Aiki Lee
Master of Arts
You said it steve.
Kumori to respond to your OP, I have a few thoughts.
Ninjutsu appears to not be accepted because of so many misleading idiots out there like Kim, Dux, and Dallas (rest his soul) using the "ninja" name. All ninjutsu practitioners, legitimate or otherwise are lumped in with them. Many of us who have trained for years in this stuff often say we practice traditional japanese martial arts or jujutsu to avoid the rolling eyes of people who don't know how to separate us from the likes of the Naruto wannabes.
I'm afraid that while these people exist ninjutsu will not really be accepted while there are groups out there that buy so heavily into the legends that they end up acting out some form of delusional fantasy as opposed to training for actual combat.
For those who are actually skilled but have no real knowledge of ninjutsu, people see that as a marketing ploy used by dishonest teachers.
I don't mean disrespect. I honestly, honestly don't. But you are not helping. You do not seem to have the experience necessary to teach ninjutsu. You could be a very talented martial artist with exceptional skill, but that does not make you a ninja.
You list some training in the Booj and TSD, but based on your time it would be like me training 3 years in karate and deciding to create my own karate system. An outsider who knew nothing of karate but looking for a school could choose between my "new karate" or say an experienced Goju ryu teacher without knowing there is a difference. If that person chose me I would no doubt teach them a weak watered down version of whatever karate I knew and have them think that karate is worthless.
This is essentially what neo-ninjas do. No other martial art deals with this the same way ninjutsu has to and it is not fair for ninjutsu to be sullied simply because it has been allowed to go on for so long.
I have 8years in my system, Chris said he had 12+ (I think?), others have more. I have just scratched the surface of martial arts and would never dream of creating my own system and saying it was on par of those who came before. Let me master the training my art offers me now and then we will see.
Kumori to respond to your OP, I have a few thoughts.
Ninjutsu appears to not be accepted because of so many misleading idiots out there like Kim, Dux, and Dallas (rest his soul) using the "ninja" name. All ninjutsu practitioners, legitimate or otherwise are lumped in with them. Many of us who have trained for years in this stuff often say we practice traditional japanese martial arts or jujutsu to avoid the rolling eyes of people who don't know how to separate us from the likes of the Naruto wannabes.
I'm afraid that while these people exist ninjutsu will not really be accepted while there are groups out there that buy so heavily into the legends that they end up acting out some form of delusional fantasy as opposed to training for actual combat.
For those who are actually skilled but have no real knowledge of ninjutsu, people see that as a marketing ploy used by dishonest teachers.
I don't mean disrespect. I honestly, honestly don't. But you are not helping. You do not seem to have the experience necessary to teach ninjutsu. You could be a very talented martial artist with exceptional skill, but that does not make you a ninja.
You list some training in the Booj and TSD, but based on your time it would be like me training 3 years in karate and deciding to create my own karate system. An outsider who knew nothing of karate but looking for a school could choose between my "new karate" or say an experienced Goju ryu teacher without knowing there is a difference. If that person chose me I would no doubt teach them a weak watered down version of whatever karate I knew and have them think that karate is worthless.
This is essentially what neo-ninjas do. No other martial art deals with this the same way ninjutsu has to and it is not fair for ninjutsu to be sullied simply because it has been allowed to go on for so long.
I have 8years in my system, Chris said he had 12+ (I think?), others have more. I have just scratched the surface of martial arts and would never dream of creating my own system and saying it was on par of those who came before. Let me master the training my art offers me now and then we will see.
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