Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Blogpost 1: Ninjutsu

I bet you know about the anime "Naruto" and you're very curious about the power they're using. It's called ninjutsu. What is ninjutsu? Ninjutsu is more advance than martial arts that requires more concentration and determination while you are practicing or mastering it. At my younger years I've always wanted to have a ninjutsu so I can have the ability to make clones, climb to a tree, run faster, etc. Unfortunately I thought that ninjutsu was fake because I don't believe in ninjas.



I googled about ninjutsus and found some articles that discussed about it. In an article entitled, "History of the Ninja" by Kallie Szczenpanski from the site asianhistory, it was mentioned that ninjas are very interested when it comes to battling. According to Kallie, "The Eight Methods taught in many ryu were: Body skills, karate, spear fighting, staff fighting, blade-throwing, use of fire and water, fortification and strategy, and concealment. Many ninja weapons were modified from farm sickles, saws for wood cutting, pruning shears, etc. If discovered, these items would not give away a ninja's identity."

Ryu/ryuu means dragon in japan and I guess, ninjas are known to be a dragon because they kill their enemies without mercy. The eight methods will of course teach them how to deal with their opponent regardless of who they are or what are their capabilities.

Ninjutsu



The second article "A Brief History of the Ninja, Japan's First Terrorist" by John from tofugu talks about the two main schools for ninjas, the Iga Ryū and Kōga Ryū. According to John's blog, "Unlike the commoners that were hired as makeshift spies and mercenaries, the ninja from Iga and Koga were the real deal. They were professional, full-time ninja. They were actively hired by the Japanese ruling class between 1485 and 1581 to carry out dirty deeds." 

In order for them to deal with their opponent, they must enter in a good to learn more about the techniques and of course to improve it. Now I know ninjas are powerful because they trained hard for their jobs and responsibilities.