With NINJUTSU we primarily work Ninpo Taijutsu the Unarmed Combat
Secondary is the KOBUDO weaponry which ties in with our other Japanese and Okinawan Kobudo which is more Koryo Traditional study
Our KALI is more relevant to Weapons development, more relevant to modern GOSHIN practice, Street, SD and Combat applications, and part of our regular weekly practice
The Third, perhaps Tertiary area of Ninjutsu is the "NINJA stuff", the invisibility, escape, infiltration, etc, that make these Ninpo schools NINJA rather than Samurai
ONSHINJUTSU was of course originally practiced more outdoors and more at night - a "Modern Ninja" in a city during the day, as seen in the movies, would require updated skills and modernised equipment, so beyond the fun of speculation we don't need to be too concerned about that
The Onshinjutsu thread:
shirotoratiger.proboards.com/thread/957/onshinjutsu-invisibility-escape
First posted in 2012 with the GoGyo five elements theory and practice - Earth, Water, Fire, Wood, Metal
then added to with the 8S, the Kihon Happo of Onshinjutsu
Stealth
Silence
Shadow
Sillouette
Shape
Shine
Surface
Spacing
As discussed these primarily comes from the Togakure Ryu and the Taijutsu needed you already have as that is primarily drawn from Gyokko Ryu
Taihenjutsu
Ukemi Kaiten rolling
Aruki walking
Tobi leaping
Climbing
We have covered some Togakure Taijutsu as well as the Biken NINJA Sword drills, which compliment and differ from the Kukishin Sword
The Onshinjutsu are covered initially as an intellectual exercise, tactics with techniques developed from that
As we are coming back to GRASS evenings, later in the Season than we may have done in other years, admittedly, we can consider Onshinjutsu on our way to the Circle, while there, and on our way back - usually we would going there in the light and coming back in the dark, and this creates the perfect environment
If you consider each of the "S", you can see how they apply
Togakure thread:
shirotoratiger.proboards.com/thread/1530/togakure-ryu-ninjutsu
The SANTO TONKO NO KATA of Togakure are 12 Kata that apply to NINJA Escape in Combat and we will cover those later, as we do for the Advanced gata of each Ryu
With regard to the Gyokushin and Kumogakure they were refined from the Togakure with specifics developed later
- Gyokushin specialised in Sutemi, get the enemy to the Ground, and the use of rope, both lassoo and tying an enemy - a lot more silent and stealthy than chains - the use of the Iron Claws, same as Togakure, which made Taijustu gata very different in application
- Kyukushin specialised in armour and longer missions
NINJA special skills, as listed
UNARMED
Koppo Jutsu (bone breaking)
Hicho Jutsu (jumping)
special punch snap sword - Gikan
Sutemi sacrifice throws - Gyokushin
WEAPONS
biken jutsu - ninja sword
shuriken and metsubishi
shuko claws
shoge - blade/sickle and chain/rope/ring
kuntai
tessen and jutte
kusurifundo chains
Iron Claws - Gyokushin
demon mask - - Kumogakure
armoured sleeves - Kumogakure
kama-yari
hojojutsu - lassoo - Gyokushin
NINPO
santo tonko
stealth - onshinjutsu
henso disguise
survival tactics for extreme environments
deception and mind games
spiritual and esoteric
mindsets, meditation, hypnosis
We are not going to go mad and do lots of new and different "NINJA" stuff at Class and on Grass, this is an expansion of what you already do, based on the Taijutsu and weapon equipment you already had, while acknowledging our NINJA background, with it's difference to the Samurai schools and the relevance to our Modern Goshin Street Art
We will go over Togakure Taijutsu and Sword gata again, there are 9 of each, and blend in with the other Ryuha we focus on, as listed
- for Gyokushin the Sutemi are the throws you already know from JJ Combatives and Judo Gokyo, with some variation and adaptation you have already seen in the Ninpo Ryu so far
- for Kumogakure the Taijutsu and weapons are done in armour, so the Concepts for that are covered the same way as Kukishin armour and Shinyu Jujutsu armour Concepts
