Antony Cummins: 13 books
Samurai and Ninja
The Real Story Behind the Japanese Warrior Myth that Shatters the Bushido Mystique
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
The myths of the noble Samurai and the sinister Ninja are filled with romantic fantasy and fallacy.
Samurai and Ninja expert Antony Cummins shatters the myths and exposes the true nature of these very real—and very lethal—medieval Japanese warriors. The Samurai and Ninja were, in fact,...
Old Japan
Secrets from the Shores of the Samurai
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2018
In Antony Cummins’ new work, the hidden life of Old Japan is brought to the fore using newly translated original documents from the times of the Samurai. Find out what fate befell a convicted criminal (spoiler: it wasn’t pretty); why tipping even today is very rare in Japan; what a bunch of worms...
The Dark Side of Japan
Ancient Black Magic, Folklore, Ritual
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2017
The Dark Side of Japan is a collection of folk tales, black magic, protection spells, monsters and other dark interpretations of life and death from Japanese folklore. Much of the information comes from ancient documents, translated into English here for the first time. Antony Cummins has also searched...
Secrets of the Ninja
The Shinobi Teachings of Hattori Hanzo
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2015
***Bronze Medal Winner, 10th International Manga Awards ***
This historically grounded manga follows the ninja Nagata Saburo as he teaches his son, Hisaaki, the weapons, secret tactics, and values of the ninja. Based on the real-life writings of the famous ninja Hattori Hanzo, Secrets of...
The Lost Samurai School
Secrets of Mubyoshi Ryu
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Available for the first time in English, this book is both an illustrated samurai arts manual and a groundbreaking historical account of the teachings of a Japanese samurai who formed a school known as Mubyoshi Ryu in the 1600s. Abundantly illustrated with more than 350 images representing the practices...
True Path of the Ninja
The Definitive Translation of the Shoninki (An Authentic Ninja Training Manual)
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
True Path of the Ninja is the first authoritative translation in English of the Shoninki—the famous 17th-century ninjutsu manual.
Authors Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami worked closely with Dr. Nakashima Atsumi, author of the most comprehensive modern Japanese version of the Shoninki, thus...
Iga and Koka Ninja Skills
The Secret Shinobi Scrolls of Chikamatsu Shigenori
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
The secret manuals of the oral tradition of the Iga and Koka Ninja, feared and respected across Japan for centuries—now in paperbackThrough patient and scholarly detective work, Antony Cummins and the Historical Ninjutsu Research Team have unearthed a Shinobi treasure. The 18th-century military...
The Book of Samurai
Book One: The Fundamental Teachings
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
The Book of Samurai series presents the lost arts of the samurai in the English language for the first time.
Antony Cummins and Yoshie Minami have brought the teachings of the famed samurai school Natori-Ry? back to life through The Book of Samurai series, and present the lost arts of the samurai...
Modern Ninja Warfare
Ninja Tactics for the Modern Warrior
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2019
Modern Ninja Warfare takes a contemporary look at the stealthy methods of the Ninja (Shinobi) and how they can be employed to counter modern security threats. This book provides an ideal overview of Ninjutsu techniques for security personnel, military, Special Forces, military history buffs and anyone...
In Search of the Ninja
The Historical Truth of Ninjutsu
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Who were the real Ninja, what skills did they possess and how were they employed in warfare? Based upon new translations of the three most important ninja scrolls and other authentic documents, some never seen before. Lost in modern myth, false history, and general misinterpretation, the Ninja have...
Ninja Skills
The Authentic Ninja Training Manual
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
This is the world's only illustrated guide to the real ninja teachings of historic Japan. These original techniques are presented in a highly accessible 'how-to' format that combines easy-to-follow text with a fresh, contemporary design that includes step-by-step photographs.
This is the first...
by Antony Cummins
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
A comprehensive guide to hand-to-hand combat that re-creates strategies used by the VikingsThe Viking shield wall is a famed battle strategy, tens or hundreds of men interlocked, reliant on their neighbors for survival. What are less well known are the actual techniques used in solo hand-to-hand combat,...
Samurai Arms, Armour & the Tactics of Warfare
The Collected Scrolls of Natori-Ryu
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
THE FIRST-EVER STUDY OF SAMURAI ARMS, ARMOUR AND TACTICS
IN THE WORDS OF AN AUTHENTIC SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY SAMURAI MASTER STRATEGIST
Part of the acclaimed Book of Samurai series, which presents for the first time the translated scrolls of the historical Natori-Ryū samurai school of war, this volume...