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PREFACE....・H ・-…・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・.010

川THAT15 N1NPO? 01. NINPO AND NINJUTSU.....・H ・-…H ・H ・-… H ・H ・・… H ・H ・...・H ・.....・H ・..0ロ

02. THE NAME NINJA・H ・-・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・013

03. TRAITS OF THE NINJA・H ・.....・H ・...・H ・...・H ・H ・H ・...・ H ・-…....・H ・...・H ・016

04. NINJA SPIRIT...……H ・H ・-…H ・H ・-…..・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・引7

05. THE 36 NINPO ESSENTIALS .…・…H ・H ・......・....・H ・-…......・H ・..019

N1NPO PH1L050PHY 01. SPIRITUAL REFINE九tiENT・...・H ・....・H ・...・H ・.....・H ・...・H ・...・H ・-…024

A. GOD'S HEART， GOD'S EYES………...・ H ・H ・H ・-……・・ ・…… ……・ …・ ・・ …・一…H ・H ・..024

B. CODE OF CONDUCT ...........…-…-…・……ー …・……...・H ・H ・H ・..........・...………026

C. MARTIAL ARTS VIRTUE.. …・・…・ …… ・・ H ・H ・-・…....・H ・.....・H ・.....・H ・......・ H ・..…・…・027

D. SPIRITUAL CONCENTRATION ...・H ・..……………………………………・…….....・H ・..029

E. PRESERVATION OF SPIRITUAL HEALTH・H ・H ・H ・H ・.....・H ・..……...・ H ・H ・H ・..……・030

F. THE POWERFUL LIGHT OF WISDOM .……………………………………………032

02. HEART AND SPIRIT・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・.033

A. INDOMITABLE SPIRIT…一・…一…・・・…・…...…-……….....・H ・..…-……ー………033

B. EXlSTING AND NOT EXlSTING … … … ー…………ー … ...・H ・H ・H ・..……・・………034

C. TRUTH AND DECEPTION …… 一…… … -……・ … ・…一 ……一 …・ …・ … … ・…・・035D. FORTUNE AND DESTINY…………..……H ・H ・.......・H ・......・ H ・-一………………・……036

E. RELIGION AND MARTlAL ARTS …・・ …・-…………一 … ……・……………………… 037

F. DISTANCING AND THE IMMOVABLE HEART……・……・……………..........… 038

G. PURPOSE AND GOALS IN LIFE............… …・…一一… …・…・……・・・……・・039

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NINPO HISTOaピ01. THE LEGENDARY HISTORY OF NINPO…H ・H ・-…H ・H ・'042

A. HEAVEN'S CAVE AND NJNPO・H ・H ・...・H ・..………………………………...・H ・..…...・H ・.042B.E恥1PERORJINMUAND NINPO...………………...・H ・..…...・H ・..…-… ………一-・・ 043a. EMPERORJINMU AND YATA NO KARASU .……・・…H ・H ・..…........................… ・・ 043 b. E九1PERORJINMUAND N!NJA... ……ー・...."..………...・ H ・......・H ・-…...・H ・........…044

C. YAMATO TAKERU NO MIKOTO AND NINPO ....…………リ…ー……・… .....046D. RYU]U BOSATSU AND NINPO … …… … ・・… … … .....・H ・-…H ・H ・...…… H ・H ・..…・046E. ]OFUKU AND NINPO....・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・048

02. NINPO IN THE NARA PERJOO....… H ・H ・-…H ・H ・....・H ・...・H ・...・H ・-…050

A. SHOTOKU TAISHI AND THE NINJA........……・・...・H ・-…-………… 一-・ ……... ・・050B.E恥1PERORTENMU AND THE NINJA...…………...・H ・......・H ・H ・H ・..………....……051C. SONSHI AND NINPO.....…………・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・052D. SHUGENDO AND NINPO・…..........・.....…-…....・H ・-…...・H ・....…...・H ・..……・…053

03. NINPO IN THE HEIAN AND KAル¥AKURAPERIOO'"・H ・.056A. MINAMOTO NO YOSHITSUNE AND NINPO・u ・-………ー…………………………056

04. NINPO ou則 NGTHE NORTH AND SOUTH DYNASTY PERJOO....・H ・..061

A. KUSUNOKl MAS八SHIGEAND NINPO・……….....・H ・-………………………・……・061

05. NINPO ou則 NGTHE V¥礼RRINGPERIOO....・・H ・H ・....・H ・...・H ・.065

A. TAKEDA SHINGEN AND NINPO・…・・・ ・・ … ・-一………・……-・一……一 ....065

06. IGA KOGAAND NINPO・....・....・H ・-…H ・H ・...……H ・H ・-…H ・H ・..…・・067

A. PROLOGUE………...・ H ・-…....・H ・..……・・……・………・…・…・…………………………………・・067B. HISTORY OF IGA RYU NINPO ........................................................................068

C. HISTORY OF KOGA RYU NINPO ・・ー・・・・……・・・ ー ・……………… ………・…071

07. NINPO ou則 NGTHE AZUCHI MOMOYAMA ANOTHE EDO PERIOO.....・H ・-…H ・H ・.....・H ・.....・H ・-…H ・H ・...・H ・H ・H ・.074

A. TOKUGAWA IEYASU AND THE NINJA.……………・・…………-…・・....・H ・....074

08. NINPO SlNCE THE MEIJI ERA"……H ・H ・...……H ・H ・...・H ・..…H ・H ・-…079

A. NINPO LINEAGE TO THE PRESENT DAY…....・H ・....・ H ・-……・………………H ・H ・.079

PART IV

NINPO TECHNIQllES 01. NINPO TAIJUTSU ..................................................................084

FENSE TEC卜INIQυESl

A. HOKO-]UTSU， SENKO-]UTSU AND HICHO-]UTSU…・ 4INIQυES)

B. TAIHEN-]UTSU......・H ・H ・..……・… ・・・… …・・・………・… ・……………・・一一 一……ー087MENT TECHNIQυESl

B-1. MUTO-DO則 (DISA則叶JNGTECHNJQUES)……

B-2. TAI-GAESHI (ESCAPE TECHNIQUES)……・.. . . . . . . . . . . . • .

