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Dosetsu:

Thanks for the link. I will try to contact Mike. Where did you find this person? I know I have to get better at internet searching.

Parag

http://www.winjutsu.com/winlinks.html
http://www.ninjutsu.com/dojos-links.shtml

Dosetsu:

It seems like a few of my posts to you have been deleted.

Parag

dosetsu:

Have you met Dr. Hatsumi, Stephen Hayes and Ronald Duncan?

Parag

I've not met any of them, but I have trained at 2 Tai Kai (seminars/conventions taught by Hatsumi Sensei) with Hatsumi Sensei, one in 2002 and one in 1999. Stephen Hayes was attending the 1999 Tai Kai. The head of the dojo I train at is a personal student of Hatsumi Sensei (as all shidoshi are) and was once a student of Hayes.

Dosetsu:

Do you remember a prime time series, about an American Ninja back in the 80s?

I was thinking the Korean ninjas are Hwrang do warriors? Do you know if China had their own ninja warriors or their own ninjutsu system? I thought I might have read that China and Korea have like their own ninja warriors or ninjutsu system.

Parag

The series was "The Master." It was ok for an 80s TV show, but not a realistic portrayal of ninpo. I rented a few episodes at a video store a couple years ago, so you should be able to find them if you want to. For realistic ninja movies check out the "Shinobi No Mono" movies at www.samuraiflix.com . While there are ninpo practitioners all over the world today, it is a Japanese style. All true ninja were Japanese. The arts that became ninjutsu did come from the Chinese Tang Dynasty, but they were not really ninjutsu at that point. Many countries and cultures had warriors that filled similar roles as the ninja but that does not make them ninja. In modern times we have special forces like the Green Berets and Navy SEALS.

If you want more information in greater detail you may wish ti check out www.e-budo.com . There are people on the ninjutsu forum that are much more knowlegable in ninpo, especially the history, than I am.

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Are green berets and navy seals trained be assasins? Are they also master of disguises and stealth?

I think what seperates Ninpo from other arts is that it teaches more military applications? For example you learn how to disguise yourself, you learn how to be stealthy, and you learn how to fight in the water? Also fighting blindfolded and being doublejointed? Illusion also? Also hypnotist? I understand Samurais and Ninjas had a rivalry going.

I will defiantely tour the sites you have mentioned.

Parag

There are some specific techniques for stealth, but the ability to do them comes from practicing taijutsu, so people who don't know they are practicing stealth are still building up the skill to use the stealth techniques. What you will find in a typical ninpo dojo is learning to fall and roll, unarmed techniques, weapons techniques, and techniques to counter weapons. Pretty much everything else depends on the instructor. Some instructors teach many of the things ninja were famous for and others don't. All the skills depend on taijutsu though, which is what everyone should be focusing on.

Would you say there are a number of different styles of ninpo since ninja instructors will teach and not teach certain things?

So, ninpo instructors will mainly teach taijutsu or hand to hand combat? I imagine the ninja being able to do things like walk on paper rice like in the TV show Kung Fu. In your training are they teaching you hypnosis and mental development stuff?

Did you ever meet Frank Dux or come across his style? Do you know a lot about him? I know he wrote a book called Secret Me I think.

Parag