Ninjutsu is not a Martial Art
 

have anyone else been following Antony Cummings youtube channel?
There is several videos with his Book and the research of the real Ninja and Ninjutsu.

Many interesting things have come up.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TSOAS200...12/0H_JHcEIE8Q

One of the more interesting things that have come up is with Bujinkan, and that it's not Ninjutsu.

Sometimes you make mistakes.



scottbaioisdead's review of the book
http://scottbaioisdead.blip.tv/

Fascinating. I'll definatly be getting this come March 10th (that's when it's out).

I will get this book as well. It is great for those who don't speak japanese, and with the lack of proper translations of the various books about Shinobi.

This guy's actually a laughing stock in the martial arts world. He's the opposite end of the spectrum of Ashida Kim.

However, it is true that ninjutsu in and of itself is not a martial art. It's a system of teachings that includes many different martial arts.

I always thought of it as a lifestyle that consists of ideologies, martial arts and practices.

Ta for clearing this up, Ninjinister

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It does. It's not really a "lifestyle" though.

Ninjas are just born that way, amirite? :P

Hmm, first Anthony Cummings give this Christa Jacobson a breather from authentication questions (interrogation? :P ) until her book comes out, that will apparently give proof of her school being authentic.

Then he join her in Ninjutsu scroll studies on Youtube (or she join him?), not sure what to think of it.

it's interesting that Dean's Youtube account is terminated...

This is some interesting news

Well ninpo is broken down into the eighteen skills. Defined by

Six of which are some form of weapons training. So I'd like to think that its a balance between the martial arts and tempering ones mind.

But the historicity is heatedly argued amongst members of the martial arts world. So who's to say?

I haven't watched Antony's videos for a while, but this one was a rather funny one and not to mention interesting since it contains most likely the only "real" depiction of a Ninja with the drawing of ninja infiltrating a house drawn by an actual ninja.

ninjutsu consisted of spy/survival type skills. stealthiness, gymnastics(balance/flexibility), weapons training, tracking, and i'm sure they practiced a parkour style of running/mobility. all of those things have been used by men for thousands of years.

in regards to their mystical powers, they had none. sure, many may have had the abilities of chi and mental focus, but no flying, running on air, or anything of that nature.