木隠

This is 木隠 (jap. kogakure, Hidden behind leaves and trees.), a collection of texts about Ninja and Ninjutsu that I started in 1999. Over the years more and more pages, pictures and illustrations were added until finally this book came out of it.

Table of Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  1. History
    1. Origins of Ninjutsu
    2. Emergence of the Ryū
    3. Famous Ninja
    4. Ninja Biographies
    5. Iga-Ryū
    6. Kōga-Ryū
    7. Iga no Ran
    8. Invasion of Iga
    9. Demise
    10. Modern History
  2. Organization & Training
    1. Organization of the Ryū
    2. Training of the Ninja
    3. Kunoichi
    4. Bansenshūkai
  3. Body Training
    1. Taijutsu
    2. Combat Rules
    3. Combat Factors
    4. Jūnantaisō
    5. Training Factors
    6. Body Weapons
    7. Toughening Up
    8. Atemite
    9. Kamae
    10. Ukemi
    11. Shinobi Iri
  4. Weapons & Tools
    1. Weapons
    2. Water Tools
    3. Burglary Tools
    4. Climbing Tools
    5. Fire Tools
    6. Ninja Clothing
    7. Miscellaneous Equipment
    8. Inrō – Travel Pharmacy
  5. Mental Powers
    1. Mikkyō
    2. Sanmitsu
    3. Kuji-in
    4. Godai
    5. Gogyō
    6. Tenchijin
    7. Consciousness and Spirit
    8. The Seventh Sense
    9. Enlightenment
    10. Daoism
  6. Strategy & Tactics
    1. Goton pō
    2. Onshin jutsu
    3. Shichi hō de
    4. Chōhō
    5. Heihō
    6. Bōryaku
    7. Tōiri
    8. Chi kai ri
  7. The Legacy of the Ninja
    1. Takamatsu Toshitsugu
    2. Hatsumi Masaaki
    3. Bujinkan
    4. Guidelines of Bujinkan
    5. Togakure-Ryū
    6. Gyokko-Ryū
    7. Kukishinden-Ryū
    8. Shinden-fudo-Ryū
    9. Gyokushin-Ryū
    10. Koto-Ryū
    11. Takagi-yoshin-Ryū
    12. Gikan-Ryū
    13. Kumogakure-Ryū
  8. Rules & Philosophy
    1. Essence of Ninjutsu
    2. The Rules of the Ninja
    3. The 5 Commandments of the Ninja
    4. 18 Training Levels
    5. Ninpō Sanjūrokkei
    6. Ninja no Hachimon
  9. Appendix
    1. Chronology
    2. Downloads
    3. Recommendations
    4. Glossary
    5. Colophon
© Stefan Imhoff / 1999–2023 /
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