Hey guys , just a little thought of mine on ninjutsu.
First of all, i have a huge amount of interest in Ninjutsu, which leaves me on edge with most of you guys lol. i agree 100% that ninjutsu as a martial no longer exists in the form that guys who watch too much anime would like to believe, in fact, its my belief that ninjutsu cannot even be catagorised as a martial art, seeing as it would have been influenced by arts such as ju jutsu, koppojutsu and others of the sort. Iga and koga are/were just places dudes come on, its like me saying "hey! i take classes in london ryu!" only to be frowned upon from the everlasting hatred between those of the Manchester ryu.
Another thought, if we go on the little known fact that ninja's themselves were assassins, then surley 99% of the x-kans couldnt teach today because of the techniques incorperated? surely they would be classed illegal and banned? Hatsumi himslef should be admired, not because of his supposed lineage but because if he is lying, my god hes the best con man/ninja in the martial arts world today. just a rant guys, peace.
DerAuslander
6/26/2008 4:20pm,
*slaps the **** out of flower boy*
escrimador6
6/26/2008 4:24pm,
Which standard reply should I go with? Hmmmmm, I'll go with lurk more and post less.
maofas
6/26/2008 4:37pm,
The ninja woman smashes the guy's head like a melon. Then all these dogs come out of nowhere and the ninja woman has to beat the dogs' asses. First she kicks this one dog right in the nuts. The dog screams and jumps out the window. Then she jumps in the air and kicks two dogs in the nuts at once! Both dogs evaporate. Every time the ninja woman kicks nuts, a guitar squeals hard. Then the ninja woman has to battle the boss dog. The boss dog is huge. Before the boss dog can attack, she uppercuts the boss dog's nuts so hard that the boss explodes. Then the guitar squeals REALLY hard and explodes.
Edit: changed font color to something Errant would like more.
Steve
6/26/2008 4:41pm,
Thread won.
DerAuslander
6/26/2008 4:43pm,
No it's not. People who use shitty font colors do not get to win threads.
Tonuzaba
6/26/2008 4:44pm,
...Hey! i take classes in london ryu!"... You joined almost a year ago and worked for 11 months on THIS first post?
You're either:
a./ a true Zen master
or
b./ a 12-year old freak.
And since we already have a Zen master here (the one that slapped you hoping you'd get enlightened), I'd vote option "b".
Looking forward to another 11 months of you thinkng about posting rather than actually doing it...
Steve
6/26/2008 4:51pm,
No it's not. People who use shitty font colors do not get to win threads.
You have a point, but the OP cancels out the font/color IMO.
Steve
6/26/2008 4:54pm,
Hatsumi himslef should be admired, not because of his supposed lineage but because if he is lying, my god hes the best con man/ninja in the martial arts world today.
Really? Do you feel the same way about murders/rapists/emos by chance?
Moenstah
6/27/2008 6:04am,
(...) just a rant guys(...)
If you've already come to this conclusion, why did you choose to harass us with it?
go kan ryu, no kan do
DerAuslander
6/27/2008 7:24am,
I'm not a Zen master.
I'm an asshole.
Tonuzaba
6/27/2008 9:10am,
I'm not a Zen master.
I'm an asshole.
Yes, master.
rw4th
6/27/2008 9:27am,
The OP must be off his ADD meds.
Fitz
6/27/2008 10:41am,
First of all, i have a huge amount of interest in Ninjutsu, which leaves me on edge with most of you guys lol.
Great. So what resources have you been using for your research?
white_lotus
6/27/2008 5:23pm,
My Resources come from a large collection of books, internet sources, and the ever-helpful skype, i have an internet contact living in Nara, an ju-jutsu practitioner who also has an interest in Ninjutsu. I dont follow a particular school like the x-kans or supposed Fuma ryu, just a knowledge of the guys who were, not the guys who want to be. i understand my post may have seemed a little stupid, and yes it sounded like a mini quote from an ashida kim page, and for this i apologise. I guess it was just that whilst mooching around on this site i felt like i had to finally post and it came out a little silly. my bad guys
white_lotus
6/27/2008 5:27pm,
Hey guys, first off my apologies for my 12 year old esque comments, fact is i have so many theories and such about the dead art, that i just had a struggle trying to get them across, forgive me . Secondly my main source for information on ninjutsu reception in japan itself is a contact living in Nara, via the ever-helpful Skype. Obviously at a younger age i read the whole Hatsumi collection and just kind of strayed into my own research, finding things out for my self. Again, my apologies for how my post was put across. peace guys.
