Calcifer Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 does anyone know any martial art types that are very similiar to ninjutsu or are related to ninjutsu. thank you for any feedback.
Tibby Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 What exactly where you looking for? What about Ninjitsu interests you?
Treebranch Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 I don't know what your asking exactly. Do you mean what type of MA is similar to Ninjutsu? In what way, the stealth stuff or the fighting? The fighting is almost identical to Old Jujutsu. The stealth stuff is something I haven't learned yet. I don't know if I am really interested in that stealth stuff anyway. If you are interested in that sort of thing, that's cool. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Calcifer Posted October 28, 2003 Author Posted October 28, 2003 mainly the fighting aspects and the weapon use, but the stealth is really cool too!
Treebranch Posted October 28, 2003 Posted October 28, 2003 The weapons taught in Ninjutsu or Budo Taijutsu are awesome. If you like weapons like the katana, bo, jo, tanto, kusari fundo, shuriken, yari and much more, sounds like a commercial for Ninjutsu. No, but really it's very cool. Like I said before the fighting aspect of it is almost exactly like Jujutsu with slight variations. If you are interested you should definitely look for a school in your area. Bujinkan or Genbukan Budo Taijutsu are excellent. I can't really give an opinion about other schools. I would be careful of school that claim they are Ninjutsu, but are not affiliated with the Bujinkan or Genbukan. They are probably not authentic Ninjutsu Ryu. I would be skeptical of Frank Dux's Dux Ryu or Ashida Kim and people like that. They may be teaching something that can be effective, but it's not Ninjutsu. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Bdaze Posted October 29, 2003 Posted October 29, 2003 Budo Taijitsu. often confused with ninjitsu out of all the styles i've studied, it is my favorite. out of the original 9 schools that amalgamated to form the Bujinkan School (Budo Taijitsu) 3 of them where schools of ninjitsu. If in your journey you encounter God, God will be cut ~Hatori Hanso (sonny chiba)
Treebranch Posted October 29, 2003 Posted October 29, 2003 Well the 3 Ninjutsu Ryu taught in Budo Taijutsu are really the only ones being taught with any real application. Also the way Hatsumi is teaching Budo Taijutsu is very influenced by the Ninjutsu Ryu. The Samurai were Ninja and the Ninja were Samurai many of the times, so the Budo was essentially the same. The whole mysticism of the Ninja and all that came from literature not reality. They were all warriors, each with certain special skills. Some were spies, some were assasins, some were battle ready Samurai that only faught in battles. So you see Budo Taijutsu since it has that Ninjutsu being taught along with the Samurai arts is essentially very close to what the Ninjas actually knew as well. There are other Ninjutsu Ryu that were lost and some people claim to teach them, but it's dubious. Also Takamatsu the grandmaster before Hatsumi of the Bujinkan referred to what he was teaching a Ninpo Taijutsu (Ninjutsu), which is what Hatsumi is teaching at the Bujinkan. So it's essentially Ninjutsu, but Hatsumi didn't want to associated with all the fakes out there so he changed the name to Budo Taijutsu. He didn't want anyone to have any preconceived ideas about what he was teaching. I have a hard time telling people I study Ninjutsu so I just tell them I study Taijutsu which essentially Old Jujutsu. Then they usually ask, "Oh Jiu-Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?" Like that's the only type of Jujitsu out there or something. I say not Brazilian, Japanese Jujutsu. It's always frustrating for me. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Kirves Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Yes, Bujinkan Taijutsu is just a composition of Japanese jujutsu styles. If for some reason, you are not able to train at a Bujinkan dojo, but would like to train in a style that would "go well with" Bujinkan later on when you have the chance, old Japanese "koryu" jujutsu is what you need. Koryu means style founded in the "old times", usually meaning prior to the mid 18 hundreds.
Treebranch Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Kirves is right, but I think you will have an easier time finding a Bujinkan or Genbukan school than a true Koryu school. Daito Ryu Aikijutsu is very good as well. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
Kirves Posted November 4, 2003 Posted November 4, 2003 Well, I consider Daito-ryu one of the old schools in any case, didn't even think it needed any special attention.
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