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South Australian Bujinkan Ninjutsu

Locality: Adelaide, South Australia

Phone: +61 447 163 425

Address: Gilbert St 5000 Adelaide, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.bujinkanninjutsu.com.au

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15.01.2022 "How to become a student: first of all, you need a good teacher. If you have a quack for a "master" then you are wasting your time. Usually a great teacher will... go through many students looking for the ones who have a great sense of the martial arts. In the old days, students has rules - for example, they had to cut wood, clean house, etc. for several years. The master then judged their strength, patience, perseverance, and attitude. If the master decided that you were good, he would invite you into the dojo. There the training would be very hard. Some students couldn't hack it. They thought the master was cruel. The ones who could make it were the ones who saw the greatness in the master." By Hatsumi Sensei From Hiden no Togakure Ryu Ninpo Omote & Ura 2nd Issue

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11.01.2022 Nishina Yukihiro, the man named as Nishina Daisuke’s father, never existed!!! I believe that most of the origin stories about the Togakure Ryu lineage of ninjut...su in English and Japanese are incorrect. The reason is.that Nishina Yukihiro is not a historical person. The author of the Nihon Gaishi, Rai San'y ( ) made an error with the name, Nishina Yukihiro, and it should have been Nishina Morihiro, and I can prove it. In the Nihon Gaishi, San'y writes In the 4th month the Heishi sent an expedition consisting of more than a hundred thousand horsemen against the East. They first attacked Yoshinaka. Yoshinaka sent Nishina Yukihiro and others of his commanders, to defend the castle of Hiuchi against them. They diverted the river Hino, and made a wet ditch, so that the western troops could not cross. A certain Nariakira, a commander who had lately joined the side of the Genji, was in communication with the Heishi, and, letting out the water, guided the (Genji) troops. The castle then fell. The western troops, profiting by their victory, took one castle after another. (English Translation of the Nihon Gaishi in The Japan Daily Mail, 1872) This passage, in the original Japanese, is the source for all the future errors regarding the identity of this Nishina character because it was in fact Nishina Tar Morihiro () that was sent to Hiuchi Castle to defend it. I am assuming, but I think his error was because under Kiso Yoshinaka’s command was another warrior named Unno Yukihiro. It may have been that he simply confused the two Hiro, YukiHIRO and MoriHIRO, when writing the Nihon Gaishi. I have confirmed that this is an error, I have included a copy of the page in the Nihon Gaishi (in Japanese) that shows the error and the noted correction at the top. In the body of the text he writes Nishina Yukihiro () and at the top in the header the publisher showed the correct name, Nishina Tar (). This is the reason why the earliest source for the name Nishina Yukihiro is the Nihon Gaishi. Many books afterwards copied this mistake, and it is still often made today, even by the Japanese. Here is some accurate history about Nishina Morihiro: According to the "Genpei Seisuiki" () the Taira side gathered more than 100,000 cavalries, mainly from the Sanin, Sanyo, Shikoku and Kyushu regions, with Taira Koremori as their commander-in-chief. On the 26th of April 1183 CE, the Taira forces fought at Hiuchi Castle, a strategic spot in Echizen Province. This castle was the frontline base of the Kiso troops, while Yoshinaka was in Echigo Prefecture. The army defending the castle consisted of more than 6,000 cavalries, including warlords from the Hokuriku provinces such as Nishina Morihiro from Shinano, Hayashi Komei and Kuramitsu Narumi from Kaga, Koga Narukaku from Omi, and soldiers led by Saimei, the chief official of the famous Hiraizumi temple in Echizen. Morihiro Nishina blocked the water at the junction of the Nomi and Shindo rivers, both tributaries of the Hino River, and created an artificial lake to prepare for the advance of the Heike.Because of this the Heike army was unable to advance, and the two armies stared at each other across the water for several days. However, there was a traitor in the Kiso troops that were guarding the castle. It was Saimei, the chief official of Hiraizumi Temple, he shot an arrow with a message on it into the Heike troops telling them that the lake was artificial and simply a dammed-up mountain stream. That night, the Heike army removed the large stones, cut down the fences, draining the water. Once the water dissipated the Heike attacked the castle at once. The war in Echizen and Kaga was a great victory for the Heike side. It is said that many famous generals were killed in the Kiso army, and many families turned sides to join the Heike. As every other source from the period cites Nishina Morihiro as the one being sent to Hiuchi Castle we can safely say that the Nihon Gaishi passage is a mistake. On top of that, the common hereditary name within the Shinano Nishina clan is "Mori" (), and after looking up the use of the name "Yuki" () in Shinano, I found that it was hereditarily used in the family of another one of Kiso Yoshinaka's major retainers, Unno Yukihiro. So, where does that leave us with the history of the Togakure Ryu??? Well, first I would like to say that I have not been able to find a single reference of Nishina Yukihiro by either Takamatsu Sensei or Hatsumi Sensei in the densho or any other publications. As far as I can tell they have never made this claim about Nishina Yukihiro being Daisuke’s father. Therefore, I do not believe it is part of the original origin story in the Togakure Ryu densho. The idea that Nishina Yukihiro was the father of Nishina Daisuke seems to start with ninjutsu researcher and author Koyama Ryutaro. In his research he must have came across Nishina Yukihiro in the Nihon Gaishi and came up with the idea that Nishina Daisuke was his second son. From here the error just snowballed and became a heated discussion of authenticity among the Bujinkan and its detractors. If anything, Daisuke should be the second son of Nishina Morihiro. Sadly, records on the Nishina clan from this period are exceedingly rare and the Nishina family is deeply surrounded in mystery. For me it is enough to know that the origins lie with the Nishina clan in Togakushi. It fits with history as the Ninjutsu of Iga and Koga were very early on deeply influenced by the rituals of Izuna no Ho, a form of magic that was practiced at Togakushi and its neighbor Mt. Iizuna. There is no debate about this. To me, it does not matter the name or the true identity of Togakure (Nishina) Daisuke. We are talking about nearly 850 years ago. Some things should just simply be left to legend. Sources and References: ( : ) The Japan Daily Mail, 1872 . (1938). Japan: : . (1875). China: Koyama, R. (1961). Shinsetsu Nihon shinobinomono retsuden. (n.p.): (n.p.). UPDATE 4/18/2021 Nishina Moriie () followed Kiso Yoshinaka in his campaign and was successful in the battles of Yokota-gawara and Kurikara. During his stay in the capital, he guarded the city but was killed in the Battle of Mizushima. As Moriie had no heir to take over, Takanashi Taro Morihiro (), the fourth son of Takanashi Morimitsu of the Shinano Minamoto clan, was also adopted by the Nishina clan and joined Yoshinaka's campaign. Nishina Morimune (), the first son of Morihiro, is said to have served as a contributor to Emperor Go-Daigo's warrior station during the Kembu New Government. It was around this time that Nishina Daisuke (), who also served Yoshinaka and studied Shugendo at Togakushi Mountain became the founder of Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu. For reasons unknown to me Koyama Ryutaro, the ninjutsu researcher and author, believed that Nishina Daisuke was the second son of this Nishina Morihiro. One key point to mention is that the Takanashi and the Nishina were essentially the same clan. The two families very much often intermarried and adopted each others children. Both clans are said to be direct descendants of the Taira but sided with the Minamoto during the Gempei Wars.

