Are the ninja warriors really samurai? In this video, I
discuss the truth about the ninja and their relation to the samurai. Different
schools take a different approach when talking about this subject, because
different schools have different ryuha, which has its own unique history and
tradition.
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Within this organization (Budo Ryu Kai) the answer is
simple. Yes. The reason for that is because
the main ninjutsu training in this organization comes from the Tomo-ryu. The Tomo-ryu was in fact started as a samurai
tradition, and in the beginning, it was a sword school that focused its
techniques on the use of the short sword (kodachi). Because I am the 21st
Soke of the Tomo-ryu, it is important that my students understand the history
and tradition of the Tomo-ryu. From the Tomo-ryu kuden and densho perspective,
yes, the ninja are samurai spies who are trained in unconventional warfare
(shinobijutsu), thus the name of the tradition: Tomo-ryu Shinobijutsu.
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In the video, I used Eishin-ryu Iaijutsu (1 of the 7 warrior
traditions of the Budo Ryu Kai) as an example. Eishin-ryu is one of the most
popular forms of swordsmanship in the world. I wanted to prove my point about
the reality of what people “think” ninjutsu and bujutsu is, and how blurred
those lines really are, without being political or bias with a particular answer
or position.
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This lesson is directly for the practitioners of the ancient
Japanese koryu martial arts of the ninja and samurai, such as ninjutsu (ninpo)
and bujutsu (budo).
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