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Ninjutsu

(

Ninjutsu ( 忍術 ? ) sometimes used

interchangeably with the term ninp ( 忍法 ? ), is

the martial arts practiced by the shinobi (also

commonly known as the ninja ).

)

忍忍忍忍術

Also known as

Ninjitsu; Ninp

Focus

Multi-discipline

Hardness

Non-competitive

Contents

Country of origin

Japan

Creator

No single creator

€ 1 Etymology

€ 2 History

€ 3 18 Ninjutsu Skills (Ninja Jhakkei)

€ 4 Schools of Ninjutsu

€ 5 Unverified Origins

€ 6 References

€ 7 See also

€ 8 External links

Parenthood

Historic

Olympic Sport

Etymology

The main character nin ( 忍 ? ) is composed of two lesser characters, the upper meaning “blade”, the

lower meaning “heart” or “spirit”. Together they mean “stealth” and “secretness,” as well as endurance”

and “perseverance” [1] . Jutsu ( 術 ? ) means “true”, “technique”. [2] P ( 法 ? )meaning “knowledge”,

“principle” when found with the prefix “nin” carries the meaning of ninja arts, higher order of ninjutsu.

Although the popular view is that ninjutsu is the art of secrecy or stealth, actual practitioners consider it

to mean the art of enduring - enduring all of life's hardships. [3]

History

Ninjutsu was developed by groups of people mainly from the Iga Province and Kka, Shiga of Japan.

Throughout history the shinobi have been seen as assassins for hire, and have been associated in the

public imagination with other activities which are considered criminal by modern standards. Although

thought to have come from Chinese expatriates ninjutsu is believed by its adherents to be of Japanese

origin. It is believed to be strongly influenced by the strategic principles of Sun Tzu. Throughout history

many different schools (or ry ) were developed which taught their unique version of ninjutsu . An

example of these is the Togakure-ry . This ry was developed after a defeated samurai warrior called

Daisuke Togakure escaped to the region of Iga. Later he came in contact with the warrior-monk Kain

Doshi who taught him a new way of viewing life and the means of survival ( ninjutsu ) [4] .

Ninjutsu was developed as a collection of fundamental survivalist

techniques in the warring state of feudal Japan. The ninja clans used

their art to ensure their survival in a time of violent political turmoil. It also included methods of

gathering information, non-detection, avoidance, and misdirection techniques. Ninjutsu can also involve

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training in disguise, escape, concealment, archery, medicine,

explosives, and poisons. [5]

Skills relating to espionage and assassination were highly useful to

warring factions in feudal Japan. However, because these activities

were seen as dishonorable, Japanese warriors hired people who existed

below Japan's social classes, literally called "non-humans" (

非人

hinin ? ), to perform these tasks. [6] At some point, the skills of

espionage became known collectively as ninjutsu, and the people who

specialized in these tasks were called shinibi no mono , and later, ninja.

Dr.Masaaki Hatsumi

demonstrating Ninjutsu

techniques on BBC:Mind,

Body & Kick Ass Moves

Ultimately, the skills of ninjutsu were so essential to conducting

warfare that some samurai began to practice their techniques, as well incorporating ninjutsu into their

formal schools of martial arts ( ry ).

To avoid misunderstandings, "ninjutsu" should just refer to a specific branch of Japanese martial arts,

unless it is being used in a historical sense.

18 Ninjutsu Skills ( Ninja J hakkei )

According to Bujinkan [7] members, the eighteen disciplines ( j hakkei < j hachi-kei ) were first stated in

the scrolls of Togakure-ry and they became definitive for all ninjutsu schools, providing a complete

training of the warrior in various fighting arts and complementary disciplines.

Ninja j hakkei was often studied along with Bugei J happan (the "18 samurai fighting art skills").

Though some of them are the same, the techniques of each discipline were used with different

approaches by both samurai and ninja .

The 18 disciplines are [8] :

Seishin-teki ky y (spiritual refinement)

Taijutsu (unarmed combat, using one's body as the only weapon)

Kenjutsu (sword fighting)

B jutsu (stick and staff fighting)

Shurikenjutsu (throwing shuriken )

S jutsu (spear fighting)

Naginatajutsu ( naginata fighting)

Kusarigamajutsu ( kusarigama fighting)

Kayakujutsu (pyrotechnics and explosives)

10.

