White Dragon Ninjutsu Federation of India
Affiliated to:
Hanshi Abbas Lee
10th Dan Black Belt
Founder & President
International White Dragon Ninja Jujitsu Federation
Ninja (Shinobi):
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A Ninja (忍者) or Shinobi (忍び) was a Covert Agent or Mercenary of Feudal Japan specializing in Unorthodox Arts of War. The functions of the Ninja included Espionage, Sabotage, Infiltration and Assassination as well as open Combat in certain situations. The Ninja, using covert methods of Waging War, were contrasted with the Samurai, who had strict rules about Honor and Combat. In his Buke Myōmokushō, Military Historian Hanawa Hokinoichi writes of the Ninja: The origin of the Ninja is obscure and difficult to determine, but can be surmised to be around the 14th century. However, the Antecedents to the Ninja may have existed as early as the Heian and early Kamakura eras. Few written records exist to detail the activities of the Ninja. The word Shinobi did not exist to describe a Ninja like agent until the 15th century, and it is unlikely that spies and mercenaries prior to this time were seen as a specialized group.
In the unrest of the Sengoku period (15th - 17th centuries), mercenaries and spies for hire arose out of the Iga and Kōga regions of Japan, and it is from these Clans that much of later knowledge regarding the Ninja is inferred. Following the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate, the Ninja descended again into obscurity. However, in the 17th and 18th centuries, manuals such as the Bansenshukai (1676) — often centered around Chinese Military Philosophy appeared in significant numbers. These writings revealed an assortment of philosophies, religious beliefs, their application in warfare, as well as the Espionage Techniques that form the basis of the Ninja's Art. The word Ninjutsu would later come to describe a wide variety of practices related to the Ninja.
A Ninja (忍者) or Shinobi (忍び) was a Covert Agent or Mercenary of Feudal Japan specializing in Unorthodox Arts of War. The functions of the Ninja included Espionage, Sabotage, Infiltration and Assassination as well as open Combat in certain situations. The Ninja, using covert methods of Waging War, were contrasted with the Samurai, who had strict rules about Honor and Combat. In his Buke Myōmokushō, Military Historian Hanawa Hokinoichi writes of the Ninja: The origin of the Ninja is obscure and difficult to determine, but can be surmised to be around the 14th century. However, the Antecedents to the Ninja may have existed as early as the Heian and early Kamakura eras. Few written records exist to detail the activities of the Ninja. The word Shinobi did not exist to describe a Ninja like agent until the 15th century, and it is unlikely that spies and mercenaries prior to this time were seen as a specialized group.
In the unrest of the Sengoku period (15th - 17th centuries), mercenaries and spies for hire arose out of the Iga and Kōga regions of Japan, and it is from these Clans that much of later knowledge regarding the Ninja is inferred. Following the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate, the Ninja descended again into obscurity. However, in the 17th and 18th centuries, manuals such as the Bansenshukai (1676) — often centered around Chinese Military Philosophy appeared in significant numbers. These writings revealed an assortment of philosophies, religious beliefs, their application in warfare, as well as the Espionage Techniques that form the basis of the Ninja's Art. The word Ninjutsu would later come to describe a wide variety of practices related to the Ninja.
Ninjutsu :
Ninjutsu is the Art practiced by Ninjas. Ninjutsu is a comprehensive Fighting Art refined into deadly science incorporating sophisticated techniques for Warfare, Intelligence Gathering and Spiritual Development. It comprises a variety of specialized Fighting Skills using various Armed and Unarmed Skills, Techniques, Various Weapons, Tools and Equipments of Combat.
Ninjutsu means "The Art of Stealth" or "The Art of Invisibility". The Ancient practitioners of Ninjutsu were known for their ability to Hide and Vanish undetected in crowed places also. It comprises of the Techniques to protect ourselves and other in adverse condition.
* The History of Ninjutsu
Ninjutsu began more than 800 years ago among the Ninja people living in Japan. The Warrior class which ruled Japan at the time were called the Samurai. They controlled the land and it's people. Their lord, the Shogun, was the only person the Samurai was answerable to. The ordinary peasant served the Warriors every time. A peasant could never strike a Samurai. If he did, it would mean his life.
The Ninja would not serve the Samurai, and fled to the barren, cold, mountainous regions of Iga and Koga. There they trained in the Arts of War. It is said that their Art is based upon a great Chinese Military text written by a General named Sun Tzu, The Art of War.