C. ] U-TAI]UTSU ..…・…・ー・ ・・・ ........................………-……一…...・…・ …・…一一 .099(GRAPPLING TEC卜INIQυESl

D.DAKEN-TAI]UTSU……ー… .......…...........………………………………・・・・……ー105(STRIIくINGTECHNIQυES)

E. KOSSHI-]UTSU AND KOPPO-]UTSU ......…-…………-…………・……一 …一一11 1 CI-INIQνES)

02. BO-TUTSU ........・H ・....・H ・-…H ・H ・....・H ・-…H ・H ・-…...・H ・...・ H ・....・H ・-…....・ H ・.117(STAFF TEC卜INIQυES)

A. HANBO-]UTSU…・……・………… ……….....・H ・-…・・…....・ H ・....……....・H ・..一………117(HALF STAFF TEC卜INIQ1JESl

B. ]O-]UTSU ...・H ・.....・ H ・H ・H ・..…・………………・……………………………………………………122(TI-I REE QυARTER STAFF TECI-INIQl)ESJ

C. ROKUSHAKU BO-]UTSU.…・……・………・・………………………………………H ・H ・......128(FULL STAFF TECI-INIQ1JES)

03. KENPO / BlKEN-TUTSU....・H ・....・ H ・H ・H ・...・H ・..，…H ・H ・-…...・ H ・-…133(SWORD TEC卜INIQνES)

A. TANTO-]UTSU............................................................................・H ・.........…・・・…134(DAGGER TECI-INIQυES)

B. KODACHI-]UTSU...……・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・138(SI-IORT SWORD TECHNIQl)ES)

C. DAITO-]UTSU … ........・ H ・.....・ H ・...…...・H ・-………………・・H ・H ・-…… H ・H ・-……ー……142(SWORD TECI-INIQνES)

D. NITO-]UTSU......………・……・…............・H ・....・…H ・H ・..........・ H ・...・H ・.....・H ・-… H ・H ・...145<TWO SWORD TECHNIQνES)

E. NIN]A TO-]UTSU…・・・・・・ ・..........……・-… ……......・ H ・H ・H ・..………...・ H ・-一……・ 149(NINJA SWORD TECHNIQl)ES)

F. TACHI-]UTSU………………・・……....・ H ・....….....・ H ・...…・・…....・ H ・.........・ H ・.....・ H ・...・H ・153(LONG SWORD TEC卜INIQ¥)ES)

04. TESSEN-JUTSU AND ]UTTE-]UTSU ........・ H ・-…....・ H ・....・H ・..157

A. TESSEN-]UTSU……...・ H ・.....・H ・-・ ……...・ H ・..…… 一…・……………………………・.....157(IRON FAN TECHNIQ1JES)

B. ]UTTE-]UTSU .…………・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ・…・…-…… 一161(TRUNC卜IGONTECHNIQυES)

05. SHUKO-JUTSU ...........................................................................165 (HAND CLAW TECHNIQυES)

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06.ねJSARIGAMA-JUTSU............................................................169 (SICKLE AND CHAIN TEC卜INICtUESl

07. SO-JUTSU .…..................................................................................17乃3 (srEAR. TECHNIQUESl

08. NAGINATA-JUTSU AND BISENTO-JUTSU....…H ・H ・...…177A. NAGINATA-]UTSU ..................................・H ・-……・・……・…・・・ … … 一・…・ ………・177

(HALBER.D TECHNIQUESl

B. BISENTO-]UTSU......…………………………………・……一一…-・・………………・・........182(BATTLE FIELD HALsER.D TECHNIQυES)

09. KYU-JUTSU AND KISHA-JUTSU....・H ・....・ H ・-…....・ H ・-…...・ H ・..186

A. KYU-]UTSU ...…....・ H ・...・・・・・・・…・ ..................……・…・........………………… 一.186(Alミ仁卜IER.YTECHNIQUESl

B. }くlSHA-]UTSU......…………-……....・H ・-一 ……・-…-一一…一………・・……………187(HOR.SEBACK ARCHERY TEC卜INIQlJESl

10. SHURIKEN-JUTSU.....・H ・-… H ・H ・................................................188(卜IANDT卜IROWNBLADE TEC卜INIQυES)

11. HOBA限J-JUTSUAND NA¥t¥仇NUKE-JUTSU...・H ・...・H ・'190

A. HOBAKU-]UTSU .…・・・…・・ ・・…...............……………・…・・…・……一 -…………190(RESTR.AINING TECHNIQlJES)

B. NAWANUKE-jUTSU .一…-・・・………・……-…....・ H ・..…・・……………...・ H ・......…....192(BOUND ESCAPE TECHNIQlJES)

12. KIAI-JUTSU ........................................・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・仰

(POWER YELLING TEC卜INIQUES)

13.ねJJIKIRI:JUMON， KETSUIN AND GOFU......・H ・H ・H ・"'194

A. jUMON AND KETSUIN……………………………・…一 ・…・・・…ー…...・H ・..…・・・…194(INCANTATIONS AND FINGER ENTWININGl

B. GOFU……..，・H ・-…………… ………………………・-…………………………...・H ・..………..197(TALlSMANS)

14. AIZU ANDANGO TUTSU....・H ・.....・ H ・… H ・H ・....・ H ・...・H ・....・ H ・...・ H ・199(SIGNALLlNG TECHNIQlJES)

15. HO-TUTSU ..…・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ヨ02(ILLUSrON TEC卜INIQυES)

16. SHINOBI SHOZO限 J............................................................ヨ似(NINJA EQυIPMENT)

A. SHINOBI-GI…・・……...・H ・...………・ ………………………・……………........・-……・204(NINJA UNIFOR.M)

B. SHINOBI-KATANA ……………・…・・…………・・…………....・H ・.....・H ・-……一… …………206 (THE NINJA SWORD)

C. SHINOBI-則KUGU....……・・…・…........… …… …………一・……・…………・…… ....207(SIX sASIC Nl卜JJATOOLS)

17. NINKI AND NINGU …H ・H ・-… H ・H ・-・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ヨ09(NINJA TOOLS AND WEArONSl

A. TOKI....… ・・・……・……・……・…・………・…・.......・H ・...………...・……….......……・・・ ・・ .209 (CLIMING TOOLS)

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B. KAIKI.………………・・……………・...........・...........…...... … -…一 ……・ー ………… ……..211 (BREAKING八NOENTERING TOOLSI

c. sunくi……………………….........・H ・-…… ・・・ ・……-…...・-….....・-………...・H ・・・・・・212山VATERTOOLSI

