Admittedly this is a somewhat obtuse title but hear me out:

It’s the newest edition of Kung Fail, and today we’re discussing Antony Cummins, an English academic who has managed to make himself a pretty penny by pretending to be a kenjutsu master. How, you ask? By…being an English academic and letting dumbass Americans assume that he knows more than he actually does.

And yes, as the title implies, he repeatedly holds the point/cutting edge of the sword towards his face.

And it looks like we’re talking about yet another white ninja today. Why do the mysterious shinobi of old Nippon have such a grasp on the psyches of dorky, pencil-necked white men?

I have no idea, but I find them amusing so let’s hop right to it—Antony Cummins!

Who is Antony Cummins might I ask? From Manchester UK, he is a historian with a masters in archaeology. He has appeared on the history channel and other documentaries—his academic credentials are legit. But too bad his ninjutsu credentials are not so much. Mr. Cummins is, in fact, a martial arts fraud, using his legitimate intelligence and academic credentials to parlay into a lucrative side career hocking martial arts BS. As something of a failed academic myself, I must admit some admiration for the sheer audacity of it, but as a martial arts teacher I cannot give my approval.

All things considered, whoever did the actual translating did an okay job, he does explain that ninjas were primarily lightly armed spies and assassins who wouldn’t be going toe to toe with samurai or any other kind of soldier.

Since this is not Cummins’ own brainchild, it’s alright I suppose…if you want to see crap, you can look at his videos!

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