Over the centuries the Ninja ('Stealers-In') trained from the Cradle to the Grave in every known Martial Art. Their forte was Espionage and Assassination, by any means possible. But their training also taught them to reach spiritual heights, by pushing their bodies and minds to limits far beyond that of normal Human endurance.
Training for a Ninja began almost as soon as he could walk. Childhood games were designed to inculcate expertise in Unarmed Combat, Sword work, Weaponry, Camouflage, Escape and Evasion. In time, the Ninja Warriors came to be feared throughout Japan. Even the mighty Samurai looked over his shoulder if a Ninja was known to be in the area.
Over the centuries, while Ninjutsu was being practiced in Secrecy, no one knew anything about the Art except the Ninjas themselves. When Japan emerged into the Modern Era and Feudalism collapsed, the Ninja were absorbed into Japan's secret service and special services groups.
The martial Arts boom of the 1970's saw two men searching for something different. Doron Navon and Stephen Hayes found a Ninjutsu Headmaster living in Japan who came from an unbroken line of Ninja Instructors dating back almost 800 years. The Art was then brought to the Western World.
When speaking of Ninja, the image of a Black Clad Assassin disappearing in a cloud of smoke is what comes to mind. This distortion has nothing to do with the reality of studying Ninjutsu or "Ninpo" in its highest order. Ninpo is a traditional Japanese Bujutsu Martial Art with a rich and viable History that stretches back over Ten centuries.
Developed as a highly illegal counterculture to the ruling Samurai Warrior class, Ninpo still flourishes today under the direct guidance of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, 34th grandmaster of the Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu tradition and eight other Budo traditions. Dr. Hatsumi is the last variable true Ninja grandmaster having a direct line of decent from Feudal Japan.
Ninja Ranking :
1) Jounin - The Highest Rank of Ninja
2) Chunin - The 2nd Highest Rank of Ninja
3) Genin - The lowest Rank of Ninja
Ninjutsu means "The Art of Stealth" or "The Art of Invisibility". The Ancient practitioners of Ninjutsu were known for their ability to Hide and Vanish undetected in crowed places also. It comprises of the Techniques to protect ourselves and other in adverse condition.
* The History of Ninjutsu
Ninjutsu began more than 800 years ago among the Ninja people living in Japan. The Warrior class which ruled Japan at the time were called the Samurai. They controlled the land and it's people. Their lord, the Shogun, was the only person the Samurai was answerable to. The ordinary peasant served the Warriors every time. A peasant could never strike a Samurai. If he did, it would mean his life.
The Ninja would not serve the Samurai, and fled to the barren, cold, mountainous regions of Iga and Koga. There they trained in the Arts of War. It is said that their Art is based upon a great Chinese Military text written by a General named Sun Tzu, The Art of War.
Over the centuries the Ninja ('Stealers-In') trained from the Cradle to the Grave in every known Martial Art. Their forte was Espionage and Assassination, by any means possible. But their training also taught them to reach spiritual heights, by pushing their bodies and minds to limits far beyond that of normal Human endurance.
Training for a Ninja began almost as soon as he could walk. Childhood games were designed to inculcate expertise in Unarmed Combat, Sword work, Weaponry, Camouflage, Escape and Evasion. In time, the Ninja Warriors came to be feared throughout Japan. Even the mighty Samurai looked over his shoulder if a Ninja was known to be in the area.
Over the centuries, while Ninjutsu was being practiced in Secrecy, no one knew anything about the Art except the Ninjas themselves. When Japan emerged into the Modern Era and Feudalism collapsed, the Ninja were absorbed into Japan's secret service and special services groups.
The martial Arts boom of the 1970's saw two men searching for something different. Doron Navon and Stephen Hayes found a Ninjutsu Headmaster living in Japan who came from an unbroken line of Ninja Instructors dating back almost 800 years. The Art was then brought to the Western World.
When speaking of Ninja, the image of a Black Clad Assassin disappearing in a cloud of smoke is what comes to mind. This distortion has nothing to do with the reality of studying Ninjutsu or "Ninpo" in its highest order. Ninpo is a traditional Japanese Bujutsu Martial Art with a rich and viable History that stretches back over Ten centuries.
Developed as a highly illegal counterculture to the ruling Samurai Warrior class, Ninpo still flourishes today under the direct guidance of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, 34th grandmaster of the Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu tradition and eight other Budo traditions. Dr. Hatsumi is the last variable true Ninja grandmaster having a direct line of decent from Feudal Japan.
Ninja Ranking :
1) Jounin - The Highest Rank of Ninja
2) Chunin - The 2nd Highest Rank of Ninja
3) Genin - The lowest Rank of Ninja