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Heh, that's not what the shinobi were or their primary role. The military stuff were their day jobs, so to speak. The art and what it does is much weirder than
by hosh 14y ago
Heh, that's not what the shinobi were or their primary role. The military stuff were their day jobs, so to speak. The art and what it does is much weirder than that. The Iga lineages were said to specialize in the small team tactics, whereas the Koga lineages were much more interesting.
There are pretty good historical evidence showing legit bushi (legit, as in being backed by the ruling power) who went undercover on covert ops. They may or may not have had anything to do with the Iga or Koga folks at that time. One of them ended up carrying (or founding) a famous sword school.
To be fair, there are spec ops folk who train with lineages in the US. Does that make them ninjas? I suppose so.
- acous 14y agoWhere can one find out about "The art and what it does"? I had a quick look on wikipedia but didn't see anything.
- saraid216 14y agoOddly enough, my first thought was to suggest talking to your local public librarian. See if they can help you find some good books on the subject?
- hosh 14y agoChozanshi's Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts translated by William Scott William. My friends have found that book awesome. Hell, so have I, and I'm not training in the lineage. Chances are, that book is gooblygook to you and you're better off with something gentler like Dan Millman's Way of the Peaceful Warrior instead. I'm being a bit of a trickster here. @samsteve has some direct sources.
- bengillies 14y agoThe book recommended to me when I was doing Ninjutsu was "Ninjutsu: History and Tradition" [1]. It's written by Masaaki Hatsumi himself. [1] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ninjutsu-History-Tradition-Masaaki-Hatsumi/dp/0865680272/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1357648523&sr=8-7 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ninjutsu-History-Tradition-Masaaki-H...