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black uniforms and the worst of all and that more The best way to present the work of Antony is to
harm has been done to the figure of the ninja; the read an extract from his work, so I include in this
ninjutsu as a martial art. article a part of one of the first chapters of the book
Antony Cummins has been shaping his work that that I have translated “In Search of the Ninja”.
has been published in the form of different books
as: Shinobi soldiers I and II, The Secret Traditions WHAT IS A NINJA?
of the Shinobi, The True Ninja Traditions,In search
of the Ninja , Iga ab Koka Ninja Skills, The True Shinobi are also called Suppa or Rappa. These are
Path of the Ninja until you reach what I think is his people who hide themselves and infiltrate an enemy
masterpiece so far that it is the full translation of position and observe and listen to the status of the
the Bansenshukai (The Book of the Ninja). enemy and then bring this information back to their
A huge collection of books that brings us closer to allies. For these shinobi, there are various teachings
all readers . They show the reality, the culture and and they are called; the “tradition for a moonlit ni-
the way of life of these mysterious characters. ght”, the “tradition for a night with a hazy moon”
Little by little these books will be seeing the light in and the “tradition for a moonless night”. In the area
Spanish, so that all Hispanic speakers can enjoy of of Koshu they were called Suppa and in Bando (Kan-
its teachings, a job that a few (including myself) we to) they were known as Rappa. These days they are
have started to carry out already. known as Iga no mono or Koka no mono and they
are well trained in the arts of the shinobi.
The writings of Arisawa Nagasada
1689
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