Ninja challenges MMA fighter!
Check out this video of two friends fighting MMA style. One of them is trained in Muay Thai and MMA, and the other one is trained in JKD and Ninjutsu.
The Ninjutsu practitioner wasn’t able to get many techniques off …
Ninjitsu is the ancient art of the ninja shadow warriors of Japan. It is a unique method of moving and thinking which developed the system often referred to the art of winning. Maybe not in this case, though.
While there are several styles of modern ninjutsu, the historical lineage of these styles is disputed.
Most people are familiar with the romanticized image of a ninja: people running around in face-covered black attire. However, the most effective ninja are the ones sitting next to you in math class, blending into their surroundings.
According to the Bujinkan Organization, the 18 disciplines of ninjutsu, sometimes called forms or skills, were first written on scrolls by the Togakure-ryu. The Togakure-ryu was founded during the Oho period (1161-1162). Later these forms were used as a curriculum of sorts by the Bunjinkan, which really is comprised of nine schools melded under the auspices of the that organization. The Ninja Juhakkei (18 disciplines) were often compared to the Bugei Juhappan (the 18 samurai fighting art skills). Though some are worded the same, the techniques are still often different.
The 18 disciplines are:
• Seishinteki kyōyō (spiritual refinement)
• Taijutsu (unarmed combat)
• Kenjutsu (sword techniques)
• Bōjutsu (stick and staff techniques)
• Sōjutsu (spear techniques)
• Naginatajutsu (naginata techniques)
• Kusarigamajutsu (kusarigama techniques)
• Shurikenjutsu (throwing weapons techniques)
• Kayakujutsu (pyrotechnics)
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• Hensōjutsu (disguise and impersonation)
• Shinobi-iri (stealth and entering methods)
• Bajutsu (horsemanship)
• Sui-ren (water training)
• Bōryaku (tactics)
• Chōhō (espionage)
• Intonjutsu (escaping and concealment)
• Tenmon (meteorology)
• Chi-mon (geography)
[source : martialarts.about.com]
