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Books by Yoshie Minami

The Book of Samurai

The Book of Samurai is the first complete translation of the samurai manuals by Natori Mazasumi. It provides a comprehensive guide to Samurai history, strategy and tactics. Featuring two secret scrolls, Heika Jōdan and Ippei Yōkō, Cummins and Minami showcase a complete view of the samurai way of life. Fans of the "The Five Rings" and Cummins' own "The Book of Ninja" will enjoy this new manual for one of Japan's oldest and most intriguing military groups.

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The Secret Traditions of the Shinobi

In The Secret Traditions of the Shinobi, Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami bring important documents from the historical ninjitsu tradition to an English-speaking audience. Included in this collection are the three shinobi scrolls of the Gunpo Jiyoshu, a manual enthusiastically promoted by the first Tokugawa shogun of Japan; one hundred poems, written sometime between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, that are the oldest collection of written ninjutsu information in the world; and the Ninpiden, or Secret Ninja Tradition, a manual commonly attributed to one of the best-known ninja masters, Hattori Hanzo. Seventy black and white historical sketches depict ninja tools and weapons, and the original Japanese text is provided in many places. These widely sought-after scrolls will enthrall martial artists eager to learn about the real skills of the shinobi as well as anyone interested in this exciting period of Japanese history and espionage.

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