In my previous post I mentioned that the next time the Iborō people appear in history is at the battle of Tengyo no Ran in the early to mid-10th century. But if you are not aware of Taira no Masakado you will not be able to understand the actions and thinking of the Iborō people. […]
The Iborō people and the Fuma Ryu of Ninjutsu – 飯母呂衆と風間流忍術 Read More »
It is usually said that the roots of the various ryū or “schools” of ninjutsu are in Iga or Koka (Koga), but when it comes to the ninja tactics of the Fuma clan and the ninjutsu employed at Toda Gassan Castle by the Hachiya-Shu of the Amago and Toda clan, they come from neither. This
The Iborō people and En no Gyoja – 飯母呂衆と役行者 Read More »
Yesss!!! More information regarding our beloved Toda Hisajiro… I am really on a roll now… I have found evidence that shows Tokugawa Ieyasu relocated many Iga Shinobi (Iga no Mono/Iga Doshin) to a place called Musashino in Edo (Tokyo). More importantly, these Shinobi were the brothers in arms of Toda Hisajiro. As I have explained
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