Secret Traditions of Ninjutsu Book by Heishichiro Okuse (Hardcover) (Preowned)

Contents:

History of Ninjutsu

Origins and Ancient Influences
Xu Fu and Chinese ninjutsu
Chinese military strategy and espionage
Japanese primitive ninjutsu

Early Development (Heian and earlier periods)
Esoteric Buddhism and shinobi
Yamabushi and ninjutsu
En no Gyoja: cultural/historical achievements, spiritual power
Prince Shōtoku and spy Ōtomo no Shōto (Otomo no Sahito)
Ichiyasu and San
Fujiwara Chikata and the Shadow Demon

Medieval Period
The Three Ascetics and Japanese martial arts
Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Kurama's Eight Styles
Ise Saburo: ninja military song
Ninja as loyal retainers of the Southern Court

Sengoku Period
Iga-ryu and Koga-ryu
Shingen and Kenshin's ninja training
Introduction of gunpowder
Nobunaga and Hideyoshi conflicts with Iga people
Iga ninja during Sengoku
Tensho Iga Rebellion and ninjutsu
Hattori Hanzo: saving Ieyasu
Hanzo and related figures (Igaya utility, Sanki Domaru)

Edo and Later Periods
Decline of Koga and Iga warriors
Fujibayashi Sabuji and Shoninki/Mankawa
Eighth Shogun and Negoro Doshin
Goemon and Santayu
Modern ninjutsu

Ninjutsu Techniques and Teachings (from classics like Bansenshukai/Shoninki)

Core Principles and Methods
Ninjutsu Nobuta 7
Yang-Yin techniques, double ninjutsu, shocking ninjutsu
Genjutsu/magic, pseudophonics, beast-like magic

Concealment and Infiltration (In-nin)
Shibagakure no Jutsu (grass hiding)
Tanuki concealment/retreat
Leaf, fox, Kannon, heavenly/earthly/fire/water/wood release
Cloak of invisibility, hidden hat, spider cave
In'on Keijutsu, escape laws

Tools and Deception
Transformation, enemy repellent, deception art
Rope/prison escape, protective medicines
Military ration/water thirst pills

Miscellaneous Traditions and Practices
Various ninjutsu traditions/legends (tiger/wolf, waterfowl, unknown paths)
Habits/customs (night walking, color change, distracting, rope tying)
Mind, body, intellectual, skill cultivation methods
Ninja practice methods, Kasumi no Den, ninja ring

Afterword and Remaining Words
Family registers of ninjas
Turbulent waves and mountain fossa
Adult way and ninjutsu user
Ninjutsu fiction theory
Enkyu afterword

About the Author:

Born in Iga-Ueno, graduated from Waseda University's Faculty of Economics in 1935, worked for the Manchurian Telegraph and Telegraph Office. He worked for a telephone company, returned to Japan after the end of the war, and began working at the Ueno City Hall in 1947. He is currently the treasurer, and during that time he has dedicated himself to the study of ninjutsu and, in his spare time, has written novels such as "Ninja Awakening" and "Ninja Legend." He studied under Professor Masuji Ibuse during his student days. He is 49 years old.