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Ninjutsu TenentsNinjutsu is a martial art developed in Japan. It was mainly used by shinobi and was the art of silent entry and silent escape, the point was not to be noticed while you stole important information from rival factions, or set out to assassinate a person for a job. Ninjutsu does not include much close hand to hand combat but does have tools to allow for successful escape if noticed such as smoke bombs, and throwing stars and daggers. The few ninjutsu techniques that include combat usually aim to kill and so are very deadly in order to finish your target off quickly and escape unnoticed and unharmed. HistoryNinjutsu was developed by groups of people mainly from the Iga Province and Kōka, Shiga of Japan. Throughout history the shinobi have been seen as assassins, scouts and spies. They are mainly noted for their use of stealth and deception. They have been associated in the public imagination with activities that are considered criminal by modern standards. Ninjutsu was developed as a collection of fundamental survivalist techniques in the warring state of feudal Japan. The ninja used their art to ensure their survival in a time of violent political turmoil. Ninjutsu included methods of gathering information, and techniques of non-detection, avoidance, and misdirection. Ninjutsu can also involve training in disguise, escape, concealment, archery, medicine, explosives, and poisons. Skills relating to espionage and assassination were highly useful to warring factions in feudal Japan. Because these activities were seen as dishonorable, Japanese warriors hired people who existed below Japan's social classes to perform these tasks. These persons were literally called "non-humans". At some point the skills of espionage became known collectively as ninjutsu, and the people who specialized in these tasks were called shinobi no mono. 18 Disciplines of Ninjutsu1. Seishin-teki kyōkō (spiritual refinement) 2. Taijutsu (unarmed combat, using one's body as the only weapon) 3. Kenjutsu (sword fighting) 4. Bōjutsu (stick and staff fighting) 5. Shurikenjutsu (throwing shuriken) 6. Sōjutsu (spear fighting) 7. Naginatajutsu (naginata fighting) 8. Kusarigamajutsu (kusarigama fighting) 9. Kayakujutsu (pyrotechnics and explosives) 10. Hensōjutsu (disguise and impersonation) 11. Shinobi-iri (stealth and entering methods) 12. Bajutsu (horsemanship) 13. Sui-ren (water training) 14. Bōryaku (tactic) 15. Chōhō (espionage) 16. Intonjutsu (escaping and concealment) 17. Tenmon (meteorology) 18. Chi-mon (geography)
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