Kunoichi

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  1. Kunoichi29

    Kunoichi29 Valued Member

    Do you know what the origin of the word "Kunoichi" is?

    Ku No Ichi means "Nine plus One".
    It refers to the amount of holes on the human body.

    A guy has 9 (count 'em yourselves, fellas, I'm not making a list!) and a lady has one extra. Hence "9 plus one" - Kunoichi.

    As I said to my new friend the Green Lantern in my intro thread, I was referred to as "Kunoichi" by Sensei at a Tai Kai, which is still nice, even considering the origin of the word! In one of his books he refers to Hayes 'wife as "The Kunoichi Rumiko", so it's good comapny to be in.

    I myself prefer "Ninja Babe" so I'll be using that on my sig.

    It's important not to take these things too seriously!
     
  2. Dean Winchester

    Dean Winchester Valued Member

    Cool she knows comics!

    :cool:

    :D
     
  3. YellowFury

    YellowFury Valued Member

    I only count 8 on males.

    Via wiki

    The term is thought to derive from the names of characters that resemble the three strokes in the kanji character for woman (女, onna); said in the order they are written: ku (く) - no (ノ) - ichi (一).

    Edit: also, it kinda seems weird to call someone "10 holes". Just sayin'
     
  4. illegalusername

    illegalusername Second Angriest Mapper

    What in the hell
     
  5. Ace of Clubs

    Ace of Clubs Banned Banned

    Thank you for that.

    Makes a lot of sense looking at the kanji.
     
  6. Labianca

    Labianca Moving On

    There are nine.. seven on the head alone if you include eye sockets. :)
     
  7. Ur Anaite

    Ur Anaite tabi cos only 2 toes

    yeah great seven on the head, 1 butthole and one on the bell. Thats nine on a man... So where in beejeezus is the womans 10th hole, if it aint in her heart?

    Personally I think Wiki has got it right, though another good one which only relates to the takamatsu den is that there are nine schools, none of which embody the particular movements of a woman, so the womans ninpo is those nine with a special feminine twist. Or perhaps even of the nine demons who transmitted the awesome information of the True way of moving were incomplete, for there is no demon as terrifying as a woman, and without her input mans trials, losses and goals are for nought?

    But seriously, where is the womans tenth hole?
     
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  8. spidersfrommars

    spidersfrommars Valued Member

    This discussion got awfully strange really fast...
     
  9. Big Will

    Big Will Ninpô Ikkan

    Yes, that is one of the theories regarding the origin of the word.

    In Sôke's book Sengoku Ninpô Zukan he writes, as translated to english by Herman Kahn:

    "...the real meaning of kunoichi is one upon nine. A man has nine holes. These are the two eyes, the two nostrils, ears, mouth, urethral opening and anus. Women in addition to these nine have the vagina. That is, one upon nine (ku-no-ichi). It is nine plus one, that is zero. Using this art of nine plus one, using the art of concealment are the techniques of subtle pereverance of the female ninja, the art of the kunoichi." (page 77 of the translation).

    Needless to say, Sôke with all his knowledge and wisdom writes and says many things. Whether or not this is the "real" meaning or not should be left unsaid here by us, as there are other interpretations as well (for example the kanji onna taken apart into katakana).
     
  10. benkyoka

    benkyoka one million times

    there are movements for women in the ryuha of the bujinkan..
     
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  11. Ace of Clubs

    Ace of Clubs Banned Banned

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    Welcome to the twilight zone.

    Look it's a hole within a hole.
     
  12. Labianca

    Labianca Moving On

    Never said wiki didn't have it right. Just countering the 8 hole statement :)
    As to 10th, I'm not plumbed in the proper way to comment.
     
  13. Dead_pool

    Dead_pool Spes mea in nihil Deus MAP 2017 Moi Award


    Age: 26?
     
  14. spidersfrommars

    spidersfrommars Valued Member

    someone needs to buy Ur Anaite a playboy or something
     
  15. YellowFury

    YellowFury Valued Member

    >_> I didn't think they would count the urethra (and eye sockets are kinda stretching it in my opinion, since it's only a hole when you pull something out >_<). Meh.
     
  16. Ur Anaite

    Ur Anaite tabi cos only 2 toes

    That is indeed the twilight zone. Spider; playboy doesn't display the urethra and kusa; it takes a certain kind of kink to explore the urethra, a kink that isn't reliant on age... so yeah. 26.

    I concede that despite my explorations in female anatomy I have not yet been aware of encountering the urethra, and so assumed that it was a single hole whose passage divided further up the line. I guess my kinks never took me in search of that particular opening... what kind of ninja am I?
     
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  17. Yohan

    Yohan In the Spirit of Yohan Supporter

    I have to say.

    I've seen some weird stuff in the Ninjutsu forum. This comes in second to Mr. Seago's poem.

    Congratulation.
     
  18. Talon987

    Talon987 Valued Member

    I want to ask for a link but i'm scared... sooo scared...
     
  19. Ur Anaite

    Ur Anaite tabi cos only 2 toes

    Benkyoka, (or anyone else who knows) In which ryu and what are these called please? Are there actual waza specifically for women (or warriors pretending to be women) or is it in the form of additional Notes?

    Also, I thought 'no' meant 'in/of' rather than 'plus/addition.'
     
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  20. 2E0WHN

    2E0WHN Valued Member

    I leave this forum for a day or two just so people can get normal posts and look what happens.

    Lost my crown now (or is that down to another hole?)
     
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