It's Time to Learn How To Be a Ninja

How To Be A Ninja

2007-08-24T09:44:00.000-07:00

Learning how to be a ninja is a long, hard and gruelling process.

It really is.

There's tons of theory to learn, then there's flexibility training, stamina training, agility training...i haven't even gotten to the hand to hand combat yet! OR the weapons!!!!

For those that want all the training now and i mean lock stock and barrell, i've found what i believe is the most complete ninja training manual on the net. I've really searched long and hard and this is the best and most complete guide i can find.

For those of you that can't wait to learn about all the cool stuff in ninjitsu and how to use it all to your advantage Click Here.

Everyone else sit tight for the next installment of How To Be a Ninja!

TaiJutsu: Ninja Art of Unarmed Combat

2007-08-24T08:52:00.000-07:00

Here i am trying to learn how to be a ninja when i find out that Taijutsu (the martial art i trained in for 8 years of my life) is one of the elements of ninjitsu. Can you believe it!

So it seems i have a head start. YAY!

For those in the dark, Taijitsu is the unarmed combat side of ninjitsu. You are taught to use your body as a weapon. As i cast my mind back to training we regularly practiced throws, joint locks, pressure points, ground fighting, sparring, katas, defence against multiple opponents and copious amounts of press ups, sit ups and other fitness exercies.

Weapons were on the agenda as well but they were saved for higher grades.

Anyway, as you can see taijutsu comprises a lot of skills.

The best way to get a full understanding is to study Taijutsu: Ninja Art of Unarmed Combat by Charles Daniel. It's the best book i've found on Taijutsu and covers the techniques very thoroughly. I've searched high and low for other material but this is the best one i can find.

Taijutsu: Ninja Art of Unarmed Combat

The moves in Taijutsu are very effective and some of them can look pretty flash if that's what you're going for but there is an effective defence strategy for every situation.

Give the book a good old read and let me know what you think!

How to Be a Ninja Basics

2007-08-24T07:57:00.000-07:00

So you want to learn how to be a ninja. Ok, first a quick question... What does ninjitsu mean?

To be a true ninja you must first know some of the basic theory. Nin has two meanings in Japanese. The first is endurance, perseverance and forebearance in both the physical and mental realms. The second dictionary definition of nin is stealth, secrecy and concealment. Jitsu simply means techniques.

I've also seen ninjitsu translated as the 'art of stealth' so you get the idea.

The fighting system is relaxed and techniques cover locks, throws, groundfighting, multiple attacks and traditional ninjitsu weaponry. In fact many people are adapting it to include modern weaponry too so as we're not too out of date if we're put in a real life situation.

The big daddy of ninjitsu today is Dr Masaki Hatsumi and i managed to track a video of the master at work. So for the next five minutes you can learn how to be a ninja from the master himself.

Enjoy!

p.s. How simple but effective is that throwing cards trick!

Want to Know How To Be A Ninja?

2007-08-24T03:19:00.000-07:00

I, like many others before me, have always wanted to learn how to be a ninja. It's all those martial arts movies i've been watching but Batman Begins is the one that made me take that giant leap.

Watching Bruce Wayne train to be able to deal with any number of opponents by using deception, distraction, suggestion, weopons and ultimately hand to hand combat i realised that this was the art for me but i came across a major problem.

Most of what is on the internet relating to ninjitsu goes as far as wrapping a black t-shirt round your head. This is not what us true aspiring ninjas are searching for but unfortunately it's all we're presented with.

So the aim of my blog???

To provide a solid platform where you really can learn how to be a ninja.