Iga and Koka Ninja Skills

The Secret Shinobi Scrolls of Chikamatsu Shigenori

Antony Cummins, MA, Yoshie Minami

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English

The History Press Ltd
07 July 2014

Asian history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Military history; Combat & defence skills & manuals; Combat sports & self-defence

"A retainer of our domain, Renpeido Chikamatsu Hikonoshin Shigenori, each morning washed his face and hands, dressed himself in Hakama and prayed in front of the kamidana alter ...

His prayer was thus: Please afford me success in war. He kept to this routine all through his life. Through patient and scholarly detective work, Antony Cummins and the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team have unearthed a Shinobi treasure. The 18th-century military historian Chikamatsu recorded the oral traditions of the Ninja and passed on those skills in lectures he gave at his Renpeido school of war in Owari domain during the early 1700s. Chikamatsu wrote specifically about the Shinobi of Iga and Koka, regions from which warriors were hired all over the land in the days of war. The lost scrolls are filled with unknown Shinobi teachings, skills that include infiltration, assassination, explosives, magic and commando tactics, including an in depth commentary on Sun Tzu s famous 13th chapter, The Use of Spies.

AUTHOR: Antony Cummins is the author of ""Conversations with an Assassin,"" ""The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts,"" ""To Stand on a Stone,"" and ""True Path of the Ninja."" He is a martial arts teacher and a specialist on the ninjutsu manuals of Japan, and has released several DVDs as well as working as a host in the documentary ""The Ninja: Shadow Warriors."" Yoshie Minami translated the"" Shoninki"" by Natori Masazumi, also in collaboration with Antony Cummins."

By: Antony Cummins MA, Yoshie Minami
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 431g
ISBN: 9780750956642
ISBN 10: 075095664X
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 07 July 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Antony Cummins is the author of Conversations with an Assassin, The Illustrated Guide to Viking Martial Arts, To Stand on a Stone, and True Path of the Ninja. He is a martial arts teacher and a specialist on the ninjutsu manuals of Japan, and has released several DVDs as well as working as a host in the documentary The Ninja: Shadow Warriors. Yoshie Minami translated the Shoninki by Natori Masazumi, also in collaboration with Antony Cummins.