INDEX

A

Ainuki, 272

Altar, decorating, 214

Ambushes, 218–19

Arrow-shooting cylinder, 117

Astrology, 243–50

Atari, 151

B

Baker, James, 4

Ball-shooting cylinder, 117

Bee stings, 232

Beginning and end, 117

Bichūken, 282

Bird calls, 197

Birds, observing, 234–35

Bishamonden, 11, 43, 44–47, 237, 254, 255, 256, 262

Bishamonden Kenjutsu, 253, 254, 256, 260, 262

Bishamonten (Bishamon), 43, 44–47

Body, capturing the, 159–60

Buttō, 86

Byōbugaeshi, 57

C

Capturing the Leg and Pulling Down, 122

Capturing the Neck and Bring Down, 122

Capturing with a Musket, 118

Catching the Left Hand, 127

Catching the Sword, 121

Chain

and ball, 115

long, and weights, 124

and sickle, 118–19

with striking stick, 124

and weight, 123

Chinsetsu, 217

Chisai Chōtan, 104

Chū-kodachi, 267, 269–77

Chūseiken, 280

Circling to the Left, 125

Circling to the Right, 124, 125

Consciousness and the mind, 166–67

Couck, Richard, 4

Crab-eye throw, 295

Crickets, pillow of, 189, 207, 211, 226–27

D

Dagger, hidden, 211

Daihachidome, 105

Deceptive fox throw, 295

Distance, 150, 154–55, 162–63

Dōgu no Maki, 115, 261, 262

Dokko, 128

Dragon-snake chain, 123

Dreznjak, Andrija, 3

E

Enkai, 277

Enpi, 76, 277

Execution, 167

Eyes, observing, 166–67

F

Face, 121

Figure-Eight Windmill, 120

Fire blade of confusion, 296

Flying stick, 124

Fumi Kaeshi, 137

Furimi, 110

Futarimusubi, 108

Fūyō, 136

G

Gansekiotoshi, 87

Ganshin, 245–46

Gokuhiden Shinobi no Sho, 4

Gokui Seijō no Shina narabini Shinobi-Jutsu, 214–17

Goshinpō, 250–52

Grappling hooks, 198

Gyakuho, 64

Gyōsho, 9

H

Hagiwara Jūzō, 1, 6, 7, 9, 10–12, 13, 14, 19, 37, 43–44, 45, 47, 49, 128, 143, 170, 171, 173, 183, 184, 205, 217, 265

