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Stephen K. Hayes

1 Mar 2014

To hood, or not to hood?

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 5 - Art and Advertising, 6 - History and Martial Arts | 4

The book, and later film, of the James Bond adventure You Only Live Twice was essentially the West’s introdcution to ninja, and a few widely scattered episodes of American television series like Kung-Fu, Baretta and Quincy notwithstanding, the next major step … Continued

Shogun, Stephen K. Hayes, vintage magazines
2 Mar 2011

E-debate rages on notorious ‘Ninja-To’

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 6 - History and Martial Arts | 0

Martial arts are a lot like religion – you can’t have a discussion, it’s an argument. You can’t have an opinion, you take sides. And just like religions draw lines in the sand over buildings, relics and figures, so too has the ninjutsu community … Continued

Masaaki Hatsumi, Ninja-To, Stephen K. Hayes, vintage magazines
2 Apr 2010

Awesome resource for MA mags!

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 2 - Books and Manga, 6 - History and Martial Arts | 0

Check out this impressively thorough archive of martial arts magazine covers and topics going back 50 years: Vintage Martial Arts Magazines When the titles and decades are laid out like this, you can really see the trends and transitions of … Continued

Kosugi, Stephen K. Hayes, vintage magazines

Welcome to VINTAGE NINJA — dedicated to old ninja media from Japan’s 60s boom to the 80s American exploitation craze, and beyond — with a ton of ninja movies, vintage toys, comics, and sharp pointy stuff thrown in for good measure.

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