Is taijutsu the same as ninjutsu?

Is taijutsu the same as ninjutsu? Are there a lot of taijutsu/ninjutsu schools open(as compared to Karate or Tae Kwon Do schools)?|||Taijutsu is one of the 18 disciplines of Ninjutsu.





Ninjutsu disciplines list :





1. Seishin-teki ky艒y艒 (spiritual refinement)


2. Taijutsu (unarmed combat, using one%26#039;s body as the only weapon)


3. Kenjutsu (sword fighting)


4. Bojutsu (stick and staff fighting)


5. Shurikenjutsu (throwing blades)


6. S艒jutsu (spear fighting)


7. Naginatajutsu (naginata fighting)


8. Kusarigamajutsu (chain and sickle weapon)


9. Kayakujutsu (pyrotechnics and explosives)


10. Hens艒jutsu (disguise %26amp; impersonation)


11. Shinobi-iri (stealth and entering methods)


12. Bajutsu (horsemanship)


13. Sui-ren (water training)


14. B艒ryaku (military strategy)


15. Ch艒h艒 (espionage)


16. Intonjutsu (escaping and concealment)


17. Tenmon (meteorology)


18. Chi-mon (geography)





For Ninjutsu schools - it really depends on your location.


Refer to wikipedia article (it has ninjutsu schools section)


also refer to http://www.ninjutsu.com/nineryus.shtml (if u r located in US) or search in google to find one to your closest location.|||Hi there





Like northcarrlight has said people tend to be rude when answering questions about this art. But I%26#039;m a nice guy so here goes.





Technically ninjutsu covers the whole fighting art of the ninja most of which is no longer practiced because it has no practical use today. Things like Goton no jutsu using the elements to escape and how to break into old style Japanese homes don%26#039;t have any use other than history books.





Taijutsu just means natural movement. Budo or Ninpo taijutsu means unarmed techniques of the ninja. There are 3 organisations that teach budo taijutsu and it incorporates 6 fighting styles 3 samurai, one ninja and two that are a mix of the two. Strikes, locks throws, leaping, rolling and weapons are all taught and come under the umbrella of budo taijutsu.





Ninjutsu is a real art just like jujutsu or any other Japanese art.


The real problem is what people think ninjutsu is. Its not black masks and throwing stars. You may want to check out the shinobi winds DVD as it just about covers everything from the truth to the lies about this art.





Unfortunatly people still want ninjas to be like what they see on TV. Sadly this is not the case.








Good schools are very hard to find as nearly all of the top instructors have to train in japan on a regular basis so it can be quite an expensive art to take up.





So to answer your question yes it is but only a small part of it.





Hope this helps





Best wishes





idai|||I have seen other people asking questions like this and the responses are often rude - don%26#039;t take it personally, look forward to reading what people have to say on the subject|||no its not|||No, Taijitsu is a separate martial, more similar to Japanese Jujutsu. Taijitsu, however, is one of the many martial arts that make up ninjutsu: it is the unarmed art of the ninja, just as Jujutsu was the unarmed art of the samurai.





No, there are very few, if any, legitimate Taijitsu and ninjutsu schools, as ninjutsu is considered a dead art. The ability to make stealthy kills was made obsolete by high-powered rifles, biological warfare, and smart bombs, etc. So as the need for the art became obsolete, so did the art.





Note, no real Ninjutsu schools can exist in the U.S., or countries like it, because it is illegal to teach assassination techniques. The weapons of the art are also illegal in most states, not just in the public, but on private property as well. So yes, ninjutsu is definitely dead.|||no, theyre not. but if you go to any variation of karate (kempo, okanawan, ect) they will all be different too. just go check it out. all schools will be a little different anyway. just make sureyou pick one that right for you.