Does anyone here train in Ninjutsu?
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Yes but my Play Station overheated so taking a break.
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I feel all martial arts have something to offer. In a realistic street fight you have to know have to fight from all ranges. I cross train in Judo and Brazilian Jujitsu. I also spar with my buddies who take muai thai. In my opinion you have to cross train to be ready for all situations.
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I've got two ideas about this....  One, is similar to the other answers in that if you've been training in other techniques harder, you have possibly gotten sloppy about this one.  \n\n(Though you'll find that as time passes, some techniques you do well now are not necessarily the ones you will do well at other times.  The tactile and kinetic feel seems different at times.)  \n\nThe other idea begins with this question....  Are you training with the same judoka as before?  If so, I'll point something else out.  When you regularly train with the same set of people, they tend to get familiar to your strategies and tactics.  IF in randori they are sure you are likely to resort to Ouchi-gari, then they start to watch for you for signals of it coming.  Then, they are better able to counter it.  Try laying off using it as your go-to technique, but focus on opportunities you can use it and practice your technique as opportunity allows.  \n\nGood luck.
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kickboxing is effective, yes. those kicks and elbow-and-knee-punches are very explosive and can very painfully disable an untrained fighter.\njujitsu focuses on grappling and submission, best if you're rolling on the pavement. you can disable your opponent without even throwing a punch.\n\nmy preferences, though :\njeet kun do trains you to utilise and maximise any and all of your body parts (plus whatever "tool or weapon" you can get your hands on) in a fighting match. deadly, if i may say. i trained for 4 yrs..\n\ncombat aikido uses your oponent's force against him. it's kinda cool. (ever watched steven seagal? don't mind his poor acting, watch how conserved his movements are, even in tight places) i trained for 9 months.\n\nin my opinion, these two are best for street fights.\n\nof course, jeet kun do includes a philosophical outlook in life. and you may end up wanting to avoid fights instead (rather than possibly killing your opponent). still, your skill is there with you should the need for it really arise.\n\nnevertheless, any form of martial arts training will do you good in any fight.
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1.) Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu (Masaaki Hatsumi) \n2.) Genbukan Ninpo Bugei (Shoto Tenemura)\n3.) Jinenkan (Fumio Manaka)\n\n1.) Link for Bujinkan Schools: http://www.winjutsu.com/winlinks.html... \n\n2.) Link for Genbukan: http://www.genbukan.org/cgi-bin/site.pl... (there should be a dojo locator on there)\n\n3.) Link for Jinenkan Locations: http://www.jinenkan.com/locations.htm...\n\nAll three arts have school in America and Internationally. \n\n**Note: Genbukan dojos outside of Japan teach ninjutsu better, than Bujinkan.
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Interesting note on this.\nMy brother and I have both trained at the same school for the same time frame. I am right handed and he is left handed. we are the same height, weight and build.\nWhen we workout together we draw a crowd as we match each others movements so well. When we kumite it is hard for us to hit each other cleanly, we usually land equal blows but on different sides. We are too evenly matched and similar, there is rarely a clean exchange.\n\nThis doesn't really answer your question but it relates to the left hand/ right hand thing.
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I started when I was 28.At the time i was smoking,drinking and over weight,I knew a little about the honor respect thing but never put it into perspective.Started in Tae Kwon Do made it to second degree black belt before switching to Hapkido  earned a third in Hapkido.In the ten years I've been in the M A people would always ask me if I ever used it I would always laugh and say no I never need to because I have been taught to keep myself away from the things and places that would give me a reason to use it.And I think back to when I first started and ask myself if I hadn't taken Martial Arts were would I be.And my answer would probably be in jail or dead.So Martial Arts has given me a life that has been better than I would have had.Had I not joined.All my friends and family agree that it has turned my life around.
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If you live in Seattle you are in luck, there is supposed to be an underground school somewhere over there. I think you're fascinated about it and want to learn more because you just say ninjutsu so widely. There are 19 main branches and 100's of sub categories. Go to wikipedia and learn more about them. When you find the one you want research it on Yahoo. If you have questions on the meditation aspect or some basic techniques email me.
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I got to red-black belt in about 2 years, but time may very.  I quit afterward.  They also kick you out if you can't spell it right, so you might want to work on that.
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True shinobi were very versatile . Not just as fighters though . They were , and a few still are , able to do many things we no longer consider part of the warrior arts .  For example horsemanship , archery , escape and evasion . \nVery few practice true nin jutsu . There are a lot of schools teaching one or two aspects of their arts , but very few teach true nin jutsu .
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I know Judo & Karatay, Shotokan, II Black Belt with you.\n\nImran
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I started in Boxing and Tae Kwon Do, for about a year.  This was about 1989, my sophmore year in college.  I switched to a Northern Style Kung Fu called Shipagi, some of the forms of which I still practice to this day.\n\nIn 1992 I studied Wing Chun and Arnis at the local YMCA for about 3 years.  After that, when I became a school teacher, I just trained on my own until 1999.\n\nThat's when I hooked up with Joseph Simonet in Wenatchee WA.  I trained in quite a few arts at that point (mainly because Joe is so well versed in so many himself) including Arnis/Eskrima, Tracy's Kenpo Karate, Yang style Tai Chi, Wing Chun and Pentjak Silat Serak.  I eventually earned a black belt in a hybrid curriculum he developed called American Wing Chun-Silat.\n\nSo let's see... I guess all told I have been training about 17 years.  Hmm, doesn't seem all that long and yet it's been quite the journey.\n\nPeace,\nVT
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Are you trying to use Aikido on me?
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william,\n\nI don't think I would seriously take any cues from television or movies...scripted, choreographed sword fights have little to do with the real deal...which is what kenJUTSU (sword techniques) is all about as compared to ken DO (way of the sword)...not knocking kendo, however...\n\nThere are some very good videos and books out there which outline the basics of sword techniques, beginning with proper grip and foot work and basic cutting strokes.  \n\nGood Luck!
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Yes....  And yes.  Formally studied Aikido/Aikijitsu, Kyoshinkan Karate, and Tae Kwon Do.  (Though I don't really count the last two as I was only there long enough to gain some basics.)  However, also have done personal research and/or worked out with practitioners in Jui-jitsu, Taijiquan, Arnis, & a non-classical form of Gung Fu.   \n\nYou?
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Why, another grapple fighting sport my dear sir. Look into judo for one, i know my cousin dropped out of judo because they had a change in sensei and whatnot, got into wrestling, she now does quite well, but i can't remember if she got a gold in provincials or nationals last year, well definetly provincials, i'd have to ask about nationals. And vice versa, i compete against a guy, he's been in judo a third of the time i have, and i consider him almost my competitive equal, his judo techniques in a lot of areas can be very low, but he carries very well with practical and tournament techniques necessary for kicking the shit out of people. Judo is good because it has your take downs, pins, submissions, whatever you want to look at. You can also look at jujitsu, but there is a lot of striking unecessary to wrestling, so maybe brazillian jujitsu. If you want sports to aid in strength training and conditioning, try boxing, rock climbing, kick boxing, rugby, maybe football. cycling is a good leg workout, but doesn't do much for your technique. i would stay away from form martial arts such as karate, kung fu, and tae kwon do (god it hurts to put kung fu next to those other discraces, i can't stand what north american culture has done to them.) But yes, judo and jujitsu are definetly worth a shot.
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Yes, considering they have many dojos and competitions. I would say many people do it.