Hens jutsu (disguise and impersonation)

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Shinobi-iri (stealth and entering methods)

12.

Bajutsu (horsemanship)

13.

Sui-ren (water training)

14.

B ryaku (military strategy)

15.

Ch h (espionage)

16.

Intonjutsu (escaping and concealment)

17.

Tenmon (meteorology)

18.

Chi-mon (geography)

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Today the main focus of ninjutsu deals with the techniques relevant to armed and unarmed combat. [9]

Schools of Ninjutsu

€ Bujinkan Organization headed by Masaaki Hatsumi is one of the many organizations accepted as

teaching mainstream ninjutsu. However Hatsumi has stated that he has modified the art of

traditional ninjutsu to better suit modern ways. Hatsumi's Bujinkan Dj consists of nine separate

schools of allegedly traditional Japanese martial arts, only three of which contain ninjutsu

teachings. According to the Bujinkan, Hatsumi is the inheritor of nine ryu (schools) some of

which are Ninjutsu. [10] He is considered by many to be the foremost authority on Ninjutsu,

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, and Shinkentaijutsu. He also claims to hold the Densho (scrolls) of the

ancient schools and can trace his lineage 34 generations.. Hatsumi learned a variety of martial arts

skills from Toshitsugu Takamatsu. However, the authenticity of his claims have often been called

into question. [11]

€ Genbukan World Ninpo Bugei Federation headed by Shoto Tanemura, who stopped training with

Hatsumi in 1984 after achieveing Menkyo Kaidenin Bujinkan. He created the organization in

order to maintain the ancient Ninja tradition that is changing rapidly to adapt to the modern world.

[1] (http://www.genbukan.org/)

€ Jinenkan Organization headed by Fumio Manaka, In 1996 he achieved Menkyo kaiden in

Bujinkan and founded Jinenkan. The Art focuses in harmonizing oneself with the natural flow of

the elements.[2] (http://www.jinenkan.com/)

€ The AKBAN Organization [12] uses the Bujinkan curriculum the way it was used when Doron

Navon, the first foreign Bujinkan shihan, studied under Hatsumi. Israel was one of the first places

where Bujinkan ninjutsu was practiced outside Japan, with Doron Navon pioneering it there in

1974. Doron Navon no longer practices Bujinkan ninjutsu.

€ The Quest Centers headed by Stephen K. Hayes who studied under Masaaki Hatsumi and is the

person who first brought ninjutsu to America, founding the first ninjutsu dojo in the Western

Hemisphere in Atlanta, Georgia, in the mid-70s. Mr. Hayes relocated to Dayton, Ohio around

1980, where he continued to teach the art for a number of years. He now teaches a Westernized

system, To-Shin Do.[3] (http://www.skhquest.com/)

€ The Jizaikan organization[4] (http://jizaikan.com/aboutus.htm) headed by Thomas "Jotoshi"

Maienza who studied under the Bujinkan Ninjutsu tradition with many influencual practitioners of

the art and was also head of the Quest Centers for a time and producer of many of Mr. Hayes

works. He also trained in Dait-ry Aiki-jjutsu amongst other disciplines. His schools study

under both ninja and samurai martial arts traditions creating a unique martial art branch of

ninjutsu called Jizaikan Aiki Ninjutsu.

€ Fuma Ryu, claims to date back from as far as the Sengoku period and that it is much more

traditional in its teachings. Harunaka Hoshino is the head of the organization in San Francisco.

His highest ranking disciple is Steve Barlaam, 4Th Degree in Nijutsu Fu-Ma Ryu. Barlaam was

the first European to achieve Master status in the Art.

€ The school of Tenshin Shden Katori Shint-ry claims to have been the first to incorporate

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ninjutsu into its curriculum, [6]

Other extant traditional martial arts such as the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shint-ry contain some aspects

of ninjutsu in their curriculum, but are not ninjutsu schools per se. Also several other schools of ninjutsu

purportedly exist, some of which claim to be traced back to Japanese origins.

