BUDO RYU KAI
AUTHENTIC NINJUTSU & BUJUTSU
NINPIDEN
Ninpiden (a.k.a. Shinobi Hiden) is an authentic ninjutsu manual written by Hattori Hanzō in 1560. It is regarded as one of the three key historical texts of ninjutsu, along with the Shōninki and the Bansenshukai. It was passed down in the Hattori family, and was considered a secret transmission; it was not shared with outsiders and even within the family, few had access to it.
A copy of the Ninpiden, written by Hattori Hanzo in 1560,
kept at the Budo Ryu Kai Hombu Dojo
“When you go to another province on a secret mission, you may be inspected by the local people if they wonder who you are. Therefore, you need to disguise yourself when you go out so that you can move around and investigate without arousing suspicion about yourself.”
- Hattori Hanzo; Ninpiden (1560)