Paul Madory
11-27-2000, 06:32 PM
Hi Ulf Lehmann -
"Ninjutsu is budo."
- Masaaki Hatsumi
Furthermore, historically ninjutsu always had a very high standard of ethics, including legal and illegal aspects within the laws of the era. Gikan Ryu, for example, translates into "school of high regard for justice". Mainstream bushido contained many things that are morally repugnant to modern people, whereas ninjutsu was first and foremost for the affirmation of human life and survival of its practitioners and their allies.
As best as I understand it, the more rare weapons like the ohno battle axe were not explicitly outlawed, just unheard of.
"Ninjutsu is budo."
- Masaaki Hatsumi
Furthermore, historically ninjutsu always had a very high standard of ethics, including legal and illegal aspects within the laws of the era. Gikan Ryu, for example, translates into "school of high regard for justice". Mainstream bushido contained many things that are morally repugnant to modern people, whereas ninjutsu was first and foremost for the affirmation of human life and survival of its practitioners and their allies.
As best as I understand it, the more rare weapons like the ohno battle axe were not explicitly outlawed, just unheard of.