Ninja news

First, the new Ask a Ninja tells us all we need to know about the ninja convention 'KillaCon'. And as a special treat we get 'Ninja pick-up lines'; my favourite is "Sorry I had to cut off both of your boyfriend's arms. Need a hug?"



But there's more. Real words of wisdom from Grand Master Masaaki Hatsumi, the real 'last ninja': "Always be able to kill your students."

I like this part too: "Hatsumi is the only living student of the last 'fighting ninja', Toshitsugu Takamatsu, the so-called 33rd Grand Master who was a bodyguard to officials in Japanese-occupied Manchuria before World War II and fought - and won - 12 fights to the death. Legend says that during one battle, Takamatsu snatched an eyeball from a would-be Chinese bandit." I mean really, does Tarantino come up with anything on his own?

And of course, there's a Bond connection - Hatsumi was the martial arts adviser on You Only Live Twice, the classic with the ninja army.