Looks like my question didn't get answered, but that's alright. It was more for you than Steven. I was thinking though, a really good way to get a new generation educated in Japan (and abroad) about what real ninja actually were, would be to write a kids book. You can't often teach people who already think they know something and also don't like learning something they know is wrong. It's much easier to teach people who don't have any expectations right the first time.
That would actually be a great idea! But it needs special skills I suppose, you don't write a book aimed at kids the same way you do a book aimed at adults.
I love the answer to my Samurai women question! 🙏🏽 Thank you so much!!! I knew there was so much more information out there.... Maybe a future book idea Antony..... 😉
Hi Antony Hope I would get a reponse to my question in the second video My question was about Samurai Team combat. How would a Samurai on horseback and his retainers on foot fight against another Samurai and his retainers?
Awesome video Antony. Hope to see a part 2 as I can really feel your passion for these topics. It makes the knowledge stick better and it is more engaging. Enjoyed the guest as well even if he talked a bit too much sometimes :).
Thank you both for your great work, knowing the truth and having a deeper understanding about Samurai and Shinobi makes me appreciate them even more, I wish most of this was more mainstream in Japan and worldwide! Keep it up I’m waiting for the next video
Nice video. I especially liked the end, where you discussed the difference between Samurai training and martial arts training (being a 20th century factory). 😉
I've made it a personal mini crusade of mine to correct, to the best of my ability, the confusion between the words "samurai" and "warrior/fighter." I don't need to tell you, but I can only think of one story of many that I've translated where they use the term "samurai" to refer to a warrior, and it's fairly clear that they use that term, not because the characters is a warrior, but because he is the servant of a nobleman. In all other cases, they use the term "tsuwamono" when referring to warriors. Lastly, I hope I can contribute in my own little way to our mutual pursuit of the truth of historical Japanese culture. Wonderful video, as always.
@@AntonyCummins Well, I'm in the Kanto region and will largely be free for the next month. I'm still an amateur at RU-vid but if you're willing to give me some pointers, I'd love to.
14:19 heard about females begin a head of families and they would be high in social status and power etc. But still they would not be called by the title like if woman was head of daimyo family as there were no male succesor to be head she would still not be called daimyo (I remember what whould they be called it was something translating to land owner) even if they basically had the same power at the moment. Same in samurai family i dont think anyone would call a woman of samurai class a "samurai" even if she was defending her home or something back then nor she would be ronin if her husband was unenployed. Those are simply all male titles. So just out of curiosity I wonder how would they be officially addresed? Just a lady something or?
What I asked was "How can YOU stand at the front of a dojo being 'Sensei' when you do not have a black belt in any real martial art?". I can find your video if you like, it shows you in a uniform stood with your back to other people in uniforms and it looks like you're demonstrating a physical martial art move. I've seen a few talks from people and they usually stand facing the crowd who wear what they like. Teaching a martial art requires the instructor to have real-world experience. I know 'Sensei' is an encompassing word.
Hello Mr Cummins, you said that your next book will be about Zen Buddhism for your research the book "Zen at War" might interest you, written by Brian Victoria, an american Zen priest, it tells the history of Zen's support of japanese militarism in the 20th century all Zen branches and school were actively involved.
@@AntonyCummins Thanks for replying Mr. Cummins By earlier you mean before the Meiji era? In the last chapter of Mr. Victoria's book there is a section about Prince Shotoku's adoption of Buddhism, then the Kamakura period, how Dogen and Eisai sought the patronage of the warrior class which led to the adoption of Zen by the samurai. the book is available here terebess.hu/zen/mesterek/vic.pdf
I would totally disagree with you Stephen... I would think that a modern ninja would have to be a mercenary practicing Strategic operations like Spec Ops and CIA beyond just regular military operations.
@@AntonyCummins Yes... but, what about Yasuke, I mean he wasn't Japanese but he was a Samurai? And the term Shinobi was used rather fluidly. Some of the Historical terms meant "ruffian" or even "bandit" so that if I blackmail you to steal information for me, technically you would be a shinobi without any special training, and that would be a very different thing to being a Samurai who was a Shinobi of course. But, just because you lose the status doesn't mean you lose the skills. Or, you lose the value of the traditions. Of course, in full disclosure; I am stating this in reflection of my own Appalachian subculture of Irish and Scotts-Irish who intermarried and lived among the Native tribes in Southern West Virginia and created their hybred hillbilly culture as a result. There are certain foods for example, that are common to me... but to you would be "exotic" because you probably never heard of them, like Ramps.
