Today I would like to discuss a short passage found in a ninjutsu scroll written in 1680 CE by a Koka-mono（甲賀者竊盗）named Fujiwara Hisayasu (藤原久康) and addressed to Kimura Okunosuke (木村奥の助). The scroll’s title is “Shinobi Gokui no Maki” (竊盗極意之巻) or “The Scroll of Shinobi Secrets”. Interestingly the term shinobi in this case is written as 竊盗 rather […]
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During this time of social distancing and self-quarantining I have had a lot of time to spend on researching different materials for my next book. While sharing my finds with my good friend and Hidden Lineage co-researcher, Mr. Javier Morla, he shared back with me a VERY big find. His attention to detail has brought
To answer this question is no easy task so I would like to present to you all of the information I have regarding this question and let you judge for yourself. Hattori Hanzo, Momochi Tanba and Fujibayashi Nagato are the three most well-known shinobi commanders of the mountainous land of Iga. As many already know,
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