Combat Ninja Sword
Combat Ninja Sword
Martial Arts Question. Is Ninjutsu any good for practical self defense or is it just sword or ninja stars.?
I want something practical but I don’t mind a traditional martial art.I want to find something that has a blend of weapons and unarmed combat.
Hi there
This is a question that is actually split up into two parts. Is Ninjutsu practical for self defense? Well the answer is yes and no and sort of?
You see pure ninjutsu what is taught today comes from the togakure ryu school. It isn’t an art that was designed for modern combat as most of the kata taught involve biken jutsu (sword), Senban and the wearing of shuko. The kata are a collection of techniques used for evasion from an attacker and are not designed for you to engage in combat. This is the nature of ninjutsu and is what it was designed for. Its not a fighting art but the art of escape.
Now for the second part. Is Ninpo taijutsu practical for self defense? The answer is yes because it employs a mix of 9 other schools 6 being jujutsu schools two of which are koryu (traditional samurai schools) and 3 ninjutsu schools. Taijutsu is similar to conventional jujutsu and Aikido styles that are practiced today.
It is true there are hundreds of bad schools but if your lucky you may find a good one in your area. If you want to train in this style my only advice is to seek out a school run by a 5th dan or above. The best ones will be registered shidoshi’s with the Bujinkan or Jinenkan. Its not like learning modern budo. The best instructors train in japan annually. Its one of the requirements of being a shidoshi.
As for a blend of weapons ninpo taijutsu has it all! Differnet lengths of katana, Bo, spears, chain weapons, fighting in armour etc. The only other art that comes close to covering the same amount of material is Okinawan Kobudo jutsu.
Always make sure the art suits you. Dont make the same mistake many do and expect ninjutsu to be kickboxing etc. If you want to train in kickboxing then perhaps thats what you should do.
Best wishes
idai
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