Question of definition: Is somebody who practices the martial art of ninjitsu considered a ninja or were the ninjas only the guys in black clothes throwing shurikens around in ancient Japan?
well, alot of people who do ninjutsu just do it as "another martial art", but i guess if you live the lifestyle, you can consider yourself one. you'll have to judge yourself. Remember, the aim of a ninja isnt to run around in black clothes throwing shuriken
okay... Anyway, I don't think that just anyone who does ninjutsu would be called a ninja, as there is much more to a ninja than the martial art they learn/know. One of the ninja's main roles was information gathering and espionage, and I dought that most dojo's teach you that (although if they did...:yeleyes: ).
being a true ninpo practitioner means u also have to train hard in your own time. I dont think the people who arent serious about it or dont live the lifestyle should be considered one.:Angel:
The ninja club near me practices stealth and stuff. And they train at night And they train outside in different environments. Should I be worried? Rgds, David
Anyone who seriously considers themselves a ninja needs therapy. Playing at living the lifestyle is not being the thing.
your obviously thinking of the stereotype..as masaki said, the true age of ninja might not yet have begun. dont judge people before you know them or what they have done.
Eh actually the age of the ninja is OVER (if there ever was such a thing)!! Gone, kaput, ended!!!!! Sorry to be the one to tell you. I'm not judging anyone........have fun being a ninja
Hi i'm back. Ninja - one who trains in harmony and balance. Most of us are ninjas, you just don't know it
stump maybe you should find out the meaning and read what masaki said..from your profile i dont think you study ninpo
Do all of us walk around in black suits scaling walls and assassinating Japanese dignataries? No I didn;t think so. Nazi means "national socialist" -hardly an apt description of the movement. The name may mean balance and harmony...but that does not make everyone who "walks in balance and harmony" a ninja
most didnt walk around scaling walls, and the harmony and balance wasnt my opinion. i say one of the goals is to obtain fudoshin through the martial art. the character means endurance. I respect your opinion but just dont go storming in like that www.bujinkan.com http://www.genbukan.org/Amatsu_Tatara_Martial_Art_and_/Letter/letter.html
Fair enough....my point is I can call myself a gladiator...and as much as I try and justify it unless I find a time machine and go back to fight in the colluseum it doesn't make it so!!! Changing the criteria for being a ninja and fulfilling these new criteria may technically make you one but at the end if the day it's not the same
A Pilot flies aeroplanes. Just because your idea of a pilot strafes Mecherschmitts from the skies of good old blighty, doesn't mean that people can't learn to fly for other reasons.