Hagun, 243–44

Hagun Shō no Maki, 243–50

Hanaremi, 113

Hanbei Ryū, 16, 171

Hanegaeshi, 65, 130

Hanegarami

sitting, 55

standing, 56

Hassokutō, 91

Hatada Tadanori, 10

Hien, 140, 275

Hijikata Ryū, 170

Hikiotoshi, 99

Hikiukeotoshi, 80

Hiryū, 275

Hisshi Sandan Chū, 93

Historical Ninjutsu Research Team, 9

Hogaeshi, 97

Hōgai, 89

Hokuto Ōkami, 246

Holy symbol, 118

Honmyō, 245–46

I

Iho no Maki, 52

Ikada, 67

Ikegami Yōsuke Hisamasu, 15

Ikiaidaore, 96

Inji, 129

Inji Chūdan, 129

Issō Mubyōshi Ryū, 17

Issō Ryū, 17

J

Japanese transcriptions, 315–47

Jōtō Masato, 174

Jūjutsu, 38–39

Junpo, 63

Junrei, 135

K

Kaerimi, 273

Kaimokusho, 15, 27–35

Kaishaku narabini Seppuku Dōtsuki no Shidai, 8, 177, 262

Kaisho, 9

Kakegiri, 271

Kakehashi, 53

Kamiizumi Ise no Kami, 158, 166

Kaneko Kichibei, 2, 13, 15–16

Karate, 38

Kari Shinajina, 107

Kasadera Shinzaemon, 44

Kasumigiri, 276

Kata, 38–39

Keibukan Military School

history of, 19

lesson timetable for, 303–7

location of, 19

subjects and schools taught at, 301–2

teachers in, 15

Keison-in, 14

Kendō Association, 175

Kenmon, 150, 155

Kensei Kusabuka Jinshirō, 20

Kenshōken, 279

Kiba hachi nin, 160–61

Kiraku Ryū bell-shaped weight, 123

Kishii Kiyozō, 13, 16

Kishimoto Genshichi Sadanobu, 47

Kitagawa Kin’emon Sadahide, 12, 47

Kiteki, 79

Kobayashi Oboro, 44

Kohō, 132

Kōichi Ueda, 175–76

Koran, 72

Koshiguruma, 132

Koshihiki Tsuriai, 106

Kotezume, 270

Kuden, 253–63

Kuji, 237–42, 284–87

Kumasaka Chōhan, 45

Kumotsuke, 274

Kurikara Fudō, 229

Kurumagaeshi, 52

Kusabuka Jinshirō, 1, 14, 175

Kusaridama Kenyō, 102

Kutsugaeshi, 60

L

Letters, secret, 216–17

Lineage chart, 13–17

Lion Dance, 169–73

M

Machida Hanbei, 16, 171

Maeda Harunaga, 19

Maeda Nariyasu, 15

Maeda Tsunanori, 1

Magic, 237–52

Makubishin, 114

Manji, 262

Manshōken, 281

Marishiten, 43, 45

Marumi, 92

Matsukaze, 59

Measurements, 299

Meditation, 214–16

Meirindō school, 19

Mengchang, Lord, 197

Michiseya Jinshichi, 13, 16

Middle point, understanding, 164

Migikiri Hidarikiri, 271

Minami, Yoshie, 5, 6, 9, 37

Mind, Scroll of the, 147–67

Mist, 115

Mizuhiki, 133

Mizui Mitsuko, 6

Mizukagami, 4, 6–7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 184, 185–206, 211, 253, 255, 257, 258, 260

