A little Ninja History
Ninja are legendary Japanese spy or assassin who utilisizes espionage and infiltration to spy or assasinate the enemy. Unlike samurais, ninjas avoided direct confrontation. Unlike often told, Ninja isn't fiction but they really existed in Japan before and within Meiji era. The origin of ninja, isn't clear. It's said that the roots of the ninjas might go around 6th century. In 15th century ninjas flourished as spies who served under feudal lords and executed tasks from them. Such as to assassinations or reconnaissance in enemy territory.The ninja historical had 18 special espionage and martial arts techniques:
Seishin-teki kyōyō (spiritual refinement)
Taijutsu (unarmed combat)
Kyudo (archery)
Ninja ken (sword fighting)
Bōjutsu (stick and staff fighting)
Shurikenjutsu (throwing blades)
Sōjutsu (spear fighting)
Naginatajutsu (naginata fighting)
Kusarigamajutsu (chain weapons)
Kayakujutsu (fire and explosives)
Hensōjutsu (disguise and impersonation)
Shinobi-iri (Stealth and Infiltration methods)
Bajutsu (Horsemanship)
Sui-ren (Training in Water)
Bōryaku (Military Strategy)
Chōhō (Espionage)
Intonjutsu (Escaping and Concealment)
Tenmon (Meteorology)
Chi-mon (Geography)
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