Ninjutsu, taijutsu?

So I%26#039;m interested in ninjutsu. But I heard that a lot of what it used to be has died out. So i%26#039;m a little confused here. But is there still taijutsu or whatever? Pardon the spelling.


And if I wanted to learn the art of either/or could I?


Help me out here.|||Taijutsu is a part of ninjutsu. It is the unarmed fighting techniques of the ninja, and yes, it most certainly exists. It%26#039;s called Bujinkan budo taijutsu. The Bujinkan is made up of 9 ryu/schools that were taught to Soke Hatsumi (head of the Bujinkan)by his teacher Soke Toshitsugu Takamatsu, which include 3 ninjutsu ryu. You can certainly learn the art! If you want to learn more, go to www.ninjutsu.com. Great place to start. It has a dojo locator so you can find an authentic Bujinkan dojo close to your location.|||Bunjinkan is the primary school of Ninjutsu, and the most widely taught aspect of Ninjutsu here in the states. As far as Taijutsu, that is not technically a martial art. It%26#039;s more of a term associated with many Japanese martial arts, including Jiujutsu, Ninjutsu, Aikido, and Judo. It%26#039;s more of a term used to distinguish unarmed combat from armed combat.|||I%26#039;ve heard the same, that those styles don%26#039;t actually exist or that they%26#039;re other styles mixed together. Sort of like Jeet Kune Do, a mixture of styles plus original style plus no style. I think it%26#039;s just the evolution of martial arts. Definitely do some intensive searching for schools in your area. Don%26#039;t stop at one that seems cool... check around. You might find a system that is for you, taught by an excellent instructor. Watch the advanced students, watch the instructors... there are a lot of scams and straight up lame schools out there. I used to drive an hour 5 days a week to train at a school I believed in. I ran into financial problems and ended up moving away, but it was a great school.|||Taijutsu is loosely translated to %26quot;Body Movement%26quot;


It is how the moves are done. Budo Taijutsu %26quot;The current name of Ninjutsu%26quot; is warrior movement.


But if you are intersted in the art it self then there are some great web resourses.


http://www.ninjutsu.com/home.shtml


http://www.skhquest.com/


http://www.genbukan.org/


http://www.jinenkan.com/


Thats the big ones on the block Hope that helps.|||ninjutsu/Ninja is still alive today and in America. Taijitsu is still being used for self defense, yes.