heretic888
02-13-2003, 05:36 PM
I came across this passage in Hatsumi-soke's 'Essence of Ninjutsu':
"These two hundred grandmasters and I have resolved with a death-defying spirit to live according to the three principles of the ninja: Kaseichikusei, Banhenfukei, and Bushinwa. Putting these three as primary principles in keeping the laws of martial arts, these men have kept alive the art for eternity." (pages 128-129)
My Japanese isn't that great, so could someone please translate what these 'three principles of the ninja' mean in English?? Thanks.
"These two hundred grandmasters and I have resolved with a death-defying spirit to live according to the three principles of the ninja: Kaseichikusei, Banhenfukei, and Bushinwa. Putting these three as primary principles in keeping the laws of martial arts, these men have kept alive the art for eternity." (pages 128-129)
My Japanese isn't that great, so could someone please translate what these 'three principles of the ninja' mean in English?? Thanks.