NINJA TRUTH
Season 1, Episode 19: The Bansenshukai
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The Bansenshukai is a compilation of ninja techniques from 49 Iga and Koka ninja schools. It covers everything from ninja principles to various ninja techniques and tools. However, the ninja passed it on from master to apprentice with the utmost secrecy. So how did it come to see the light of day? It turns out that it was due to an unfortunate event involving ninja during the Edo period. We examine this event and also get television's first look at scrolls said to be the oldest extant copy of the Bansenshukai.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 2
Episode 3
Shuriken
Episode 4
Ninja Yashiki
Episode 5
Ninja Fire Arts
Episode 6
Concealed Weapons and Hyorogan
Episode 7
In Search of the Kunoichi, the Female Ninja
Episode 8
Extraordinary Ninja Tools: Kunai and Ikibukuro
Episode 9
Shinobi Rokugu: The Six Essential Tools of the Ninja
Episode 10
Poison and Medicine: The Ninja's Double-Sided Coin
Episode 11
Innin and Yonin: The Yin and Yang of the Ninja
Episode 12
Physical Abilities of the Ninja
Episode 13
Ninja Mnemonics
Episode 14
Ninja in Tokyo
Episode 15
Ninja Communication
Episode 16
The Fuma Ninja
Episode 17
Iga, Home of the Ninja
Episode 18
The Ninja Art of Escape
Episode 19
The Bansenshukai
Episode 20
Ninja Tools of Clay and Stone
Episode 21
The Koka Ninja - Their Light and Shadow
Episode 22
Flying Ninja
Episode 23
THE LAST NINJA
Episode 24
The Forefront of Ninja Research
Episode 25
SARUTOBI Sasuke - The Original Ninja Hero
Episode 26
Ninja to Keep the Peace
Episode 27
The Ninja and Disaster Preparedness
Episode 28
Ninja Arts Inspired by the Animal Kingdom
Episode 29
The Hayamichi-no-mono of the North
Episode 30
The Ninja and Guns