11.01.2022 Working late tonight on the translation of the Shinobi no Maki from the Gunzui Oudouki . My copy is a 1772 hand written manuscript, less than 100 years aft...er the original was written by Natori Sanjuro Masazumi, the same author as the famous Shoninki . While the Natori-Ryu, also known as the Shin Kusunoki-Ryu, is a complete heiho, or military strategy, school its focus was on Shinobi and ninjutsu. I am working with a team of Doctorates in Japan (this is a very expensive process) to get it done professionally and with the most accuracy as possible. This will be the first time that this text is ever transliterated into modern Japanese, English and Spanish. Stay tuned...

10.01.2022 Yet again, brilliant work by Sean Askew. Educating on historical aspects of the origins of the Bujinkan.

08.01.2022 SABN COVID-19 Update Due to new government and SA Health advice, South Australian Bujinkan Ninjutsu Dojo and Sentinel International Australia will be ceasing operation for two weeks as of midnight this evening (16/11/2020) pending further government directions and advice. We appreciate the patience, understanding and support of our students through this important time.... We will continue to update students as soon as possible, regarding any change to the Dojo and training restrictions. Thanks, SABN

08.01.2022 We are very sad to hear of the passing of Katori Shinto Ryu legend, Otake Risuke. I was fortunate to speak with him at length when we were making the DVD, Art o...f the Japanese Sword. He was an exceptional, Gentleman, Scholar and Martial Artist. He will be greatly missed. My Katori Shinto Ryu friends, you have my sincerest condolences. See more

01.01.2022 Tuesday Night at the Dojo - what does this look like? Typically Tuesdays are a beginner class. We will be working on the SABN beginner curriculum, focused around etiquette, ukemi, kamae, beginner strikes/blocks and of course... conditioning! SABN has several levels of curriculum, to aid in teaching absolute beginners to high level Black Belts.... Contact the Dojo to organise a trial lesson and find out more!