D. KAKI………………………………・…...・H ・...… ・・・…...…....・...・....…-・・......…-…… 一一213(FIRE TO OLSI

E. KAKUSHl BUKI……….....・H ・-…H ・H ・...… ・・-…-一…・……......…-…..……………215(CONCEALEO WEAPONS)

18. NINJA-SHOね]AND NIN-YAKU ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・218

A. NIN]A-SHOKU......…・・・…………………………...・ H ・..……… ……………・・・・・ ・H ・H ・..…・.218(NINJA FOOOS)

B. NIN-YAKU…一一・……・……・・・ ・…・….... ・..… …………………一………………・ .219(NINJA MEDECINES)

19. NINTA YASHIKI........................................・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・辺2(NINIA卜10USES)

20. HENSO-JUTSU…H ・H ・-… H ・H ・-… H ・H ・...............................................辺223m-tE ART 01' OESGUISEI

21. ONGYO寸UTSU.......…・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ヨ26IDISAPPEARING TEC卜INIQνE51

A. GOTON SANTON NO HO (THE 30 METHODS)....・H ・......・…-………一一 .226

B. OMOTE GOTON NO HO (THE TEN EARTH METHODS)…一 ……………ー227

C.U札久 GOTONNO HO (THE TEN HUMAN METHODS)…………………H ・H ・.230

D. TENTON JUPPO (THE TEN HEAVEN METHODS)・H ・H ・...…ー……..，・H ・.......232

22. TENMON AND CHIMON …H ・H ・-… H ・H ・-… H ・H ・......・ H ・....・ H ・-…・・234

A. TENMON (THE GATE OF HEAVEN)…H ・H ・..…...……・…・…・-……...・ H ・..……・234

B. CHIMON (THE GATE OF EARTH)・・・ …-…………… ....・H ・.....・ H ・-……………..236

23. GUNRYAKU HEIHO.....・H ・...…・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・沼8(STRATEGICS)

OTHERS ACKNOWlEDGE九任NTS…H ・H ・...…… H ・H ・..…・・・ H ・H ・...・ H ・...・ H ・....・ H ・.242

GLOSSARY…・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ヨ43

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..…… H ・H ・-… H ・H ・.....・ H ・...・ H ・....・ H ・-… H ・H ・-… H ・H ・-…...・ H ・'248

THE DISTRICTS， PROVINCES AND PREFECTURES OF 同州 249

THE GENEALOGY NINPO九仏RTL久lARTS.....・H ・-… H ・H ・...252

ABOUT THE AUTHOR..…… H ・H ・-・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・笥5

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PREFACE

Already thirry-six years have passed since 1 first walked through the gates of the martial arts. Throughout this time， 1 have tried ro stlldy and train in both the Illartial

arrs and spiritllal world. As a result 1 have found a pllrpose and miSSlOn in life as a hllman being and martial artist. This purpose and mission is ro teach， with the Illartial

art of Ninpo， the meaning of true self-defense of the body and heart ro the people of the world.

The three forms of defense 1 hope you can master are the defとnseof the body， the defense of the heart， and last the defense of God. Lead a harmoniolls life with the body

and heart using these three forms of defense， and haplコinesswill not elllde yOll.

1 have tried ro explain in this book exacdy what the secrets of Ninpo are， inclllding the philosophy， history and techniqlles， because at present Ninpo is not correcrly undersrood. 1 have compiled this book to serve as a guide ro those who wish to learn 'Ninpo Bugei必法武芸，Please note that all the japanese names are written in the

japanese way (i.e. family name first， then given name).

Mrs. Tane Takamatsu， wife of the late ̂ 伽'1'0grandmaster Toshitsugu Takamatsu Sensei， for wholll 1 have deep respect， has sent me the following letter of encouragement:

“1 have just found Ollt you are in the process of writing a book on the martial art of Ninpo despite being very busy. 1 await the completion of this book frolll the depths of my heart. 1 truly believe my husband wOllld also be very glad. Please follow my late husband forever and develop the“Marrial Wind". 1 pray that you look ro the eastern skies. Tane Takamatsu."

It is ro the late Takamatsu Sensei and all other Ninpo ancesrors who kept the spirit of Ninpo throughout their lives， that 1 dedicate this book

Mrs. Tane Takamatsu and I (She died on 4th Februory 1991.)

4th Ocrober 1992

Shoto Tanεγnu祇

NINPO SECRETS NINPO PHILOSOPHY. HISTORY AND TECHNIQlJES

PART 1

WHAT IS NINPO?

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01. NINPO (忍法)

AND NINJUTSU(忍術)

Though rhe rerm Ninpo has been in use since World War 1I mosr people only recognize

rhe art uf rhe Ninja (忍者)rhrough rhe rerm Nuクutsu.For rhese people rhere is only a

slighr or insignificam difference・Therwo rerms， Ninpo and Ninjutsu， are vasrly di仔erenr

and rhe disrincrion should be made clear for imeresred persons

The names of many marrial arrs include rhe characrer or ideogram Do (道)which means

way; however， when referring (0 Ninpo， Do is nm used. 1nsread Ho (法)(read asアb'insOllle

combinarions) is used. Ho is frequenrly found in rhe names of religions， as in Buppo (仏法)， rranslared as 'Law of Buddha'， wirh rhe lireral meaning 'erernal rrurh'. Ninpo uses Ho because rhis marrial arr has deep religious significance. Ninpo succeeded in cOll1bining rwo parrs: marrial arrs (Bumon) and religion (Shumon). As an analogy considers Bumon as a

righ r hand and Shumon as a lefr hand; possessing 1コorhof rhem provides a balanced body.

This is comparable (0 rhe blending of rhe masculine force泌 (Yang)and rhe fell1inine force

1n (Yin) in Chinese philosophy for a balanced universe.

