Momochi sandayu biography definition

What Is Ninjutsu?

The famous Ninja master Momochi Sandayu, who led the Iga-Ryū in the Middle Ages as one of the three great leaders, put it in a clear, unmistakable sentence like this:

Ninjutsu is not intended for the gratification of personal desires. The Ninja engages in his art because he is compelled to protect his country, leaders, or family. If you only practice Ninjutsu for the fulfillment of personal desires, your techniques will not benefit you.

Momochi Sandayu

Explanation of the Characters

The word describing the mysterious shadow warriors cannot be directly translated into non-Japanese languages.

The nin part of the word, which is also found in Ninja and Ninjutsu, is pronounced shinobu. It means all in one. Nin has a dictionary meaning and can mean . Jutsu in Ninjutsu means , ja in Ninja means .

The character nin consists of two other characters. The upper part of the character is yaiba, which means .

And the bottom part is kokoro, which is the Japanese word for .

The construction of the character indicates that the heart, or will, is directed in paths that bring mastery over the blade as a tool. In a broader sense it means being in control of one’s body, soul and sense of what is right and what is wrong.

A Historical Misunderstanding

Arguably no art in the history of the earth has been so misunderstood as Ninjutsu. Little truth is to be found, and historians have to search long to find sources about Ninjustu that are not excessive propaganda, slander, or tall tales.

All of this is hardly surprising, since the official historians of the time were always part of the military dictatorship. Therefore, the resistance of the families of Iga (central Japan region) or Kōga (central Japan region) provinces has always been disparagingly mentioned in history. They have been recorded in history as criminals, insurgents or assassins.

History Is Always Subjective

A similar example of subjective historiography can

Sandayu Momochi

History[]

According to Daisuke Jigen, he is known as "Momochi the Killer" who had killed 5000 people in 50 years and to celebrate the occasion, an organization had planned to raise for a memorial. Hiding in the woods, he is training a successor called Goemon Ishikawa XIII to perform the "Momochi Killing Style" and his number 1 pupil. Jigen considers him a "monster".

Appearing outside the temple, Sandayu is ear wigging to Goemon as he sat down listening to Fujiko Mine on a radio. Turning off the light, he goes into the house and using the Zantetsuken has a sword fight with Goemon. Sandayu appears on the floor with the sword to his neck while Goemon switches the light back on. As Goemon apologizes, he shouts at him as he failed to kill Lupin. Sat down Sandayu says there are "no do-overs in killing" and shouts at Goemon for being distracted by a woman, he slices up the radio in a jerk like way. The radio turns out to be a female DJ.

Sandayu betrays Goemon as he fires rockets around the area where Lupin and Goemon are arguing, he wants both of them dead. Afterwards he gives Fujiko a diamond as she was working with him hoping to seduce both Lupin and Goemon to fight against each other. She asks why he wants to kill Goemon but he doesn't tell her until Goemon prods him with the Zantetsuken on a plank as he sat down. He explained to Fujiko and blames it on a computer from a criminal organization that predicted Goemon is going to be their enemy. Since they consider Lupin and Goemon to be the top assassins, they recruited Sandayu to take them out. He claims that he ran from them but got captured and tortured until he said yes. He wanted Goemon to forgive him.

As Goemon prods him more and knows that his story is a lie, Sandayu got worried and sweat was pouring out but is sti

Many mysterious ninja have appeared in Japanese history, and their legends and skills are inspiring to many people.
In the previous article, "Japan's 10 most famous ninja and their legends Part 1", 5 ninja were introduced.
These were Otomono Hosohito, Fujibayashi Nagato, Momochi Sandayu, Ishikawa Goemon, and Hattori Hanzo.
This time, as a sequel, we will introduce five more famous ninjas and their episodes.
If you want to know what a ninja is, please read this article, "What's a Ninja?".

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#6 Sarutobi Sasuke

Sarutobi Sasuke was a ninja who is said to have existed from the Sengoku to Edo periods.
Whether or not he actually existed is still unclear, but he is very famous because he was portrayed in many Japanese literary works as a heroic figure who defeated the strong and helped the weak.

According to legend, he served under Yukimura Sanada, one of the warlords of the Sengoku period, and was an enemy of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was the historical warlord who started the Edo period, an era of stability that lasted for around 200 years.
Literary works tell anecdotes about Sarutobi Sasuke, a master of ninjutsu, who was able to disappear when he made a hand sign, and who infiltrated and spied on the opposing Tokugawa camp.

#7 Kirigakure Saizo

Kirigakure Saizo is said to be a literary character modeled on the real-life Kirigakure Shikaemon.

Kirigakure Saizo is a disciple of "Momochi Sandayu", one of the three greatest Iga Ninja, and a brother disciple of the bandit "Ishikawa Goemon", as described in Part 1.
He was recruited by Sarutobi Sasuke to serve Yukimura Sanada after meeting Sarutobi Sasuke and engaging in a ninjutsu match that failed to end in a decisive decision.
As his name implies, Kirigakure (it means to hide in the fog in Japanese) Saizo was considered a master of the blindfolded using fog and specialized in infiltration missions to sneak into enemy castles.

#8 Kato Danzo

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Mercenary and spy in feudal Japan

Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see Ninja (disambiguation) and Shinobi (disambiguation).

A ninja (Japanese: 忍者; [ɲiꜜɲdʑa]) or shinobi (Japanese: 忍び; [ɕinobi]) was a spy and infiltrator in pre-modern Japan. The functions of a ninja included siege and infiltration, ambush, reconnaissance, espionage, deception, and later bodyguarding. Antecedents may have existed as early as the 12th century. There is little evidence that they were assassins.

In the unrest of the Sengoku period, jizamurai families, that is, elite peasant-warriors, in Iga Province and the adjacent Kōka District formed ikki – "revolts" or "leagues" – as a means of self-defense. They became known for their military activities in the nearby regions and sold their services as mercenaries and spies. It is from these areas that much of the knowledge regarding the ninja is drawn. Following the Tokugawa shogunate in the 17th century, the ninja faded into obscurity. A number of shinobi manuals, often based on Chinese military philosophy, were written in the 17th and 18th centuries, most notably the Bansenshūkai (1676).

By the time of the Meiji Restoration (1868), shinobi had become a topic of popular imagination and mystery in Japan. Ninja figured prominently in legend and folklore, where they were associated with legendary abilities such as invisibility, walking on water, and control over natural elements. Much of their perception in popular culture is based on such legends and folklore, as opposed to the covert actors of the Sengoku period.

Etymology

Ninja is the on'yomi (Early Middle Chinese–influenced) reading of the two kanji "忍者". In the native kun'yomi reading, it is pronounced shinobi, a shortened form of shinobi-no-mono (忍びの者).

The word shinobi appears in the written