Goshiki mai – Five Colored Rice of the Ninja
Soke; Anshu Christa Jacobson
GOSHIKI-MAI
Secret Messages were conveyed with the use of elaborate codes that would be overlooked by anyone but the recipient. The ninja’s ploy included rice grains dyed different colors (goshiki-mai) as well as knotted rope (yuinawa-moji) as well as letters that only their allies could understand.
In understanding the “Goshiki-mai” (Five-color rice) Rice grains were dyed blue, yellow, red, black or purple and arranged in different combinations or patterns. With this technique, the ninja could make over 100 different codes.
There is a new Historical Ninjutsu video being released this week on this topic from myself and Antony Cummins that you can all see and understand these old methods of secretly passing information.
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The lesson today comes from my own personal collection and study of these documents. I hope that this helps with all of your training! Take Care, Be Safe and Good luck in your Journey of Budo!
Anshu Christa Jacobson
21st Soke of the Tomo Ryu Tradition
Headmistress of the Budo Ryu – School of the Warrior Way
Founder of the Budo Ryu Online University
Owner of the Ninjutsu Super Store
Chief Editor of the Shinobi no Mono Magazine
Founder of the Ninjutsu International Federation
Professional Model and Artist
Anshu Christa Jacobson – Book Review – True Ninja Traditions
This is a book review of the title “True Ninja Traditions”. This is a definitive translation of the 3 historical text! Ninpiden, Gunpo Jiyoshu scrolls and the 100 Ninja Poems. These are some of the most prominent historical text that we have left from the feudal era of Japan.
If you want an “ENGLISH TRANSLATION” of Hattori Hanzo’s Ninpiden – THIS IS THE ONLY BOOK AVAILABLE! Same with the Gunpo Jiyoshu Scrolls and the 100 Ninja Poems. This is the only book that has the English translation for these ninja text!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK – TRUE NINJA TRADITIONS FOR ANY REAL SERIOUS NINJUTSU PRACTITIONER.
Take Care, Be Safe &
Good Luck in your Journey of Budo.
Anshu Christa Jacobson
Headmistress of the Budo Ryu – School of War
