Antony Cummins heads the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team,
a project that documents, translates and publishes medieval
documents pertaining to the shinobi of Japan. As a world-renowned
ninja historian, his background as an archaeologist and historian
gives him a unique insight into their mysterious world. Antony has
revived an old samurai school of war, Natori-Ryu, with the aim of
educating people on historical Japanese warfare. His aim is to
establish a correct understanding of Japanese military arts and to
bring about a deeper knowledge of, and respect for, Japanese arts.
A trained martial artist, he is the author of nearly a dozen books
on ninja and martial arts.
Risuke Otake is the teaching master at the world famous
Katori Shinto Ryu, the oldest samurai sword school in the world. He
is a member of the Order of the Rising Sun; an honored conferred on
him in 2005 by the Akihito of Japan.
Dr. Nakashima Atsumi has worked with the Iga Museum on
translating the Shoninki from 17th century Japanese into modern
Japanese. He is also the chairman of the Federation of Japanese
Koryu Bujutsu, an organization for the traditional schools of the
martial arts in Japan.
Yoshie Minami was born in Tokyo and currently lives in
Saitama, Japan. She has a B.A. in Linguistics from the
International Christian University.
"…the most excellent masterpiece of all the manuscripts on ninjutsu
that have ever been written." --Otake Risuke, Katori Shinto Ryu,
Head Teaching Master, from his foreword
"…every time you reread this book you will obtain a new
perspective." --Dr. Nakashima Atsumi, Translator of the Shoninki
into modern Japanese
"…the first definitive English-language translation of the
Shoninki." --Metropolis
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