The rerll1s jutsu， Do and Ho have differell( meanings， besr unders(Ood by ill1agining a

1l10ull(ain. ln rhis comem an explanarion of a rechnique for clill1bing rhe mounrain is

jutsu. The range of available roures， froll1 pleasurable (0 di日culr，leading (0 rhe moull(ain's

sumlllir is 'Do'. Do is nor exclusive for ll1arrial am， bur also applies (0 such acriviries as

dancing， music and paiI1(ing. The ll1anial ans rhar use rhe rerll1 '00' reach ways (0 reach

rhe summir of rhe Illoumain. 1r is rare ro find rhose who have succeeded in reaching rhar

goal， and once rhey have arrived， where else can rhey go? Ho is rhe cloud floaring in rhe

sky above rhe same 1l10untain.八finpopracririoners ride on rhis cloud， enjoy pleasurable

rimes wirh narure and live on forever. The Chinese characrer for Ho (法)is made up of rwo

radica1s. The日rsrSanzui ( 1)， ll1eans warer and rhe second Saru (去)means going forrh.

Purring rhem (Ogerher lirerally resulrs in ζwarer going forrh'， bLl( ar a deeper level implies

rhe warer cycle. From rhe clouds above， rain falls on rhe mouI1(ain and rravels down in(O

rhe valJey becoming a srream. This srrealll combines wirh orher srreams becoming a river， evenrually flowing (0 rhe sea. There， rhe warer rises (Owards heav引 1and becomes a cloud

once more.

This is rhe erernal law of rhe warer cycle rhar is meall( by Ho. 1n rhe anciem Sanskrir

language of lndia， Ho meaI1(‘Daruma'. lr is in lndia rhar rhe famous personificarion of rhe

erernal rrurh， Daruma， exisrs.

The enlighrened warrior (Shinobi) will nor be comenr wirh jusr a way (Do). His goal is (0

undersrand rhe erernal rrLl(h， (0 live wirhin na(LIral laws， and (0 fully develop marrial

rechniques. By maimallling rhe spirir of enlighrenmell(， a prawnoner can build up as

perfecr a sociery as possible. 1n conclusion， rhis marrial arr should nor be called 'Nindo' or

'Ninjutsu; 1コurinsread irs spirirually significaI1( name， 'Ninpo' should be used. This ancienr marrial arr， like rhe rain of rhe warer cycle remains f代shand in morion.

“If rhe hearr's eye com prehends， and one carches rhe mysric sword， one can comrol ir like heaven."

02. THE NAME NINJA

ANaザais a master of stealth and disguise: Shinobi in japanese. During the Asuね period(う92-710)Shotoku Taishi， a great historical figure for the propagation of Buddhism in ]apan， came up with this term.、Whentranslated， Shinobi (志能使)means an expert in the field of information gathering: Shi (志)meaning a doer， No (能)meaning an expert，βi (便)meaning information. From this source the term 'Ninja' evolved， bur the hisrorical amecedems go back cenruries to an origin in China. In the following accoum， the ]apanese reading of ideograms will be仏'sr，followed by rhe Chinese reading in paremheses.

From 2，300 B.C.， rhrough rhe reigning periods of Emperors FuHi (乃tJhi)，Shinno (Shen Nong)， and Kotei (Hua噌 Di)continuing rhro時 hthe reign of Emperor Ken-en-Tei (Shen Wuen Tei) around 1，900 B.C. to China's Spring and Aurumn War from 722 to 481 B.C.， Ninja were known as Kan (Chen間).The Chinese book of srrategy， Sonshi， refers ro rhe use of Kan， calling rhese agems the mosr imporrant part of an army. The li日 ralmeaning of Kan is 'gap'， as in a gap berween rwo sliding screens through which venrilation rakes place. Consider a command given to an agem ro observe， through a gap berween rwo screens， the enemy preparing his plans. If rhe agent actLlally emers and steals rhe plans rhen rhe agem has applied this definition.

Kan also has the nuance of 'berween'， as in the space berween rwo objects. An appli-cation of this involves rhe separation or division of people. Examples include crearing a rifr berween a commander and his officers so a division takes place. ln action against rwo allied provinces， one of the allies would be attacked while rhe orher would be senr false i nformation testi fyi時 thateverything was peaceful. No support would arrive for the besieged province rendering the alliance useless. For protection againsr this kind of misinform且tionmost monarchs and government officials ignored officers who spoke out， for fear they were Kan. Skepticism developed as a form of securiry.

In the last chapter of Sonshi a reference ro Kan states:“If one is nor an intelligent leader， one cannot use an agent imelligenrly. lf one is inhumane and a mere leader， one cannor use a Kan. If one is not a subtle leader， one cannor judge the tr山 hfulnessof a Kan." In the same chapter Kan are compared to rhe sun shining through an entrance. This is a literal interpretation of the Chinese ideograms or characters. The characrer for gate (門)is combined wirh rhar of sun (白)ro read as Kan (間).Just as sunshine印tersthrough a crack in rhe wall， so must the agent garhering imelligence. This same principle is expressed in a Nilψo poem:

“If there is a village on which the moon shines， for a person who wishes to see ir， ir is rhere.η

This verse implies rhat if you have true intentions， you will find a way， even if it is deep inro enemy fortifications. However， if you do nor have true intent， no matter how hard you try， you will nor succeed. This verse reaches one of the greatesr lessons a Ninja can learn.

Kan were also called Cho (Teie諜)， which m回目、ospy and discovd These agems actLlally penetrated enemy camps and gathered information.

ln China from 480 to 221 B.C. espionage agents were known as Saisaku (Shintuo畑作)， Yutei (Whowan遊偵)，or K戸nsai(Chenshi姦細).Saisa/w， the makers of e1aborate plans，

would infiltrate an enemy camp， search personal effects for informarion， and retLlrn. The commander would then use cunning means ro attack. Yutei， a combinarion of detecrive and actor， emered enemy camps in the guise of a musician or dancer to garher information. Kansai were skilful in the art of deceprion.