Unverified Origins

There are several persons and organizations that teach martial arts which they identify as ninjutsu but

who lack a clear lineage to Japanese teachers. While such arts may still be effective, they lack proof of

Japanese origin.

€ Ashida Kim is an American martial artist that has made unverified claims of cross training into

ninjutsu, as well as unsubstantiated claims of being the last grandmaster.

€ Frank Dux is a martial artist whose claims of origins are unverified.

€ Dr. Haha Lung is a writer of over a dozen books about mind control and ninjutsu but his authority

on the subject is unverified.

€ Joanne K. Martins is perhaps the only female American martial artist to have reached an official

Kunoichi title after reaching the highest possible rank at the Bujinkan Ninjutsu Dojo in Kyoto,

Japan at the age of twenty-five.Even if this information is still unverified, it was published in an

article at the Black Belt magazine (March 2007 Issue).

€ Robert Law is a Canadian martial artist who claims to be the 119th grandmaster of the Geijin Ryu

and 29th grandmaster of the Yoshin Miji Ryu, as well as being head of over 20 sub-group clans.

€ Ronald Duncan is an American martial artist who runs the Way of the Winds Martial Arts System

and claims to be the Father of American Ninjutsu.

€ Harunaka Hoshino is an American martial artist who runs the San Francisco Ninja Society.

€ SWAN Shadow Warriors Association of Ninjitsu A worldwide organization teaching modern

Ninjitsu. The SWAN training facility is located in the United States.

Neo-ninja is a term that refers to modern martial arts schools which claim to teach elements of the

historic ninja of Japan, or base their school's philosophy upon traits attributed to the historic ninja of

Japan.

Some people believe Kga-ry Ninjutsu to have survived into the mid-20th century, purportedly having

been passed to Fujita Seiko by his own grandfather. Seiko had students, but did not pass on this legacy.

Any actual direct lineage of the Kga-ry that might have existed ended with the death of Fujita Seiko

on January 14, 1966. Koga-ryu arts are generally considered to have been similar to the Iga-ryu arts.

References

^ Hayes, Stephen. “The Mystic Arts of the Ninja.” 1985: 2

^ Frederic, Louis. “A Dictionary of the Martial Arts.” 1991: 89

^ Hayes, Stephen. “The Mystic Arts of the Ninja.” 1985: 1

^ Hayes, Stephen. “The Ninja and Their Secret Fighting Art.” 1981: 18-21

^ Hatsumi, Masaaki. “Ninjutsu: History and Tradition.” June 1981

^ a b Draeger, Donn F. (1973, 2007). Classical Bujutsu: The Martial Arts and Ways of Japan .

Boston, Massachusetts: Weatherhill, 84-85. ISBN 978-0-8348-0233-9.

^ Bujinkan Dojo - Soke Masaaki Hatsumi (http://www.bujinkan.com/).

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8. ^ Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu (http://www.ninjutsu.ws/ninjutsu/togakure-ryu-ninjutsu). Retrieved on

2008-01-30.

9. ^ Ninjutsu General Training Information (http://www.ninjutsu.co.uk/training/index.html).

Retrieved on 2008-01-03.

10.

^ Hatsumi, Masaaki. “Ninjutsu: History and Tradition.” June 1981

11.

^ Skoss, Diane (ed.); Beaubien, Ron; Friday, Karl (1999). Ninjutsu: is it koryu bujutsu?

(http://web.archive.org/web/20030202135534/http://koryu.com/library/ninjutsu.html).

Koryu.com. Retrieved on 2007-01-01.

12.

^ AKBAN - Budo Ninjutsu: The Largest Martial Arts Database (http://www.ninjutsu.co.il/).

€ Essence of Ninjutsu by Masaaki Hatsumi (ISBN 0-8092-4724-0)

€ Ninjutsu: History and Tradition by Masaaki Hatsumi (ISBN 0-86568-027-2)

€ Ninpo: Wisdom for Life by Masaaki Hatsumi (ISBN 1-58776-206-4 or 0972773800)

€ The Ninja and their Secret Fighting Art by Stephen K. Hayes (ISBN 0-8048-1656-5)

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