Saturday, April 18, 2026

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - KUJI

 

 

Rin Pyo Toh Sha Kai Jin Retsu Zai Zen
臨兵闘者皆陣列在前
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Ninpo teaches us to connect to the sacred elements and the power of the universe.

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - NINPIDEN


 

NINPIDEN (忍秘伝)
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Here, I am with a Ninjutsu Densho from my private collection called the: Ninpiden. This is an official reproduction that was created from the original - which is located in the Iga Ninja Museum.
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The Ninpiden (忍秘伝) is an authentic ninjutsu manual written by Hattori Hanzo in 1560. It is regarded as one of the three key historical texts of ninjutsu, along with the Shoninki and the Bansenshukai. It was passed down in the Hattori family, and was considered a secret transmission; it was not shared with outsiders and even within the family, few had access to it.
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“When you go to another province on a secret mission, you may be inspected by the local people if they wonder who you are. Therefore, you need to disguise yourself when you go out so that you can move around and investigate without arousing suspicion about yourself.”
- Hattori Hanzo; Ninpiden (1560)

Sunday, April 5, 2026

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

SOKE ANSHU CHRISTA JACOBSON - SHONINKI

 

SHONINKI (正 忍 記)
READ IN FULL - NINJA DENSHO
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Here, I am with a Ninjutsu Densho from my private collection called the: Shoninki. This is an official reproduction that was created from the original - which is located in the State Library of Tokyo.
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The Shōninki (正 忍 記) is a medieval ninja document from Kishū province. It was written by Natori Masatake in 1681 and documents the espionage/ninjutsu strategies of the shinobi from Kishū.
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Together with the Bansenshukai and Ninpiden it is one of three major extant writings of the ninja that is researched today amoung historians and researchers.
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Shōninki is divided into Preface (Jo), and three scrolls (Shomaki, Chumaki, Gemaki).
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In the preface, the author discusses the different types of spies and the principles of espionage.
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The first densho addresses basic skills, such as disguise and concealment and information gathering. The second densho deals with defense against enemy spies, human nature, physiognomy, recognizing and eliciting the true intentions of people. The third densho is concerned with one's own emotional states as well as those of other people. 

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