Contents Introduction 1 Part One Chapter One: The Brotherhood of the Blood-Lickers 7 Chapter 'IWo: Grand Masters and Grand Schemes 23 Chapter Three: Ploys and Power Plays 33 Chapter Four: The Evolution of the Assassins: From Freebooters and Freemasons to Modern-Day Terrorists 47 Part Two Chapter Five: Fist and Fire 57 Chapter Six: Janna: Assassin Unarmed Combat 81 Chapter Seven: Assassin Blade Techniques and Strategy 89 Chapter Eight: Movement Patterns 101 Chapter Nine: Targeting and Anatomy 107 Chapter Ten: Knife Attack Techniques 123 Chapter Eleven: Janna Self-Defense Awareness 139 Chapter 'IWelve: The Old Ways 171 Glossary 181 Bibliography