Monkey Steals the Peach

1. Roger
   July 22nd, 2007 at 1:21 am

   OMG! I remember seeing that in some ninja book as a kid! I've been joking about that for years...finally I have the proof, it's real!

2. Jess
   July 22nd, 2007 at 2:32 am

   I think I actually *own* the book this is from?

   http://www.amazon.com/Mystic-Arts-Ninja-Stephen-Hayes/dp/0809253437

3. George
   July 22nd, 2007 at 4:29 am

   "Dude-grabs-other-guy's-balls-in-fight"

4. crypto
   July 22nd, 2007 at 6:54 am

   "I think I actually *own* the book this is from?

   http://www.amazon.com/Mystic-Arts-Ninja-Stephen-Hayes/dp/0809253437"

   No, this is definitely not the work of Stephen Hayes. Hayes is a legitimate Ninjutsu instructor. This is from one of Ashida Kim's books. I think it's from his "Ninja Hands of Death" book. I'm not 100% certain of this though. For those who don't know Ashida Kim is one of the biggest martial arts frauds in existence. His books are pure fiction. You do get a good laugh from the odd segment though. I must admit to laughing at the 'monkey steals the peach' when I first saw it.

5. Jake D.
   July 22nd, 2007 at 11:58 am

   Bad Monkey! No steal peaches!

6. Juan Goldberg
   July 22nd, 2007 at 2:51 pm

   My ninja roommate confirms that this is from one of the "shitty kim" books. We have been making "monkey steals peach" jokes for quite a while now, and even have the cat practicing a fairly accurate strike. We call that "kitty steals leechee", though.

7. Brisance
   July 22nd, 2007 at 10:32 pm

   The name of the "technique" is actually derived from some cheesy HK martial arts films from at least the 70s. In real life it is easily deflected with a inward knee rotation.

8. Brisance
   July 22nd, 2007 at 10:33 pm

   The name of the "technique" is actually derived from some cheesy HK martial arts films from at least the 70s. In real life it is easily countered with a inward knee rotation.

9. Ali S.
   July 23rd, 2007 at 1:24 am

   Monkey steals what now?...Oh Good God!

10. zoomboy
    July 23rd, 2007 at 8:19 am

    heh funny thing is, there is a bonus song on guitar hero I by a band named monkey steals the peach .

11. Alex
    July 28th, 2007 at 7:15 am

    HEY! I actually owned the Stephen Hayes book as a kid! Used to think I'd grow up to be a ninja and all that. Now I just blog for fun - how sad.... BRB, must steal some peaches...

12. Other Steve
    May 1st, 2009 at 8:08 am

    Actually, this particular slide is from this little gem from the 70's / 80's:

    World's Deadliest Fighting Secrets

    http://www.amazon.com/Worlds-Deadliest-Fighting-Secrets-Count/dp/B000P GE2AI

    Authored by this guy:

    http://www.theblackdragonfightingsociety.com/home.html

    The technique did appear in Ashida Kim’s book, Ninja Hands of Death

    http://fliiby.com/file/41521/le14p4oyag.html

    It appears on page 13. On page 3, he credits the technique to the BDFS.

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