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Japanese history shows

that the concept of the

ninja warriors developed

as a counter-offensive to

the samurai warriors in

feudal Japan.

Rise of the Ninja

The ninja warriors first

set themselves aside as

an elite fighting class of

assassins, spies and

warriors in the 7th

century. They enhanced

their fighting skills and

their art of stealth

between 600-900 CE.

When the Tang Dynasty

in China fell in 907 CE,

the country fell into a

fifty year decline of

culture. Chaos reigned

across China. Several

Tang generals defected to

Japan. Chinese

warrior-monks also fled

to Japan with their

knowledge of new

medicines, fighting

techniques, and battle

tactics. The Japanese

warrior-monks and the

early ninja clans eagerly

learned and adapted the

new skills to their own

use.

The Samurai and

the Monk

Ninjutsu developed as a

counter-culture of

Chinese, Japanese, and

Asian native guerilla

tactics. An ex-samurai

warrior named Diasuke

Togakure lost his lands

and his samurai title in a

regional war.

Disillusioned and

depressed, he wandered

through the mountains of

southwest Honshu in

According to Japanese mythology, the ninja was a demon that

was half man and half crow. Warriors respected the ninja as an

assassin and a spy.

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1162 when he met a wanderer from China. Kain Doshi was a Chinese warrior-monk.

After extensive discussions, Daisuke renounced his samurai Bushido code and the two

worked together in developing a new guerilla warfare theory called ninjutsu. They organized

the first ninju ryu or school which they called the Togakureryu.

Bushido and Ninja Philosophy

This samurai code ofBushido emphasized honor and loyalty above everything else. A

samurai going into battle would select his worthy opponent and challenge him; then the

warrior would recite his family pedigree before he attacked. All this was very honorable and

noble, but entirely unnecessary in getting the job done. The early ninja training rejected the

Bushido code of conduct because it simply was not practical.

Ninjutsu is nothing if not efficient and effective. If an unknown technique proved to be

effective, the ninja warrior adopted and used it.

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Ninja Techniques

Eight methods of warfare, as well as the use of unconventional weapons, comprised the ninja

curriculum. The techniques included body skills, karate, spear fighting, staff fighting, blade-

throwing, the use of fire and water, fortification, strategy and concealment.

Most of the weapons were modified from farm tools such as sickles, wood cutting saws,

pruning shears, pitchforks and hoes. This was practical both in fighting and in concealing their

identity if caught. Any working farmer might carry these tools.

The ninja did have medium length swords, war pikes and staves, and knowledge of the

martial arts. Ninjas did not use throwing stars, but they did invent the specialized shuko, an

iron hand-crampon used in climbing.

The most unusual weapon was the musical flute. The traveling ninjas disguised themselves as

musical, mystical bards. A ninja entertained the crowds and paid for his meals with music and

stories, and his innocent-looking flute doubled as a blow-dart tube or a club.

Another weapon in the ninja's toolkit was poison. They carried a variety of poisons to apply

to the tips of their blow darts or to add to food.

Ninja History

The period between the 14th and 17th centuries was the highlight of ninja history. The fury of

war blazed across Japan, and mercenary ninjas hired out to the highest bidders.

Ninja history is permeated with folklore and myth and accurate historical records do not

exist. As a result, no one knows just how much of the ninja tale is true.

Source: The Ninja, Ancient Shadow Warriors of Japan by Kacem Zoughari Page; Tuttle

Publishing (April, 2010)

CopyrightDiane Evans. Contact the author to obtain permission for republication.

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