Not too long ago, I remember seeing a post on Facebook about the question if Shinobi or ninja used blowguns and whether the tips of the darts were poisoned or not. At the time I didn’t have anything to share but recently I came across a few things regarding blowguns, stone throwing and the Shinobi […]
Sticks and Stones may break your bones, but blowguns can kill you Read More »
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
Yume Makura – Summoning the Spirits Read More »
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