loyalty to a single style outside of styles effectiveness in a given situation & not limitation of available skills and techniques used by the ninja-organization even skills seemingly far removed from the ninjitsu syllabus such as computer hacking or manufacturing “street-drugs” have a use toward the end goal of ninja-organization; computer hacking allows for the access of information without the need for infiltrating an enemy compound & by flooding a population with cheap but powerful drugs one can degrade the population's morale.

So then a guerrilla force may use methods far removed from the basis of the methods taught by the ninja-agent or used by the ninja-organization. As such proxy-forces under intelligent & resourceful leaders can take on minds, and goals of their own threatening the end goal or plan of the ninja-organization. So a ninja -organization must monitor the other groups and cells involved to insure that a proxy-force does not become a threat to the ninja-organization.

Arming the Proxy-Force:The proxy force of guerrillas must be armed with equipment taken from the enemy; thus the original

proxy force must rely on experience drawn from a few raiding missions to acquire equipment and arms. These raiding missions to arm the proxy-forces in the beginning stages also serve to build confidence in the learned skills and to build experience in the Proxy-Forces. Arming the proxy forces is more then just aquiring firearms, explosives or soldiers but supplying food and medical supplies to those so that combat force can die in battle against an enemy rather then die of starvation.

Recommended Reading List: www.dojopress.comArmy of Shadows by Sensei Ron CollinsBlack Dragon Ninjitsu by Sensei Ron CollinsBook of the Ninja/The Ninja Training Manual by Christopher HunterSecrets of the Ninja by Ashida KimKiller Commando Techniques by Patriot PressBlack Ops by Patriot PressAnti-Terror Handbook by Sensei Ron CollinsGet Tough by Col. W. E. FairbairnNeck Breakers by The Masked MarineExecutive Security by Kato-SanAssassin: The Art & Science of Killing by AnonymousIn the Shadows: The Art of Espionage by AnonymousCloak & Dagger: A study of Modern Terrorism by AnonymousOrder of the Dagger: An Unofficial Documentary of the Assassin's Academy by Johnny Walker & AnonymousThe Prince by Nicollio MachiavelliThe Art of War by Sun TzuThe Book of 5-Rings by Myamoto Musashi