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