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I think natural movement, moving with nature, however you want to say it, is a major factor in separating ninjutsu from other arts. It just doesn't look like your average kung fu or karate-based art.

It was Kung Fu that got me interested in martial arts initially, not only for Caine's ability to "fight like then tigers", but for the compassionate philosophy espoused by the Shaolin monks, such as...

Your criticism would be correct, unless the Apache used his knife as a thrown ranged weapon. Which he did. It was also used as a close-quarter weapon. I recall one of the proponents claiming that...

Next week on Spike's Deadliest Warrior program will be Spartan v. Ninja. Previous programs pit Apache Warriors against Roman Gladiators and Samurai against Viking.

I could do without the smack...

Someone posted this in a topix.com thread. Any truth to this? I couldn't find anything. Some help would be greatly appreciated.

“Saija was changed to Saiga, Saigo, and even in some rare cases...

Happy Ramahannakwanzmas!

On second thought, screw the PC police -


Merry Christmas, everyone!!!

When I attended Executive Security International, H2H was taught every morning. The two week residency course included four days in the classroom, three days on the firing range which included...

Similar cases here in the States have been ruled in favor of the discussion board owners. The owner/operator of an online bulletin board essentially has no responsibility for what a third party...

I'd guess there's already a "ninja" episode coming up, as there was mention of a "ninja camp" in the promo for the series.

I could be mistaken, but I think this was the first American Ninja movie with Michael Dudikoff.

All the weapons training is based on taijutsu, the empty-hand techniques and ways of movement. Taijutsu comes first, then come the training tools.

Weapons are assigned five categories:
1) Rigid...

Thanks for the quick reply. I just thought it odd that anyone (other than a ninjer larper) would actually claim to have studied ninjutsu, and not budo taijutsu. My ninjer radar is a little...

Anyone ever heard of Frank Sciacca, Jr.? I heard only a minute or two of a local radio show this past Friday, in which Mr. Sciacca stated that he had studied ninjutsu for 22 years.

This is the...

Bonnie Malmstrom, wife of Bud Malmstrom of the Bujinkan Atlanta Dojo, died last night of liver cancer.

Sorry to hear about the Reverend's passing. Thoughts and prayers for his family and friends.

These are not books, they are (usually) one-page articles in the magazines, denoted at the top of each post.

Editorial by William Groak
On the author’s time spent with Hatsumi Sensei, and eating lots of seafood.

Going to the Source by SKH
On countering speed tactics by using timing, distancing and...

Yup, found it. It's part of their revisionist/fallacious "history":

RYU OF DIFFERENCE
A ninja ryu is a group of ninja(s). [sic] To be a ninja ryu, the ryu has to study ninjutsu and follow a...

Glad to see you're still around, Eric!

I've just blogged some comments on Those Who Must Not Be Named. You can check out my initial analysis of their latest shenanigans under the entry "Mythed...

Don't look now, but he is demonstrating his ignorance again. There's a new section on their homepage called "General Ninjutsu Myths". If you need a good laugh, that's where to look.

Are you referring to Tetsuya Higuchi?

Wasn't there a quote on their website at one time that went something like - "We are not interested in policing other styles."? What's the definition of hypocrisy again?

Editorial by William Groak
More on Senate bill S-1363.

Going to the Source by SKH
On the diamond thunderbolt and bisento.

Weapons of the Ninja by Robert Bussey
On challenging yourself...

Don't worry, mate - they will be. Karma be the beeoootcchh!!!

For anyone interested, I've been blogging a bit about this ridiculous "myth", and about the school in question's training manual. You can see my reviews and opinions on this at...