In the ancient Chinese book Rikuto (Rhu Tao六紛)， acror / warriors were called Yushi (遊士)and in the book Jnかo(れ19Cho陰経)these agems were knownおののin(行人)， lirerally translated as 'going person'. Disguised and in search of information， rhe Yushi andののmentered enemy camps

The Chinese book Gozasso (Wt，冗oTsu五雑姐)， called experts ar disappearing， Tongyo (Toen Shin遁形).From this origin， Ninpo's most advanced techniques received the name Tongyo-no-Jutsu (遁形の術)•

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In ]apan， Ninja have operated under a va巾 ryof tides. Many of the roles pe巾 rmedby ]apanese parallel their historical counterparts， the Chinese. In ]apan from the Kamakura (1192-1334) and Muromachi (1368-1603) periods until the beginning of the warring era， the Sengoku period， the following names were used:

Shinobi : an agent of stealth. Kusa : grass; implying someone is hidden in the grass or trained from a young age to

be in place when needed. Kamari: crouching in concealment for a surprised attack. Suppa : hunting for information and exposing the discovery. Rappa : spreading disinformation. Toppa or Tsuppa : to direct to information or a place. Denuki・toadvance beyond another through advantage. Ukamibito: an agent who appears friendly， bm is gathering information. Homen: a traitor released from prison to spy.

Prominent feudal lord Takeda Shingen during the Sengoku period used the term Mitsu-mono that translates as 'three persons'.λ1itsumono were divided into three parts: K戸iken-those peering in， Kenbun -those watching and listening， and Metsuke -those checking on other operatives. Ue.仰'sug;ψrsiKe仰ns必hinanot出he訂rt;長eud在allordof t出heSenη!gokわuandAzuch仇iι.二!'-)I，periods used t出heterm j八Nokiz.正dω1υr問"t.刀ume白anll1ga叩n'eave's monke匂ey'，implying eavesdropping. Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) an expert at warfare and one of the greatest figures in ]apanese history used the word Kyodan when referring to agen ts who could use‘sound waves' to gather information. Prior to the beginning of the Edo (Tokugawa) period the mysterious sources of information were called Kanja， Choja or Kancho. These terms are formed with various combinations of the same ideograms. Kan has been previously eXplained， Cho meaning eavesdropper， and Ja implying a practitioner of these activities. During the Tokugauノ'aperiod many different terms were applied， including:

Shinobi : a master of stealth and disguises Shinobi noλ10no: emphasized a person involved in stealth and disguises. Onmitsu: literally translated as 'silent and secretive'， in reference to persons who spied. Koga Mono : Koga area Ninja Jga Mono : Jga area Ninja Negoro-Shu : Negoro (¥ぬんのほma)mountain warriors skilled with firearms. SaiねーTo:Saika (¥助ねryama)area Ninja. Haya-Ashi Gumi : a group named because of their fast running couriers. Kohayato Gumi : a group ranked lower than the Haya-Ashi. Karasu Gumi : a group named for the black clothes they wore.

Specialization also led to an acquired tide. When in the unusual circumstances that a Ninja had authoriry over Samurai he was called Shinobi j司会tsukeor with partial authoriry， 均koMetsuke. A scout was called Monomi， eavesdroppers were called Monokiki and casrle guards were Oniwaban.

In ]apan since the Meiji period， various terms have been used when referring to agents who used all possible means， including disguises to gather required information: Mittei indicated a secret searcher， Tantei indicated a deep searcher， while K戸nsaiimplied being tricky or sly. The term Kansai relied on the same meaning of Sai which was used long before in the previously mentioned Chinese term Saisaku (Shi Tsuo).

Other terms implied organizational division like within出epolice force of Edo (五か0)，where agents with controlling power were known as路riki.The路rikicontrolled sub-ordinates known as Doshin.

M 乳M叩町n町ly町 ms 陀refe山 19 to t批hecl巾lan吋de問5坑叩tinKaω仰伽n町2ch加0，Sekko， Ninja， Mittei， and even ζ spy' that has been borrowed from English， can be heard in present day ]apan.

Within rhe class hierarchy of ]apanese sociery the Ninja were low， prevenring them from reveali時 themselvesfor fear of jeopardizi時 theirtrue枕 ntitiesand occupations. Yet for centuries， Nir仰 haveperceived themselves as the most vital part of an army. Within their own secret circles the Ninja referred to themselves as theεjewel of the counrry'. The various historical names that have been used to label Ninja operatives do not reveal much of the secretive and specialized techniques that developed Ninpo into a‘near science'. In contrast Ninpo pracritioners have the privilege of openly admitting admiration for their marti乱1an.

This privilege does not apply to everyone wanting to adopt the tirle 'Ninj〆.Spies， survivalists， and military personnel not representing the 'tradition' are excluded.

From the end of the Edo period until the Meiji period (1868-1912)， Toda Shinryuken Sensei， kept this martial art alive. His knowledge was passed to Taka711atsu Sensei， who as

the only true Ninja oF the time maintained the tradition Frolll the M句 iera， through the

Taisho era and into the Showa era.

Ninpo represents a signi日cantpart oF Japan's traditional Illartial arr culture. Even the word Togakure Frolll Togakure戸RyuNinpo means a situation where the enemy believes that

you are far away， when in Fact you are near. This de自nitionis strikingly silllilar to the

definition oF Kan a word used so long ago. Ninpo is more than the evolution oF terlllinology， as a Grandmaster， 1 mainrain that Ninpo is the most highly evolved martial

art. For the bettermenr oF individuals and societies， Ninpo the enduring martial art， once

shrouded in secrecy is available For everyone to learn.

“Later he shall see me with a heart oF fanrasy."

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Ninpo but a!so applies to everything. A person with strength， ski!l， and inrelligence， wil! loose everything if he is dishonesr. Honesty， purity， and righteousness are the path to en!ightenment. When one walks an honest road， things learned penetrate the body and heart !ike water enrering sand. Then a person can judge what is right and wro月 withthe heart as a mirror.

八fuゲム sometimesuse a dishonest road， but on!y as an instrumenr. Oiversionary tactics (勾呼itsu-Tenkan虚実転換)are a temporary means and as such are not imporranr， the dark way is nor the rrue way. The rrue Ninja has rhe ability to use borh honesty and deception to arrive ar an honest goa!. Oeception is not the 'end' only a‘means".

The second trait involves taking an inrerest in everything. This produces common sense， genera! know!edge， and fina!!y enables c山 caljudgme川 .The Nuザa'sessenrial techniques (おりurokkei)require this specia! insight or refined spirit (Seishinteki勾oyo)，because without this， in addition to having bad manners， an agenr can easily fa!1 inro enemy traps. Marrial arr (Bumon)， religion/spirit (Shumon)， mereorology (Tenmon) and knowledge of the earrh (Chimon) must be deeply understood. Knowledge of culture叫uaresinrelligen同 burir is not enough to be only an inrellecrual. It is important to be able to use cultural knowledge in practical ways. Oevelop intellect with an honesr hearr， and unlimited wisdom (Chie) results; leading to spiritual refinement.

