the tengu

[Son Goku the monkeyking]

in asian mythology what were tengu's i have heard of there names before and all i know about themwere they were some type of ninja/demons.

and that there long noses could cure any diseases.

so will somebody please give me a mythology lesson please

PEACE

[ShotokanKid]

My dad always used to scare me by telling me about the tengu.

[Son Goku the monkeyking]

is there any place were i can learn more about tengu mythology here own the internet.

PEACE

[Skeptic 2004]

In terms of martial arts, from what I've read the Tengu are mostly associated with ninjutsu. According to folkore, the Togakure Ryu style of ninjutsu is said to be descended from Tengu from the mountains in Iga province.

Ninja played on the mythology of the Tengu by wearing Tengu masks when conducting certain missions. Some of the "supernatural" abilities patusai listed can probably be done by a skilled ninja in a Tengu mask - except the whole shape-shifting and dreams thing.

The white haired Tengu Sojobo is widely believed in Japanese folklore to have taught Minamoto Kuro Yoshitsune fighting techniques when Yoshitsune was a youth and training to become a priest on Mt. Kurama.