Can anyone tell be about Ninjitsu.?

Question

not familiar with any martial arts, this one stuck out at me. can anyone tell me what seperates this MA from others and if you would recommend it?

Answer 1

Ninjitsu is a rare art to study and very few schools exist in the United States and throughout the world. The foremost American authority on Ninjitsu is Stephen K. Hayes of Dayton, Ohio. He studied under the last true Japanese Ninja master. Ninjitsu uses more weaponry than most other martial arts, and the ninja were known to take part in acts of subterfuge, and to camoflage themselves and scale walls.

Answer 2

There is not many Ninjitsu schools here. its a defensive art. its kinda like aikido and hapkido. I like TaeKwonDo because i like the sport sparring. i have been black belt for 8 years. Ninjitsu will teach you alot of real life situations and protections against weapons but it will be hard to locate a school. Start with taekwondo its awesome and fun and  you will like it. good luck

Answer 3

MA teaches self defense. primarily striking and blocking. while ninjitsu is more focused on stealth and evasion techineqs. its similar to judo. lots of grappling. if you can find an instructer that teaches that art i would say go for it. but its not likely, because ninjitsu is not a mainstream art and is rare to find around most american cities

Answer 4

Let me try to complete this a little more...

First off, ninjutsu (from 'nin' [shino(bu)] implying perseverance, and 'jutsu' implying skills) is not a martial art in the term of hand-to-hand combat. These skills are the domain of ninpo taijutsu. The "ninjutsu skills" themselves are not typically taught, but the name has stuck since the 80s.

So let's clarify taijutsu. Taijutsu is the ability to use the body in whatever manner is required by the situation. Everyone has their own taijutsu: the baker, the window washer, etc. The taijutsu of the warrior is budo taijutsu. The taijutsu of the ninja is considered ninpo taijutsu.

There are three groups teaching ninpo taijutsu: the Genbukan, the Jinenkan, and the Bujinkan. For the record, I'm a member of the Bujinkan, but will attempt to keep pretty impartial.

All three of these stem from the teachings of Takamatsu Toshitsugu, and are referred to as Takamatsuden traditions ("den" implying transmission or teaching). I won't make judgments about who is the proper lineage head (Soke) of what traditions, but it should be noted that the heads of the Genbukan and Jinenkan trained under the head of the Bujinkan (Hatsumi Masaaki) prior to breaking off.

Training will include some gymnastics/tumbling elements, striking, grappling, ground-fighting, weapons skills... But all of this is related to just moving properly and not being there when the attack comes in.

What I feel separates ninpo from other martial arts is the completeness, in conjunction with how genuinely easy it is. The emphasis tends to be on breaking your bad habits, getting rid of those unnatural elements, and overall making yourself a more capable human being. You don't fight with weapons, but rather use weapons as a consequence of your movement.

I will recommend this: Rather than taking our recommendations, find a school and experience it. Go and take a sample class in some sweats and try it. Pay attention to how the advanced students move to see how well the instructor teaches and get a feel for how you fit into the class itself and how people treat each other. Don't expect to jump right in and be everybody's friend -- a lot of people come and go, so the new people tend to be slightly ignored until they show that they're dedicated. If it's not for you, you'll know. If you think it might be, give it a try and enjoy it.

Good luck and if you have any questions, feel free to message me through Y!A and I'll see if I can't help you out.

Answer 5

First proper spelling is actually NINJUTSU this art is separated from other arts in that you actually train not only as a empty handed Martial Artist but you train to become part of your weapon meaning that your weapon becomes a physical part of you not just a tool that you use to defend and attack. On top of this to my knowledge as a Black Belt in Ninjutsu with a certificate issued in japan this is the only Martial Art that I know of that is a traditional non-tournament Martial Art that teaches you some form of acrobatics (not particularly Gymnastics) in a defensive form Most MAs that teach this is only for show and are not actually traditional. Another thing that separates Ninjutsu from others is that the KATA in traditional NINPO are also self defense techniques that are practiced both alone and with a partner. If you want to study traditional Ninjutsu go to www.ninjutsu.com they have a section on the web-page that has a complete listing of Ninjutsu schools in the US as well as some not affiliated with the IBDA owners of the site. If they don't have a school near your area they also have an excellent distance training Pkg. you may be interested in as well as a wealth of information on training, testing etc..  

I hope this helps