Background
Campbell, Sid Ellis was born on September 29, 1944 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of John Selwyn and Audress Magnolia (Langston) Campbell.
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The ninja warrior clans of feudal Japan were renowned for their vast arsenals of exotic weapons. Whether on a mission of espionage, assassination or open warfare, shinobi operatives had a number of devastating and deviously lethal devices they could call upon to elude, silence, wound or kill an enemy. Here noted martial artist Sid Campbell details the development, training and use of ninja sickles, staffs and canes, polearms, grapnels, maces, spikes, swords, weighted chains, cleated weaponry and firearms. He also takes a close look at the four types of weapons the ninja used so effectively to enhance their reputation as elusive, unpredictable and even supernatural warriors: invisible, clawed, air-propelled and pyrotechnic. This book is required reading for anyone interested in ninjutsu, martial arts weaponry, ancient Japanese history or improvised weapons in general.
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Campbell, Sid Ellis was born on September 29, 1944 in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Son of John Selwyn and Audress Magnolia (Langston) Campbell.
Student, University Maryland, Okinawa. Student, Alameda College. Student, Contra Costa College.
Student, Ryukyu University, Japan.
Chief instructor, Sid Campbell's Shorin-Ryu Karate Studios, Oakland, California, since 1966;
president, Gong Prodns. International, Oakland, California, since 1972;
president, Movie Media Corporation, Oakland, California, 1972-1984;
president, Tonfa Police Baton Academy, Oakland, California, since 1980. Director Pathways to the Orient Sports Academy, 1991-1992, Tao of the Fist Fraternity, since 1990.
Director, founder Coliseum Martial Arts Expo, since 1980. Choreographer action sequences for television and motion pictures including: Yellow Faced Tiger, Death Machines, Weapons of Death, Shadow Fight. Creative director Trac Prodns.
Member of advisory board Martial Arts Network. Board dirs.Chop television. Creator, co-founder Kobudo Warrier Gear, 1996.
Co-founder Islands Holding Company, 1966.
(The ninja warrior clans of feudal Japan were renowned for...)
(The ninja warrior clans of feudal Japan were renowned for...)
With United States Navy, 1962-1966. Member of the United States Police Defense Tactics Association (national advisor since 1984), United States Shorin-Ryu Karate Association (Vice-President 1976-1985), World Okinawan Shorin-Ryu Karate-Doand Kobudo Association (8th degree Black Belt), International Congress Oriental Medicine and Martial Arts (board advisors).
Married Leonor Cantu (divorced 1972). 1 child, Kimberlee Dawn Marie.