Lin Kuei

**VikingPower** · Posted On: 8/19/2005 2:18pm

Haha Lung = Ashida Kim. The Lin Kuei idea is bullshit, as is whatever other name Ashida/Haha called it.

**JKDChick** · Posted On: 8/19/2005 2:32pm

Okay. For reference "documentaries" included on promotional DVD's, video games and any other such material ARE PROBABLY BULLSHIT. Citing them as a source MARKS YOU AS A FUCKING MORON.

***JohnnyCache*** · Posted On: 8/19/2005 2:36pm

I don't know. The one on the Halo 2 DVD about how the Master Chief was based on an ancient gladiator named Masterus Cheifus was pretty cool.

(If that was too dry for you - yes, I'm kidding)

**daGorilla** · Posted On: 8/19/2005 3:02pm

Originally Posted by Koto_Ryu

Haha Lung = Ashida Kim. The Lin Kuei idea is bullshit, as is whatever other name Ashida/Haha called it.

An interesting interview with Haha Lung:

http://www.loompanics.com/cgi-local/...html?E+scstore

I don't think he's Kim, but it's hard to tell exactly WHAT he is.

-daGorilla

**VikingPower** · Posted On: 8/19/2005 3:34pm

Originally Posted by daGorilla

An interesting interview with Haha Lung:

http://www.loompanics.com/cgi-local/...html?E+scstore

I don't think he's Kim, but it's hard to tell exactly WHAT he is.

-daGorilla

Check out some of the books he's written down below.

3/00 Shadowhand: The History and Secrets of Ninja Taisavaki by Dr. Haha Lung, and Christopher B. Prowant. (Paladin Press) Reveals physical and psychological tactics and techniques of the Ninja's “Art of Avoidance”.

6/01 Black Science: Ancient and Modern Techniques of Ninja Mind Manipulation by Dr. Haha Lung and C.B. Prowant. (Paladin Press) Describes tactics and techniques ancient and modern “mind-slayers” use to get inside your head and how you can turn those tactics to your advantage.

Coincidence that Ashida also spells it "taisavaki" and not by its proper name? Also he co-wrote those with Christopher B. Prowant. Checked out on http://www.copyright.gov, you find out it's another psuedonym.

1. Registration Number: TX-5-773-500
Title: Theatre of hell : Dr. Lung's complete guide to torture / by Haha Lung & Christopher B. Prowant.
Imprint: Port Townsend, WA : Loompanics Unlimited, c2003.
Description: 187 p.
Claimant: Loopanics, Unlimited
Created: 2003

Haha Lung is also registered as a psuedonym. No real conclusive evidence, but plenty for me to form a hypothesis that they're one and the same. The writing styles are extremely similar as well.

**MEGA JESUS-SAMA** · Posted On: 8/19/2005 3:46pm

Originally Posted by KayDeePee

Looks like the MK team puts as much time and effort researching backgrounds as they do making their games.

MEGA JESUS-SAN bestows +1 to your awesomeness. Would you like to distribute stat points now?

Okay. For reference "documentaries" included on promotional DVD's, video games and any other such material ARE PROBABLY BULLSHIT. Citing them as a source MARKS YOU AS A FUCKING MORON.

But, Dynasty Warriors has an entire section devoted to the histories of the characters! You're telling me all the Chinese history I learned from it is wrong?

**Zid** · Posted On: 8/19/2005 9:37pm

Originally Posted by Koto_Ryu

Check out some of the books he's written down below.

[qupte]3/00 Shadowhand: The History and Secrets of Ninja Taisavaki by Dr. Haha Lung, and Christopher B. Prowant. (Paladin Press) Reveals physical and psychological tactics and techniques of the Ninja's “Art of Avoidance”.

6/01 Black Science: Ancient and Modern Techniques of Ninja Mind Manipulation by Dr. Haha Lung and C.B. Prowant. (Paladin Press) Describes tactics and techniques ancient and modern “mind-slayers” use to get inside your head and how you can turn those tactics to your advantage.

This is EXACTLY why I believe Haha Lung(fucking stupid name BTW) and Ashida Kim are the same person. The books he writes have the same cheesy content.

And there's also this one dude called "Dirk Skinner" which I've had the pleasure to view his book "Street Ninja" at Borders but this one had a peculiar style(It featured cartoonish illustrations and retarded RBSD crap). It's funny **** actually:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...glance&s=books

But it kinda makes me wonder if AK wrote all these books under different aliases or if there were actually a group of weirdoes back in the 80s who were inspired by Kim's bullshit.

And I heard about the whole Lin Kuei **** from some 80s ninja mag my crazy ninja wannabe friend borrowed to me.

**VikingPower** · Posted On: 8/19/2005 11:45pm

Dirk Skinner is actually another pseudonym.

http://www.loc.gov/cgi-bin/formproce...right/locis.pl

Registration Number: TX-4-028-225
Title: Street Ninja : ancient secrets for today's mean streets / written and illustrated by Dirk Skinner [pseud.]
Imprint: New York : Barricade Books, c1995.
Description: 254 p.
Claimant: acRalf Dean Omar (acDirk Skinner , pseud.
Created: 1995

Published: 3Mar95

Registered: 27Apr95

Special Codes: 1/B/L//A

Now check out the link provided by daGorilla and you find a bit of revealing information near the bottom about Haha Lung:

http://www.loompanics.com/cgi-local/...html?E+scstore

2/95 Street Ninja: Ancient Secrets for Mastering Today's Mean Streets written as Dirk Skinner. (Barricade Books) How to apply ancient techniques of ninjutsu in today's world.

**GarageJudokaSS** · Posted On: 8/20/2005 11:26pm

The last MK game was okay. Kinda weird playing as the blind guy that has "Judo" as one of his styles. Shitload of high kicks and punches, two throws, no subs.