Ninjutsu

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Ninjutsu
(忍術)

The kanji for "ninja"
Also known as	Ninpō, Shinobi-jutsu
Country of origin	Japan
Parenthood	Military tactics

Ninjutsu (忍術), sometimes used interchangeably with the modern term ninpō (忍法),

While there is an international martial arts organization representing several modern styles of ninjutsu, the historical lineage of these styles is disputed. Some schools claim to be the only legitimate heir of the art, but ninjutsu is not centralized like modernized martial arts such as judo or karate. Togakure-ryū claims to be the oldest recorded form of ninjutsu, and claims to have survived past the 16th century.

History

Spying in Japan dates as far back as

Many different schools (ryū) have taught their unique versions of ninjutsu. An example of this is the Togakure-ryū, which claims to have been developed after a defeated samurai warrior called Daisuke Togakure escaped to the region of Iga. He later came in contact with the warrior-monk Kain Doshi, who taught him a new way of viewing life and the means of survival (ninjutsu).^{[2]: 18–21}

Ninjutsu was developed as a collection of fundamental survivalist techniques in the warring state of

Today, the last authentic heir of ninjutsu is Jinichi Kawakami, the 21st head of the Koga Ban family, honorary director of the Ninja Museum of Igaryu, and professor at Mie University, specializing in the research of ninjutsu.^[4][5] In 2012, Kawakami chose to be the end of his line of ninjutsu, stating that the art has no practical place in the modern age.^[6]

See also

• Kunoichi
• Ninjas in popular culture

References

Further reading

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• Bertrand, John (2006). "Techniques that made ninjas feared in 15th-century Japan still set the standard for covert ops". Military History. 23 (1): 12–19.
• Borda, Remigiusz. The Illustrated Ninja Handbook: Hidden Techniques of Ninjutsu. Tokyo–Rutland, Vt.–Singapore: Tuttle, 2014.
• Callos, Tom. "Notable American Martial Artists",
  Black Belt Magazine
  , May 2007, pp. 72–73.
• DiMarzio, Daniel. A Story of Life, Fate, and Finding the Lost Art of Koka Ninjutsu in Japan, 2008.
  ISBN 978-1-4357-1208-9
• Green, T. A. and J. R. Svinth. Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2010.
• Hatsumi, Masaaki. Ninjutsu: History and Tradition, 1981.
  ISBN 0-86568-027-2
• Hatsumi, Masaaki. Ninpo: Wisdom for Life, 1998.
  ISBN 0-9727738-0-0
• Hayes, Stephen K. and Masaaki Hatsumi. Secrets from the Ninja Grandmaster, rev. ed. Boulder, Colo.: Paladin Press, 2003.
• ISBN 0-8092-4724-0
• Mol, Serge (2008). Invisible Armor: An Introduction to the Esoteric Dimension of Japan's Classical Warrior Arts. Belgium: Eibusha.
  ISBN 978-90-8133610-9
  .
• Mol, Serge (2016). Takeda Shinobi Hiden: Unveiling Takeda Shingen's Secret Ninja Legacy. Eibusha. pp. 1–192.
  ISBN 978-90-813361-3-0
  .
• Toshitora, Yamashiro. Secret Guide to Making Ninja Weapons, Butokukai Press, 1986.
  ISBN 978-99942-913-1-1
• Zoughari, Kacem. The Ninja: Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan, Tuttle Publishing, 2010.
  ISBN 0-8048-3927-1

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ninjutsu.

• Ninjutsu techniques – ninjutsu kata and techniques in the AKBAN wiki
• Ninjutsu history – history of Ninjutsu and its evolution
• Ninja magazine