Ninjutsu??

I would like to go to Japan alone to learn ninjutsu, this summer i am 14 and think it would help me know that type of art. But i do not know japanese, neither where to find the teacher. Help me.|||Technically, the ninja became extinct with the creation of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1603. The last person known to have practiced their family arts was Takamtsu Toshitsugu, who worked as an intelligence agent for the Japanese government during World War II. Takamatsu sensei had one student, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi (Hatsumi Masaaki sensei).


Hatsumi sensei teaches a system of martial arts called Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu; although it is generally accepted that he is teaching legitimate historical ninjutsu, this has never been verified because he refuses to let anyone see the family scrolls passed to him by Takamatsu sensei. The URL for his hombu dojo is:


http://www001.upp.so-net.ne.jp/bujinkan/





Several of his highest-ranking students have schools and even distance-learning programs in the United States. They include:


http://www.genbukan.org


Tanemura Shoto is one of Hatsumi sensei%26#039;s most senior former students, and grandmaster of several other traditional Japanese systems.


http://www.jinenkan.com


Manaka Unsui is another senior Japanese master.


http://www.ninjutsu.com


the website of grandmaster Richard van Donk, who set the standardized form for teaching Bujinkan in the U. S.


And, of course,


http://www.skhquest.com


Stephen Hayes was the first westerner to study ninjutsu, and single-handedly created the %26quot;ninja%26quot; craze of the 1980%26#039;s. Today, he teaches both Bujinkan and his own system.





Also, you can learn Japanese on-line for free at http://www.japanese-online.com


Ganbatte!





As for kung fu vs. ninjutsu, %26quot;kung fu%26quot; is not a martial art. %26quot;Kung fu%26quot; literally means %26quot;difficult achievement%26quot;, and refers to the highest level of skill in any activity. The generic Mandarin Chinese term for martial arts is %26quot;quan fa%26quot;, which translates as %26quot;fist method%26quot;--which is why you sometimes see references to %26quot;Chinese boxing.%26quot;


There are literally hundreds of systems of Chinese martial arts. However, no one system of martial is inherently superior to another--if there was a %26quot;better system%26quot;, everyone would be using it. The real trick is to find the best TEACHER--and ideally, a system that you enjoy practicing.


Best of luck!|||ninjitsu...is basiclly the art of the ninja! I watched a show on national geographic called fight science...the ninja was the #1 style in deadlyness....do it up and goto japan!|||Good luck. Many schools won%26#039;t teach you without actually being Japanese. Gaijin are not widely accepted in traditional martial arts schools. Not speaking the language will also greatly hinder your finding a school.





If you really want to learn Ninjitsu then find a school closer to your home than Japan. Could you even live there on your own at 14? Who would pay for your lodging and food? Japan is very expensive.





Kung-Fu vs Ninjitsu? There is no answer to this question. It%26#039;s personal preference as to what you are looking for in the art.


What%26#039;s suits your body style, ability, and mostly interest.|||i dont think u can be ready 2 go 2 japan by this summer(wont be fluent enough).... and ur 14 if u could live on ur own and have money 4 martial arts in a foreign country... id b impressed.... you might haf 2 find a special highschool or a community college or sumthin... even then the way the school systems are set up 4 u 2 learn languages.... well i know this guy... hes in german 4 right? he says he speaks it bout as good as a first grader..... thats german 4...im not at all tryin 2 kill your dream.... just being realistic... you should wait a few years (preparing the whole time) bout ninjitsu here in the usa there arnt many schools.. the closest thing is bujinkan and i met sum ppl who do that but they broke away from the organization because of corruption or sumthin like that... ne ways this guy says its %26quot;watered down ninjitsu%26quot;....but its the only ninjitsu that i know of.. ne ways there is a ninjitsu guy on %26quot;fight science%26quot; a special done on martial arts by national geographic.. the guy looks american... if watch it ull find out his name (u can watch the whole thing on youtube) once u know his name shouldint be 2 hard 2 figure out exactly what style he does... so either that or bujinkan.. and theres another style.. starts with a t... i4got.... but most ninjutsu schools dont enjoy a good rep(unless its buijinkan).... so id avoid em..


bout kung fu vs ninjitsu - it depends there are many styles and many ryus of those many styles all have diffrent strgnths and weaknesses... as long as u find a good teacher.. and u are a good student.. ur good 2 go... but kungfu has a vast corriculum and if u find the right school (i would do tien shan pai...err... will do) ull get good enough 2 pick up ninjitsu faster... ne ways who go 2 japan now? take bujinkan or kung fu or anything get good and coordinated an all that goto a community college get ur feet wet in japanese.... then goto japan and study it...(if i were u id move to kansas city goto jonsoncounty community college and take japanese and take ryu-te karate-do then work my way up the ranks to have tika oyata teach u all the family secrets n stuff(tika lives in independence so it aint that bad of a drive) then once ur tha pimp shizzle at that goto japan) why? kansas city is the pimpest place ever list of all bujinkan dojos in the world... i think-


http://www.frappr.com/bujinkanbudodojos/...|||Try the shaolin temple in china as far as japan look on wikipedia under ninjitsu they have the top schools there. but you need to learn the language if you intend on going|||you will sooooo need to learn japanese in order to learn ninjitsu in japan. i%26#039;d go with you but i%26#039;m already going to south korea for my taekwondo and i don%26#039;t know japanese.


search for dr. hatsumi, i heard hes a really good ninjitsu sensei|||Latter day self-proclaimed %26quot;ninja%26quot; like Hasaki Matsumi and Stephen Hayes are considered a joke in Japan. So if you want to learn %26quot;ninjutsu%26quot; the best place is in the US where people actually buy that nonesense.|||You can start by contacting this place. The owner was trained by the current Grandmaster of one of the Ninja styles still bieng taught.





http://www.skhquest.com/