Samurai and Ninja Questions Answered Part 2

[@serpnta1267]

Happy Birthday!!! Thank you for answering people's questions and doing what you do. I really enjoy all of it. I hope Arthur and the family are all doing well. Take care!

[@preparedsurvivalist2245]

If I could go back in time I would go back to one minute before this video was made, walk over to that door, and spray some WD40 in the hinges.

[@black_eagle]

Seriously, how hard is it to close a door so we don't hear that creaking for 30 minutes?

[@LusyPicker-sm6su]

Yeah. I'd love to listen to what he has to say but, that creaking is making me want to jab my fingers through my eyeballs and swirl them around for a while.

[@AntonyCummins]

I love this comment

[@AntonyCummins]

Very hard in a caravan in summer which is like an oven

[@LusyPicker-sm6su]

@@AntonyCummins Somewhere in this world, Brad Pitt is empathizing.

[@LusyPicker-sm6su]

Sumo/Samurai influence Yes, Sumo influenced Samurai budo. It started out as a ceremonial struggle in the imperial court but, due to the natural evolution of technique, it was brought into military training during the Kamakura period. The added bulk and weight of armor made sumo particularly effective. Budo and Sumo's shared lineage art is Tegoi. Specifically, Daito-ryu traces its lineage back to Tegoi.

[@TheCases-qb6vz]

Taoism isn't a small topic at all. I totally understand what you mean when you say its no fast process.

[@terranceharris3090]

Your books are good bro You should teach everybody to critically think

[@lazyeight01]

Looking forward to that Yagyu book sir. Just making my way through the Sonny Chiba Series at the moment.

[@davidthomas8825]

Farmer samurai? A good movie for that is The Hidden Blade.

[@TheCases-qb6vz]

Doing good brother! We will be patient and help you any way we can.

[@PeregrinTintenfish]

I think a good way to help is to request his books at your local library.

[@PeregrinTintenfish]

What is known about lower ranked retainers? chogen and armour bearers etc.

[@TalesofDawnandDusk]

Couple of comments; as far as the connection between sumo and samurai go, I haven't ever found any concrete, one to one connections but I have a few videos out about sumo wrestlers from the Heian period and they typically were strongmen from the provinces so there likely was some kind of connection there. Plus, the mythical origins of sumo are with the sword-wielding god of thunder Takemikazuchi so, while it's not a one to one connection, I'm almost positive that there was some overlap. Secondly, you mentioned that pre-Sengoku period Japan was too Chinese and I'm going to have to push back on that a bit. The Nara period saw a huge influx of Chinese culture, and there was definitely alot of intentional imitation going on, but the Heian period saw official relations with China cease and Japan developed a very unique culture over the centuries that, while certainly indebted to Chinese culture in certain ways, was a distinctly Japanese one. In fact, it was the rise of the warriors that saw another big influx of Chinese culture in the form of Song Dynasty stuff like tea, Zen Buddhism, ink-wash painting, etc. Given that Japan had viewed Chinese writing and thought as "hard" and "masculine" while native Japanese literature was considered "soft" "feminine" and artistic, it's no surprise that the warriors of the Muromachi, Sengoku and Edo periods actually wrote far more in Chinese, and used far more Chinese loanwords than the waka composing aristocrats of the Heian period. But, the Sengoku period easily has the most dramatic and bombastic stories of samurai, ninja, and all those things that feudal Japan is famous for so I certainly understand the opinion of being fascinated more by it than the Heian period with its focus on very delicate emotion and poetry. The Tale of Genji is not nearly as exciting as the war tales from the Gunki Monogatari.

[@AntonyCummins]

It would be great to see an evolution from Chinese to Japanese in culture

[@tiffanybatcheller-harris522]

That squeaky door was a different change, but I really like hearing your sleeping doggie snore. 😂 In regards to your Tolkien reference book, what happened, besides it was taken down? 😳I know the Tolkien family is extremely aggressive with copyrights. Is your book no longer available, because they decided to be jerks? 🧐 Thanks for answering the question on learning Kuji. (I know my question was much longer.) Happy early birthday! 🤗🎂

[@AntonyCummins]

Yes they took it down can only sell the copies printed

[@tiffanybatcheller-harris522]

@@AntonyCummins my copy is on its way in the mail. Looking forward to reading it. 🥰

[@tochiro6902]

Thank you.👍

[@-RONNIE]

Thank you for the video and my fault for watching it so late I had things to do yesterday and today

[@claytonfrag]

Thanks Antony

[@Inujake7]

I've been trying to find an answer as to whether or not Ninja ever use nunchuks or not, I've seen some sources that say yes and some that say no.

[@AntonyCummins]

100 percent no

[@Inujake7]

@@AntonyCummins Thanks for the reply! Do you think you could make a video talking about what kinds of weapons/gear etc. ninjas used and which are purely fictional?

[@terranceharris3090]

Maybe we should study the yakuza an comparison to the socalled samurai

[@terranceharris3090]

They have the same Organizational structure organizational structure

[@terranceharris3090]

They have the same organizational structure.

[@terranceharris3090]

The Yakuza, a Japanese organized crime group, can be traced back to 1612, when members began to gain the attention of local officials for their unusual clothing, haircuts, and behavior. The group's origins are uncertain, but most modern Yakuza are thought to have come from two social classes that emerged during the mid-Edo period (1603-1868)

[@Nico_B_]

Shiruken = diversion

[@tgold8422]

You say they no longer exist, so can you state your definition of what a ninja/shinobi exactly is please? Do/did Koga and Iga practice the same exact things? Why is there lineage proven for Samurai, but not ninja?

[@AntonyCummins]

my definition for shinobi is a hired spy who is trained in the arts of the shinobi who works for a samurai government between the years ? - 1868. Iga and Koka practiced slightly different things but not too much. See my book, Iga and Koka Ninja Skills.

[@tgold8422]

Thank you, I have the book. I will search for info on why there is Samurai lineage, but not ninja. Speculively, It really makes one wonder if it was perhaps concealed on purpose, within some Samurai Ryu, rather than an outright separate delineation. That would actually explain a lot. Maybe it’s sometimes right under our noses. Rhetorical question; Also it is like how people are still “knighted” but do knights still exist? Do “Christians” still exist past biblical times? This historical way of defining things is a good way to sort out what is just a claim, and what is demonstrable. Even if a “ninja lineage” was demonstrated to be in existence, would that even matter if your definition is only for a certain historical period? (Rhetorical question) Thank you; these question answer videos are some of the best.

[@lazyeight01]

Olive oil?

[@black_eagle]

That's the first time I've heard about your Tolkien book being taken down. It deserves a video, doesn't it? Or did you make one and I missed it?

[@AntonyCummins]

Cancelled by the Tolkien estate

[@black_eagle]

@@AntonyCummins On what grounds? I think it would be a interesting video if you told the story.

[@daiaimaru5618]

Will there be part 3?

[@AntonyCummins]

I think they are all answered now