The
ninja were a group of
assassins and spies who fought and hunted in the mountainous regions of
Japan. This group was made of a collection of fundamental survivalists
who created and practiced many survival techniques. This survival group
propagated many legendary myths about themselves, which instilled great
fear into their enemies. Those myths still exist today, reinforced by
the popular movies like 'Teenage Ninja Turtles' and 'Elektra'.
The
ninja symbol is the character "nin," which means endurance, tolerance,
and strength. The pictograph of a knife above a heart represents
self-discipline.
Click Above For Japanese
Samurai And Ninja Swords
The
Early history of the Ninja
Practitioners
credit the origins of the art to En No Gyoja, a warrior monk who set up
a training camp in the Togakure mountain range. The sect existed in
isolation for 500 years until 1165, when Daisuke Nishina, a clan
member, ran away to the Iga province. There he came under the tutorage
of Kain Boshi, a mystic warrior and monk, which greatly influenced his
training, adding esoteric philosophies to his fighting and tactical
guerrilla skills.
Ninjas
Versus the Samurai
In
its original form, the art
was geared to the needs of the assassin,
with a large emphasis on concealment, infiltration, and spying.
Opportunities for employment among the ninja peaked during medieval
times, when warring factions became better organized and the need for
unconventional battle tactics became vital to success.
It is a
widely held misconception that the ninja were sworn enemies of the
samurai. In fact, many were also samurai who took on assassination jobs
or gathered intelligence for opposing samurai clans as a way to raise
their status and financial wealth. They actually share many of the same
techniques for fighting. However, there were many battles between them,
largely instigated by warlords who had gathered samurai militia and
felt threatened by the ninja's expertise in destabilizing power bases.
Teaching and training in Ninjutsu
In the past, the art of ninjutsu
was practiced and taught in a strict code of secrecy from master to
disciple, and teaching as a profession was discouraged by the ninja
until quite recently.
Today, there are many different schools of
ninjutsu, the majority of which teach skills that originated from
samurai fighting arts: spiritual refinement, armed and unarmed combat,
explosives training, stealth, water training, military strategy,
escape, horsemanship, espionage, geography, and meteorology.
Ninjutsu's basic tenets are summed up in a poem, probably composed by a
warrior known as Yamabushi.
The Essence of Ninjutsu
My
parents are the heaven and earth, My home is my body, My power is my
loyalty, My magic is my training, My life and death is breathing, My
body is control, My eyes are the sun and the moon, My ears are
sensitivity, My laws are self protection, My strength is adaptability,
My ambition is taking every opportunity with fullness, My friend is my
mind, My enemy is carelessness, My protection is right action, My
weapons are everything that exists My strategy is one foot in front of
the other, My way is ninjutsu.
How To Expand Your Comfort Zones To Finally
Conquer Even Your Most Daunting Goals In Life
A
Free Live 3-Part Personal Development
Video Series Delivered Directly To You
-
With specially selected parts
from high energy live keynote presentations, motivational speaker and
Karate World Champion Clint Cora will share with you;
The #1
mind-shift that got me through my own personal
tragedy The hidden lesson underneath EVERY life
experience How to get OUT of your comfort zone and
why it's KEY for
long term happiness Three micro-changes you can make in your
life right now to
IMMEDIATELY get
closer to achieving your goals Secret surprises that will unexpectedly
BOOST your
personal growth ten-fold Much, much more!
Just
enter your first name, e-mail and click below so we can send
you the
link to this free inspiration 3-part Personal
Development Video Series - privacy
policy (you may
unsubscribe anytime). Sign up box also at Free
Inspiration Videos.
The #1
mind-shift that got me through my own personal
tragedy 