The third trait i川 olvesefforr. To be a Ninja， a person musr have a level of endurance that cannot be broken even in the most impossible of circumstances. To achieve this trait a pracritioner must train both the body and the mind to the poinr of regurgitation. Ir is impossible to explain the way 1 trained to obtain my patience， because it has resulted from an enrire way of life with Ninpo. However， with this trait the most difficult or impossible barriers can be overcome. Talenr is not requir吋 forthere is no relationship between talenr and e百ort.Efforr alone can defeat even a genius. Lack of talenr should not bring despair， instead there should be a commitmenr to try harder.

To be a true Nzザム developthese three traits to the best of your ability. Dojo principles should always stress the developmenr of these traits. Consider what these times honored Dりoprinciples， which go back to before the time of Takamatsu Sensei， emphasized.

i One must learn patience within the time it takes a cigarette to burn.

ii One must learn that the way of man is righteousness

iii Forget desire; forget easiness; forget stubbornness

iv Think of sadness and grudges as destin子 Onemust comprehend the immovalヲleheart (Fudoshin).

v 00 not distance one's loyalty from one's parents and rlllers. Try deeply to master culrure and martial arts.

円高Thatare the marrial arts? If you lInderstand the answer， that is the correct way. This is the most mysterious poinr one gains without learning."

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The 'Dharmas' seven fall down but the eighth gets up (Painting by Takomatsu Sensei)

04. NINJA SPIRIT

The character for 'Nin' (忍)used in the words川 1ザa'，'Ninjutsu' and 'Ninpo'， consists of rwo radicals or parts. The upper radical is called 'Yaib〆(刃)•

Yaiba means the‘cutting edge of a blade'. The lower radical is read as 'f(o/?oro' or 'Shin' (心)meaning heart. In the Ninpo book Bansenshukai that means“'All Rivers Flowing To The Sea" i t says:

“When enrering an enemy camp on a dangerous mission， your heart must be as hard， cold， and sharp as the blade of a sword. lf the heart is soft and wealく， whenever an enemy con丘ontsyou， panic results and the mission fails. If the heart is unstal:ヲle，the enemy will be able to see this hesi tancy easily. This situation will not only cost your life， but will also endanger your leader， or for that matter， your country. A practitioner of八万nponeeds to have the rype of heart that when touched can cut， and as with the blade of a sword， it should always be kept free from impurities， sharp， and cold to keep enemies on constant alert."

Most Ninpo scholars follow this inrerpretation， but 1 believe this is only half of the real meaning. With this simplistic lInderstanding trouble may result. Several examples can be mentioned: for instance， there was a man who misunderstood the trlle meaning of 八fin.Oaily he would practice evasive techniques usi口ga real sword with his rwelve-year-old son. The father and son would take turns thrusting at each other. The father held the opinion that if he were to kill his son during this training， it would not be murder. Ouring these tratntng sessions he totally ignored his wife's tearflll pleas to stop. Finally the son was admitted to a hospital with a strange illness; a nervous breakdown accompanied with many physical ailments. Another person， before going to sleep every night， suspended a sword from the ceiling with the tip of the blade only 10 cenrimeters from his forehead. He did this becallse he believed it was the best way to develop his spirit. Knowing if the thread snapped the sword would kill him， he wOllld say to himself that death was of no importance. These rwo examples show how some people are ridiclllolls and mlslnrerpret what Nin means.

The character for Nin is also used to write 'Nintai' (忍耐)which means perseverance or patience， implying the importanr出 ngfor a Ninja (Shinobi no Mono) is to be patient under impossible circumstances and persevere when he cannot find a way to succeed on a mission. This form of thinking， the spirit of perseverance， is called '々̂njaSeishin' (忍者精

神).If one receives an insult from another person， one must be able to endure it without holding a grudge and then discard sllch feelings as anger and jealousy. This combination of endllrance and hllmiliry is known as 'Ninniku Seishin' (忍辱精神).The Bansenshukai says:

“The essential element for a Ninja is a pure heart. If a Ninja pursues the wrong cOllrse using trickery or plots， his h四 rtcannot be pure and his judgment will always be misguided， never permlttll1g an honest course of action. If such a person lIses Ninjuおufor only his benefit or that of an evil superior， their actions will betray them showing they were responsible. There may be initial success providing money and fame， bur they will tumble from their high pedestals before long. The heart of a Nu仰 ispure and honest."

Many people have forgot sinceriry and humiliry. Some practitioners cIaim special status and make themselves Ollt to be more than they are. Plenry of money can be earned by turning Ninjutsu into a bllsiness. A student once said，“1 am a grandmaster of my school and because of this 1 can do anything 1 wish. 1 will be rich and famous...ηMaking this statement， he has shown no regard for the trlle meaning of Ninpo. These people have already lost the true Ninja heart. There are now i川 町 田∞nalnerworks where出isrype of spirit is taught. These individuals， whenever they can， try to prevent others from reaching the true teaching sources in ]apan.

In the United States and some other countries，八!injasuits and weapons such as throwing stars and swords are being sold by postal order. Newspapers report the occasions when people purchase these weapons and kill or injure others. This kind of rrouble will

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undoubredly conrinue; rhere is now an inrernarional problem. Ninpo will gain a dark repurarion and be torally misu吋 erstoodby rhe inrerna∞nal communiry. 1 wo町 abourrhis siruarion and even if alone and isolared， 1 shall conrinue to keep rhe Ninpo marrial arr alive. 1 am glad， however， to find an increasing number of good pupils. Dangerous egoisrs never lasr long

There is a Ninja verse rhat means that if one does not have a pure heart， heaven will never perl1lit any pleasurable til1les.

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'Chihayafuru Kami-no Oshiewa To/wshieni 五dashi長iKokoro Mio Mamoruran~

The prayer M勾aSeishin is a traditional verse for guiding a Ninja's heart. Recited at the beginning of each c1ass by a11 Genbukan mel1lbers， this verse acts as a link to connecr one's heart with thar of God's.

