{"id":36117,"date":"2023-04-02T12:21:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T17:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=36117"},"modified":"2023-04-02T14:45:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T19:45:37","slug":"how-to-walk-like-a-ninja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/manly-know-how\/how-to-walk-like-a-ninja\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Walk Like a Ninja"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-175868\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SOTW-Ninja-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SOTW-Ninja-2.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SOTW-Ninja-2-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SOTW-Ninja-2-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your manly know-how week by week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Of all the ninjas skills, being able to walk silently through the night is arguably the most useful for the modern man. Even if you don&#8217;t need to call upon it to stealthily assassinate your archenemy, it will allow to check on your sleeping children without waking them or steal cookies from a coworker.<\/p>\n<p><em>Inspired by&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008SM2UQY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B008SM2UQY&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=stucosuccess-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Secrets of the Ninja<\/a><em>&nbsp;by Ashida Kim. I stumbled upon this book back when I was in middle school. 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