#The art of ninjutsu pdf free

The distinction between Iga Ryu and Koga Ryu first appeared during the Sengoku period (1467 РІР‚вЂњ 1576 AD).

#The art of ninjutsu pdf free

The Handozan Shugendo known as the seed of Ninjutsu, was the dojo credited with transmitting the founding Yamabushi Heiho to Iga.Р”Р„fter the split, the Koga Ryu served the governing aristocracy to maintain their position while maintaining close contact with the free land of Iga. Members of the Hattori family lived in both Iga and Koga areas, and this created a strong bond between the people of these two regions. Influential people who mainly comprised of Hattori blood relatives trained in the art of Ninjutsu, Bujutsu and Heigaku at Handozan. Until the establishment of the 49 Temples of Shingon Shugendo in Iga, Handozan was the only Shugendo and it was located in the northern part of Iga.

This was followed by the Shugendo in Handozan and thereafter Heizan. The first Shugendo was located in Yoshino. The inhabitants of Iga and Koga were thus the same group of people.

The Koga district was originally not differentiated from the Iga district as it existed within the greater Iga area.

En no Gyoja, who was the founder of Shugendo, commissioned a training centre in Handozan which was located in the middle of the Koga district.

This is discernible through two notable points in Koga history: Prior to the large mountainous area being split into Iga and Koga provinces due to temple and aristocracy territorial land disputes, the Ninjutsu styles were seemingly unified. Each individual ninja within these 2 styles lived at a different location and under a different administration, yet they spoke the same language and performed the same function. Koga Ryu is referred to as Koga Goju Sanke (53 Koga Families) and Iga Ryu is referred to as Iga Yonjuku Ryu (49 Iga styles).

The only difference is the РІР‚СљnicknameРІР‚Сњ chosen by the author across the two editions. The Koga Ryu edition was authored by Koyo Onshi Fujibayashi Sabuji Yasutake while the Iga Ryu edition was authored by Inyo Onshi Fujibayashi Sabuji Yasutake who is essentially the same person. Iga Ryu and Koga Ryu are documented in the Bansenshukai (Shinobi РІР‚СљbibleРІР‚Сњ). So similar, that there are minimal differences even in their respective Kanji characters. Iga Ryu and Koga Ryu are the same style and are of perfect similarity. If one was to closely examine the styles of Iga Ryu and Koga Ryu, one would find only subtle differences between them. These descendent styles were simplistic in comparison to the two main styles of Ninjutsu but were still widely used by the Yamabushi (mountain warriors). Many branches of Ninjutsu styles followed from Iga Ryu and Koga Ryu including Koyo Ryu, Ninku Ryu and Kishu Ryu. Ninjutsu comprised of over 25 ryuha or styles and among them the most prominent were Iga Ryu and Koga Ryu.