‘Niη~a Seishin-towa， Shin-shin-shiki-o Shinobu， Ninniku-seishiれ-0Konpon-to suru. C同oku-oShinon-de Urami-o liりi-saruNintai Sei.均in-o}tωhina;な KotoniHajimaru Mono-dearu‘ Nin-towa， Kokoro-no Ueni Yaiba-o Oite， Yaiba-de Hito-o Kizutsuke-tari Suruyouna Monodewa-naku， Kajo-Waraku、Hana-noGoto長iJoai-o Motte，行elwa-oTanoshimu Moγzode-aru. Yueni， Tai-o Motte Shizen-ni Aite-no Ken-o Sake， Sugata-o J(esu， Kyojitsu Tenkan-no Myo-o-e， Jccho Kuni-no Tame-toka， Gi-no.叫 :meni，Chi， Sui Ka， Fu， Ku-no Daishizen-o Riyo品ite，Aite-o Seisu.刊行aosu}Kotoga， N.同a-no/(0ηpon Genso長uDe-arはJ

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“The essence of 'Nl・nnikuSeishin' is the spirir of the Ninja who has the power to use patience togerher with rhe body， mind and subconscious. It is rhis power thar one must develop by rraining hard. The result willlead to the abiliry to pocket any insulr and larer rhrow it away together wirh all traces of resenrmenr (Nintai Seishin). The true meaning of Nin is having a hearr as peaceful， joyful， and lovely as that of a flower '/(ajo陥 ra/m'(花h~i和楽) . One should never place the blade before the heart. [t is also very il1lporrant to acquire a good knowledge of diversionary tactics using both the heart and body， so thar in emergencies one will be able to disappear. This is known as k訟のitsuTen/?an， and is for defeating evil with the powers of Earth， Warer， Fire， Wind and Air in the defense of oneself or country."

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1n Nuψo there are many very dangerous techniques. It is bad for society if evil people use Ninpo to attain selfish inrerests. This is why in Ninpo rhe spirirual e1ement is of primary importance. For many years the words Ninja and Ninjutsu when menrioned， broughr to mind techniques rather rhan rhe spirirual aspects. Even some practitioners think that rechniques are more il1lportam than spirirual development. Ir is the splflr that makes the Ninja and Ninpo seem very mysterious， c1ever， and superhuman， bur in the eyes of some people， the spiritual e1el1lem remains very low.

Unril now， books inrroducing Ninjt山 uhave focused only on rechniques. The spiritual part， if included at all， is vague， referring to either Zen or Esoreric Buddhism (Mikkyo密教).

This presents a very limited understanding and creates concern， so this book includes l1luch on the spirirual aspects. Yer， you must understand that a grear deal cannot be put on to paper because it is taught by word of mouth; frol1l heart to heart. Study well the Ninpo techniques and Ninja 5eishin to obtain proficiency in the true martial art and to enjoy a pleasurable life.

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05. THE 36 NINPO ESSENTIALS

To begin， a Ninja must learn 18 categories of 5amurai manial arts called 'BugeiJuhappan 武芸十 八般，(mainly 5amurai martial arts) to become a true specialist， mastery of anorher 18 categories of secret techniques called 'Ninja Juhakkei忍者卜八形， is necessary. Combined they are referred to as the 36 Ninpo essentials， ，八rinpo5anjurokkei忍法三十六

型'.The number 36 is special becallse it can be separated into 3 and 6. Adding 3 and 6 gives 9. Multiplying 3 and 6 gives 18. Then adding the 1 and 8 also gives 9. All these combinations produce rhe nllmber 9 or numbers divisible by 9. 1n the martial arts， especially in China， the number 9 has special significance， with two important meanings. First， if one uses the techniques， one will never fail， and second， the number 9 indicares that the school incorporating it is very old and complete.

Ninja scudies were never restricted to learning only the '5m仰rokkei';Sllccess required an understanding of all fighting ans・The'Ninjaルhakkei'are presented in the following list:

①5eishinteki J<.主oyo(精神的教麓);Spiritual refinement ② Taゲutsu(体術);Unarmed defense techniqlles ③ Kenpo / Biken-Jutsu (貧lJi去・秘剣術);Sword techniques ④50-Juぉu(槍術);Spear rechniques ⑤NaginataてJutsu(薙万術);Halberd techniques @ Bisento-Jutsu (眉尖万 Wj);Battlefield halberd techniques ⑦必訂正lrtgan似てJutsu(鎖鎌術);Sickle and chain techniques ③ Rokushaku Bo-Jutsu (六尺棒術);Full staff techniqlles ⑨ 5anjaku Bo-Jutsu / Han Bo-Jutsu IJo-Jutsu (三尺棒術・半棒術・杖術);

Half and three quarterstaff techniques ⑩ 5huriken-Jutsu/5enban Nage Jutsu (子裏剣術・銘盤投術);Blade throwing techniques ⑪ Kisha-Jutsu (騎射術);Archery techniques from horseback ⑫ Jnton-Jutsu ( li，il.~Wj); Special disappearing techniques ⑬Hoko-Jutsu (歩行術);Walking techniques ⑪ Henso-Jutsu (変装術);Disguise techniques ⑮K対ushi-BukiJutsu (11喜武器術);Secret weapons rechniques ⑮ Nin-均向Jutsu(忍薬体.I);Special medicine techniques ⑪ Gunryaku Heiho (軍111持兵法);Strategies ⑮ Tenmon Chimon (天門地門);Strategies of Heaven and Earth

The '5叫んoden;自rstintroduced the 'Bugei};ωappan " according to ¥彩色tataniKiyoshi， to ]apan Chinese nobles of the Ken-En-Tei (5heng W同~g Tei) period， who listed them in the following categories:

① Bo (矛);Thronged spear ③勾u(弓);Bow ⑤Ju (銃);Glln ⑦Kan (簡);Ceremonial fan ⑨ Ren (鎚);Chain ⑪ 乃t(斧);Battle axe ⑬ Geki (戟);Spear ⑮ Hai (牌);Barriers @50 (槍);Spear

