The ninja were groups of assassins and spies who fought and hunted in the mountainous regions of Japan. They propagated many myths about themselves, which instilled great fear into their enemies. Those myths still exist today, reinforced by the popular media.

The ninja symbol is the character “nin,” which means endurance, tolerance, and strength. The pictograph of a knife above a heart represents self-discipline.

Early history

Practitioners credit the origins of the art to En No Gyoja, a warrior monk who set up a training camp in the Togakure mountain range.

Ninjas and the Samurai

In its original form, the art was geared to the needs of the assassin, with an emphasis on concealment, infiltration, and spying. Since ninjas were comprised of lowly farmers they didn’t have a lot of monetary resources so they had to become creative in their way of defending against the more wealthy class of samurai’s.

Teaching and training

In the past, the art of ninjutsu was practiced and taught in a strict code of secrecy from master to disciple, and teaching as a profession was discouraged by the ninja until quite recently. There are numerous camps one can attend to learn the secrets that in the past where highly guarded. You can attend these camps in weeks to month increments depending on the level and commitment you have to learning this art.

Principles of ninjutsu

Ninjutsu’s basic tenets are summed up in a poem, probably composed by a warrior known as Yamabushi.

The Essence of Ninjutsu

My parents are the heaven and earth,

My home is my body,

My power is my loyalty,

My magic is my training,

My life and death is breathing,

My body is control,

My eyes are the sun and the moon,

My ears are sensitivity,

My laws are self protection,

My strength is adaptability,

My ambition is taking every

opportunity with fullness,

My friend is my mind,

My enemy is carelessness,

My protection is right action,

My weapons are everything that exists

My strategy is one foot in front of

the other,

My way is ninjutsu.

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