Iga and Koka ninja skills : the secret Shinobi scrolls of Chikamatsu Shigenori ; including a commentary on Sun Tzu's 'use of spies' in the art of war

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Author's Note; Part I: The Skills of Iga and Koka; Second Part of the Scroll by Master Yorihide of Iga; Shinobi Hogyo no Maki: The Shinobi Way of Divination Scroll; Hoi no Maki: The Volume of Principles; Ingu no Maki: The Volume Concerning In Tools; Hinomaki: Volume of Fire; Kakureru Tane no Maki: Hidden Elements Scroll; Gokui Ten no Maki: The Secret Scroll of Heaven; Part II: An Iga and Koka Commentary on Sun Tzu's 'Use of Spies'; Further Teachings from Sun Tzu; For the Prosperity and Future of Koka Shinobi; Appendices; Copyright.;A retainer of our doman, Renpeido Chikamatsu Hikonoshin Shigenori, each morning washing 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. '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'. The secret manuals of the oral tradition of the Iga and Koka Ninja, feared and respected across Japan for centuries—now in paperbackThrough 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."