Mountain Kusa
Orange Belt
There has been much discussion over the years that some people have the oppinion that ninjutsu is inferior / superior Etc. to other arts. I have heard even from some of those in the Bujinkan that they feel it is superior. Some even say inferior.
I have a friend that trains in Kung Fu, he is the same comparitive rank as I, and we have the most wonderful discussions about what they do and what we do. What we have found is that in one discussion that our joint locks are the same.
One of My teachers Thom Humphries and I agree on one point, that the Buinkan is not unique in our Techniques. Lets face it, there (are / only) so many ways a person may be twisted, kicked punched, thrown, cut / stabbed. Etc. When a thread of the same techniques run through so many other arts, what is it about ninjutsu that makes it different?
What are your oppinions?
Now with all this being said, please do not bash another art. I personally do not like art bashing. If you have trained in another art and now train in ninjutsu, your oppinion would be welcomed. Vice versa.
I have a friend that trains in Kung Fu, he is the same comparitive rank as I, and we have the most wonderful discussions about what they do and what we do. What we have found is that in one discussion that our joint locks are the same.
One of My teachers Thom Humphries and I agree on one point, that the Buinkan is not unique in our Techniques. Lets face it, there (are / only) so many ways a person may be twisted, kicked punched, thrown, cut / stabbed. Etc. When a thread of the same techniques run through so many other arts, what is it about ninjutsu that makes it different?
What are your oppinions?
Now with all this being said, please do not bash another art. I personally do not like art bashing. If you have trained in another art and now train in ninjutsu, your oppinion would be welcomed. Vice versa.