② 万ui(鎚);Battle hammer ④ Do (篭);Cross-bow ⑥ Ben (鞭);Whip ③ Ken (突IJ);Sword ⑩ Ka(一);1ron rod for horses ⑫ Etsu (誠);Giant battle axe ⑭ Geki (文);Two-thronged spear ⑮ Bo (棒);Staff ⑮ Hatsu (一);Banle plough

After rhis introducrion to ]apan， the Bugei Juhappan were reorganized in a book entitled 'Sansai-Zue " written dllring the Ming Dynasty. The categories were:

① Bo (矛);Thronged spear ②お(万);Singled edged sword ③ j守u(弓);Bow ④ Do (湾);Cross-bow ⑤ Hato (fE:[ki); Sleeve Cat ⑤ Ben (鞭);Whip ⑦ Geki (戟);Spear ③ Ken (貨IJ);Double edged sword ⑨ 5a (叉);Restraining tools ⑩ Ko(稿);1ron rod for horses ⑪ Fu (斧);Battle axe ⑫ Etsu (蚊);Giant battle axe ⑬ Eki (交);Wooden spear ⑭ Kan (簡);Ceremonial fan

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⑮jun (盾);8arriers ⑮ 50 (紛);Single spear ⑪ Hakuc/a (N}打);Unarmed defence ⑬ KilザoTobotsu (Alil純套字);Tying叩thropes

Later only the pronunciation of 'Ko'was changed tO 'J(，〆Earlyin the Edo period， Kaibara Ekken published his books '¥'，(Iakan Meisu Zokuhen' and‘Bukun' which identified rhe

following marrial art rechniques:

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@ Kama (鍬);Sickle ⑪ 泊ri(槍): Spear ⑬ Kenてjutsu(撃剣);Sword rechniques ⑮ Bisento (眉尖万);8attlefield halberd

② Ishibiya (発一);Small cannon ④ Umal101・i(騎);Horsemanship

⑤ Hケ'a(火箭);Flami暗 arrow③ To7巾(~lIî縛); Restraining ⑩ 5uiren ( 71( ~~!); Swimming ⑫ Jai (抜7J);Sword drawing techniques ⑪ Yawara (拳);Unarmed rechniques

1n the Bunsei stage of rhe Eclo period， Hirayama仁ryozowrote 'Bugei juhappan Ryakusetsu' in which he listed the following caregories・

① Ki Yumi (木弓);Wooden bow ② Oh Yurni (大弓);Giant bow ③ KzゲiraHankyu (財!と|土吋);Half-bow made from baleen

④ Kisha (11*1射);Horseback archery @ Kenてjutsu(資IJlif，T);Sword rechniques @ Oh Naginata (大長刀);Large halberd ⑦ 陥ri(僑);Spear ③ KorclIワo(虎乱杖);Staff and Chain ⑨ Ko八ゐ'ginata(小長万);Small halberd ⑩ Nodachi and Nagamaki (野太刀・長巻);Long swords ⑪juてjutsu(栄Wi);Unarmed defence ⑫ Jai-jutsu (居合1M);Sword rechniques

⑬jumonji Kamayari (十火:'i'制;Cross-shaped spear ⑪ 5aburi Yari (佐分利悩);Saburi-ryu speal ⑮ 八匂'ge}ゐ・i(投げ給);Spear throwing

⑮ Boてjutsu(tHj:j); Staff rechniques ⑪ Tessen or jutte (鉄扇・十子);1ron fan/rod

⑮巧>poor Taiho (鉄砲大山，);Gur山annon

1n rhe Edo period K釘-sushikaHokz訂正u'spupil， Cekkotei Bokusen， illusrrated these 18 rechniques in his book '5hιrhin Cakuhitsu':

① 均mi(弓);80w ② Uchimari (打鞠);A Chinese ball game ③ Uma(馬);Horse ④ 5uiei (水泳);Swimming ⑤ }令ri(恰);Spear ⑤ Naginata (~rf7J); Halberd ⑦ J(en (資1]);Sword ③ル(誕);Unarmed defence

⑨砂'po(鉄砲);Gun ⑩均 o(1r1i*地);Tying wirh ropes ⑪ Jai (居合);Sword techniques ⑫ 5uiba (7]<馬);Swimming with a horse ⑬ 拍roi-Cumi(鎧組);Fighting with armour

⑪ Hanan宅ii(1j.q念);1ron rod for horses ⑮ J(isha (騎射);Horseback archery ⑮ Shuriken (子袋貧IJ);Throwing blades ⑪ Jshibiya (石火矢);Small Cannon ⑬ J(usarigama (~~l 鎌); Sickle-and-chain

There has always been confusion regarding rhe conrenr of rhe 'sugei juhappan'. Time wirnessed many additions and deletions， but from considering the enduring categories of a more realisric Bugei juhapp仰 are:

①juヅutsuor Kenpo (*Hfr 挙法);Unarmed defence ② J(enてjutsuor Cekkenてfutsu(剣lil'1.撃剣11村);Sword rechniques ③ Jaiヅu釘uor Battoゾ'utsu(居合liI、j 抜万lil、j);Sword drawing rechniques ④ KusaJ併mc/o-jutsu(鎖分銅制;Weighred chain techniques ⑤ Kusarigama-jutsu (j!Tl州市i);Sickle-and-chain techniques ⑥ Bo-jutsu (~判$j); Full staff techniques ⑦ 50-jutsu (槍術);Spear techniques ③ Naginataてjutsu(薙刀術);halberd techniques

05 THE 36 NINPO

ESSENTIALS

⑨ Suiren (**点);Swimming

⑪ Baてfutsu(馬術);Horsemanship

⑪ Kisha-jutsu (騎射l*j);Horseback archery

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⑮ HoりOJO戸0ヅ升ut仰5刀uパu揃i街有制s縄阜酎削h利締術削1下村的ド町町iリ);Tying with ropes ⑮jutte-jutsu (十手lif;I);[ron rod techniques

⑪ Hoてfutsu(砲術);Cannon techniques

⑬ Nagekel1-jutsu or Shurikel1-jutsu (投自IJl1:j・子製貨IJlil:j); Blade throwing techniques

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、ぷi'ithspirirual refinement， an understanding oF strategies， and masrery oF body

movement， any manial art can be mastered. The五ll1damentalsoF movement八万I1POTai-jutsu presented in this manual， when blended with hard training will lead to this unified

arrainment Shi-Gi-Tai Icchi.

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