Ninjutsu

Introduction

Ninjutsu was created in 12th century CE.  It consists of 18 skills.  It involves many different weapons   It is more than martial arts, it's a way of life.  They fought and worked for the samurai.  They did a lot of spying and assassination. People thought they were magical.  This was because they knew a lot about the human mind.  They knew how to manipulate people senses.        

History

Ninjutsu was created as a way for commoners to against samurai.  It was created Iga and Koga.  The ninjas weren't bound by the code of Bushido; so they were very creative.  The samurai stab in the front, the ninja stab in the back.  They have many techniques.

18 Skills

1. "Bajutsu – horsemanship
2. Bōjutsu – stick and staff techniques
3. Bōryaku – tactics
4. Chi-mon – geography
5. Chōhō – espionage
6. Hensōjutsu – disguise and impersonation
7. Intonjutsu – escaping and concealment
8. Kayakujutsu – pyrotechnics
9. Kenjutsu – sword techniques
10. Kusarigamajutsu – kusarigama (chain-sickle) techniques
11. Naginatajutsu – naginata (polearm) techniques
12. Seishinteki kyōyō – spiritual refinement
13. Shinobi-iri – stealth and infiltration
14. Shurikenjutsu – throwing weapons techniques
15. Sōjutsu – spear techniques
16. Sui-ren – water training
17. Taijutsu – unarmed combat
18. Tenmon – meteorology "

Weapons

"Composite and articulated weapons

• Kusarigama - kama linked to a weight, either by a long rope or chain.
• Kyoketsu-shoge - hooked rope-dart, featuring a metal ring on the opposite end.
• Bō - 3' (Han Bō), 4', 5' (Jō) and 6' (Rokushakubō) wooden pole techniques.
• Kusari-fundo, also known as manriki or manriki-gusari - a chain and weight weapon.

Fistload weapons

• Kakute - rings resembling modern wedding bands with concealed, often poison-tipped spines, typically worn by kunoichi and enabling ninja to quietly strangle enemies with the pointed ends against the neck or throat.
• Shobo - a jabbing or piercing weapon, similar in shape to kubotan and yawara, but often featuring a center grip ring.
• Shuriken - various small hand held weapons including throwing stars, darts and blades that could be used to stab, slash or they could be thrown.
• Kubotan - or "hand stick". Used mainly for pressure points, subduing opponents.
• Tekko - an earlier version of brass knuckles.
• Tessen - a folding fan with an iron frame. It could be used to club or cut and slash the enemy.
• Jitte - A weapon similar to the sai.

Modified tool weapons

• Kunai - multi-purpose tool.
• Shikoro - used as a tool for opening doors and stabbing or slashing.

Projectile weapons

• Fukiya - Japanese blowgun, typically firing poison darts.
• Makibishi/tetsubishi - the Japanese type of caltrop.
• Shuriken - various small hand held weapons including throwing stars, darts and blades that could be used to stab, slash or thrown at the enemy.
• Yumi and Ya - traditional Japanese bow and arrow.
• Bo-hiya - fire arrow.
• Tekagi-shuko and Neko-te - hand "claw" weapons.
• Chakrams - disk like projectiles like boomerangs.

Staffs and polearms

• Hanbō, bō, jō, and Tambō - various sized staff weapons.
• Yari - traditional Japanese spear that's similar to the naginata.
• Nagamaki - pole arm with roughly equal length blade and handle.
• Naginata - traditional Japanese pole-arm used by women and samurai.

Swords

• Katana - a long curved and single-edged sword, more commonly used by samurai or ninja who disguised themselves as a samurai.
• Wakizashi - a short sword that can be hidden on the ninja's body, also a backup weapon.
• Ninjatō - an edged weapon used by ninja as swords. Ninjato can be stolen katana from samurai or forged by ninja themselves with varying lengths. There's some doubt as to whether or not ninja actually used such swords.
• Tantō - dagger.
• Kaiken - Similar to the tantō.
• Bokken - traditional wooden sword used in Japanese martial arts typically modeled off of katanas.
• Shinai - bamboo sword used in kendo.

Stealth tools

• Kaginawa or grappling hook - climbing and Hojojutsu composite tool that also functioned as a makeshift gaff hook weapon.
• Shinobi shōzoku - the reputed ninja clothing.
• Ono (weapon) - Japanese ax and hatchet."

Techniques

Death Touch- They put poison on their fingertips and touch someone.  The poison went to the bloodstream.  

Memory Implant- They would put false memories into their enemies mind.  

Lie Detector- They knew if someone was lying by looking at their and listening to the tone of voice.  

Hand Signs and Code Words

Breathing Exercises

Tamieshiwara- Chi punch

Dragon Claw: Ripping something apart with ur barehanded.

Hypnosis

Sleight of Hand

Conclusion

Ninpo is my favorite martial art.  It is so amazing!!!!!!!!!!  It is full of techniques, weapons, and skills.  It is so heavy.  Get into it.