Mizukagami Kuden no Oboe, 28, 33, 184, 206–11, 253, 254, 255, 258, 260, 262

Mizukagami Shinsatsu, 28, 184–85, 218–35, 253, 255, 256, 260

Mizuno Chūzaemon, 14

Mizuno Jūzō Mitsutoyo, 15, 27

Mol, Serge, 251

Moon

full, 147–48, 152–53

on the water, 147, 153–54

Mori Gohō, 2

Morita Kohei, 15

Mountain bandits, dealing with, 207, 229–30

Mubyōshi Ryū

change and, 266

current training in, 21–26

curriculum for, 27–35

etymology of, 1, 151

history of, 1–2, 10–12, 43–47, 49

inherited tradition of, 37–41

Japanese literature on, 20

lineage chart of, 13–17

Lion Dance and, 169–73

magic in, 237–52

martial arts of, 49–142

oral traditions of, 253–63

“rediscovery” of, 4–9

saving, 265–66

sixteen poems of, 143–46

Mubyōshi Ryū Kaimokusho. See Kaimokusho

Mudras, 220–21, 237–42, 250–52

Mukaku Ryū

history of, 17, 267

kodachi sword skills of, 269–77

kuji in, 284–87

lineage of, 267–68

nine postures of, 278–83

scrolls of, 267

shuriken-jutsu of, 288–96

Mukōda Seiichi, 171, 172, 173

Munegarami, 98

Mushinkan Dōjō, 2, 21–26

Musubiito, 85

N

Nagai Kagami Katayoshi, 13

Nakabayashi Kasuga Shrine, 173

Nakabayashi Lion Dance Preservation Society, 170

Nakashima Atsumi, 4, 7

Namigaeshi, 134

Namimakura, 68

Nanbu Shōsuke Atsukuni, 13

Nanbu Shōzō Atsuyoshi, 13

Nawa no Maki, 161

Neho, 88

Niki Shinjūrō, 1, 10–12, 13, 14, 19, 37, 43–44, 47, 49, 143, 171, 205, 265

Nishimura Seitarō, 13, 16–17, 171, 172

Nishimura Yosabei, 13, 16

Nishizaki Mikio, 172, 173

Nobunga, Lord, 44

Nukiguchi, 95

O

Oikakeho, 75

Omokage, 62

Omomi, 109

Oral traditions, 253–63

Ōta Nabejirō, 17

Ōzume, 270

P

Perception, ways of, 148–49

Peripheral vision, 166

Pillow of crickets, 189, 207, 211, 226–27

Poems, Scroll of, 34, 144–46

Polaris, 43, 44

Posture of Looking at the Eye, 120

Powder, capturing with, 165

Pressure points, 41

Pulling and Throwing Down, 126

Q

Quarterstaff, 128–42

R

Raikō, 276

Raishōji Temple, 15, 16

Receiving, 156–57, 162–63

Reflecting on the Mind, Scroll of, 147–67

Rivers, crossing, 206, 231

Rope, capturing with, 161

Rōryū, 84

Rossa, Gabriel, 251

Ruses, capturing with, 165–66

Ryōkidachi Tanbō, 142

Ryūbi, 131

S

Saishōken, 278

Sakurai Shigenao, 217

Sangetsu, 58

Sankaku Kore Naka, 94

Sanpōgiri, 269

Sanseiken, 282

Sasen, 74

Sashiai, 138–39

Sawamura Matsuemon Tadanawa, 47

Scrolls. See also individual scrolls

Japanese transcriptions of, 315–47

list of, 33–35, 309–14

Seigan, 128

Seikiken, 280

Self-protection, 183, 250–52

Sen-go, 204

Senjō Kumiuchi Mubyōshi Ryū Nakadōri Oboe, 211–13

Seppuku, 177–82, 202–3

Sha, posture of, 163

Shape-shifters, 220–22, 232

Shichiyōken, 279

Shimano Zenzaemon Naokata, 13

Shimizu Takashi, 10

Shimomura Fuyuzō, 17

Shinjin Ryū, 1, 4, 10, 11, 14, 15, 20, 43, 49, 171, 174–76, 237

Shinkage Ryū, 2, 166

Shinkan no Maki, 147–67, 254, 257, 263

Shinmyōken, 283

Shinobi, 183–235

Shinobi Hiten, 4, 7

Shuriken-jutsu, 267, 288–96

Sickle and ball, 116

Sitting vs. standing, 39–40

Sodeoka Ryū, 128

Soldier’s Way of Jūji, 240–42

Sōmubōsō, 101

Sono Kōsuke, 13, 16

Sōsho, 4–5, 9

Sotonomono Shōki no Maki, 87

Sōyūkan, 19

Spirit, taking away, 158

Staff with chain and weight, 118

Standing vs. sitting, 39–40

Star Hagun, Scroll of the, 243–50

“Sticking to the circle,” 156

Strength, capturing, 159

Substantial and insubstantial, 161–62

Suga Gensai Masaie, 267

Suicide. See Seppuku

Suikyō, 66

Surinuki, 273

Sutemi, 111

Swift, Joe, 3, 8, 21

Sword

and brush, 147

capturing, 121, 160

scabbard, paper, 190

T

Tachiai no Maki, 72

Tachigari, 141

Tachi haramaki, 215

Takiotoshi, 61

Tanbō, 129

Tappi, 277

Teki Ni Kore Kasa, 100

Teuchi, 167

Tiger at War, 124

Toda Ryū, 123

Tokogaeshi, 70

Tōmi Gen’nai, 12, 13, 14, 15, 47, 49

Tool of ten uses, 116

Tools, Scroll of, 115

Towaki, 90

Tsuchikawa Kakuemon Takayoshi, 13

Tsukahara Bokuden, 14

Tsuki Nin Shiho, 103

Tsukiyoden, 44

Tsumateho, 78

U

Uematsu family, 17, 267–68

Uematsu Tanomonosuke, 267, 296

Uematsu Yoshiyuki Sensei, 2, 8, 13, 17, 21, 37, 49, 51, 128, 171, 265, 267–69, 272, 273, 275, 278, 280–88, 290–91, 293–94, 296

Ukifune, 54

Unryū, 274

Uranami, 69

Ursa Major, 243, 245, 247

Usen, 73

Ushi

inside, 82

outside, 83

Uta no Maki, 144

V

Venus, 243

Vital points, striking, 41

W

Walls, crossing, 197–99

Warabi Sōsho Group, 9

Way of the Falling Flower, 120

Way of the Windmill at the Side, 120

Weakness, capturing, 158–59

Windmill above the Head, 120

Y

Yamato Takeru, 229

Yamazaki Sōsuke, 13, 16

Yanase Kihei Yoshitomo, 15

Yawara Jo, 1, 7, 8, 49–52, 128, 147

Yorimi, 112

Yoshitsune, 43, 44–46, 211, 218, 233

Yūhikigaeshi, 81

Yumemakura, 71

Yumiteho, 77