Misguided Minds...

[heretic888]

as far as your mulitple insults to me, my sensei and other martial artist... well that is your opinion and you are entitled to them.

Insults?? Whu??

Sorry, enson, I just don't see it, man.

The only thing Don claimed was that what you guys do is different from the way things are percieved and done in Japan. Which, as far as I can see, is quite true.

If you have a problem with that, and construe that as an "insult", well --- what can I say??

My personal opinion is that these arguments stem from the fact that a lot of groups that have nothing to do with Japanese martial traditions are vying to have the label "ninjutsu" tacked onto their system. They even intentionally mispell it as "ninjitsu" (a la Tew and Saito) to somehow denote there is a difference between the two (i.e., "ninjutsu" and "ninjitsu" are apparently two different arts).

Yet... these groups have no connection to the Japanese "ninja" traditions, and have often acknowledged this (I'm thinking of the Saito and Tew groups here). Yet, still, the label "ninjutsu"/"ninjitsu" is perpetually used.

Why, oh why, oh why?? :idunno:

 

[gmunoz]

Boy it seems like we got a whole lot of ego goin' on around these parts! I must say that I would find the comments made by Mr. Roley perhaps not insults, but definitely condescending about Rick Tew. Yeah, the words sound very "truthful" but are, frankly put, pompous fasads for a dishonorable approach to stricking verbal jabs at someone. I don't know anyone on this forum but it appears that these dialogues are becoming quite childish from all perspectives. Why not agree to disagree? That, I think would be the honorable thing to do.

 

[Nightingale]

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[Shogun]

The very idea of letting people know you practice ninjutsu as you have would freak out a ninja 200 years ago. The ninja were under cover specialists. They had to live a life of concealment.

SSSHHHHHH! its called Happo Biken. and we wear white Gi's. right? right. No more talk of this "ninjutsu" you speak of. its the work of the devil. lol.

 

[Elizium]

SSSHHHHHH! its called Happo Biken. and we wear white Gi's. right? right. No more talk of this "ninjutsu" you speak of. its the work of the devil. lol.

Really? So we do not have to wear them silly hoods and masks any more? :uhyeah:

 

[Shogun]

The only hoods I know of is the mean streets of Iga. jk.

 

[Elizium]

The only hoods I know of is the mean streets of Iga. jk.

Ooooh hoddie ninjas. Do they have Nike emblazoned on the back?

 

[Don Roley]

The only hoods I know of is the mean streets of Iga. jk.

Just as an aside, there are gangsta rappers in Japan. I find them amusing. All their tough walking and talking and I know the cheerleaders in my old school would chase these guys down the block, beat them up and take their lunch money.