Damian Mavis
Master Black Belt
I'll be training with some "ninjas" this weekend and was wondering what their art was all about, anyone know?
Damian Mavis
Honour TKD
Damian Mavis
Honour TKD
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Originally posted by Damian Mavis
Well, I heard they were "ninjas"... don't tell me they aren't... I was so excited I would be fighting ninjas!
Damian Mavis
Honour TKD
-TkdWarrior-Ninpo / Ninjutsu consists of 18 disciples of which unarmed combat (taijutsu) is just one. The 18 disciples are:
Taijutsu - literally body arts = unarmed combat
Bojutsu - stick fighting arts
Kenjutsu - sword fighting arts
Kusari Dogu - chained weapons (kusari fundo,kusari gama etc)
Shurikenjutsu - throwing blades
Sojutsu - spearfighting arts
Naginatajutsu - halberd and related weapons arts
Kayakujutsu - use of explosive and incendary devices
Hensojutsu - use of disguises, masks and personification skills
Shinobi Iri - stealth, infiltration and exfiltration arts
Ba jutsu - horseriding skills
Sui Ren - water training (includes silent movement, snorkeling, swimming etc)
Bo Ryaku - strategic planning and execution
Cho Ho - intelligence gathering and recon skills
Intonjutsu - techniques of escape and hiding
Ten Mon - meteorology
Chi Mon - geography (on how to effictively use the terrain to one's advantage)
Seishin Teki Kyoyo - spiritual refinment
Taijutsu (body skills) in turn consists of Taihenjutsu, Dakentaijutsu and Jutaijutsu
Taihenjutsu - this is translated as movement skills. As should be obvious, this consists of the art of moving the body in combat breakfalls, rolls, leaps etc.
Dakentaijutsu means the art of striking (obviosuly using the body). Strikes can be with any part of the body.. head, fingers , toes etc. Dakentaijutsu includes the study of body mechanics for delivering strikes, koppojutsu (the art of attacking / breaking bones) and koshijutsu (the art of attacking internal organs, muscle tearing and the art of attacking nerve plexus' and key points aka kyusho)
Jutaijutsu is concerned with grappeling skills, specifically throwing , locking and choking techniques. It also deals with ways to counter each of the three (throwing etc.)
As I've said before in several other threads, what is taught today as "ninjutsu" is just taijutsu (unarmed fighting skills). As this post shows, there are 17 more sub disciplines that make up the complete art of ninjutsu... they are not taught today...
.. in short, ninjustu is not taught in this day and age.
taijustu is part of ninpo which includes unarmed combat...
oh thnx i didn't knew this..Taijutsu is a generic term used for unarmed combat. Much like "Jujutsu". It's not Ninpo specific.
I remember that, and all the letters were in Korean.Originally posted by tarabos
if anyone watches Family Guy, i remember that in one episode Lois takes Tai-Jitsu....i thought they just made the name up. didn't know it actually existed.
that was a good episode though...![]()