Since we have been discussing the legitimacy of Ninjutsu lately, I thought I would share this to further shed some light on the topic. I have been hooked on Ninjutsu since the very first time I read Ninjutsu: History and Tradition when I was 15 years old. I had to stop my training in Ninjutsu when I went into the US Marine Corps at the age of 21. I was devastated that I wasnt going to be training in this art for a while. But something interesting happened to me while I was in boot camp. We were studying the Marine Corps Marital Arts Program, or MCMAP as it is more commonly referred to. Which is comprised of techniques from various martial arts. One of the techniques we covered was the basic wristlock and take down. Needless to say I was very excited to do this technique because we (in the Bujinkan) know this as Omote-gyaku. We also did Ura-gyaku, Hon-gyaku, and Takeori. After doing some research afterwards, I had discovered that Shihan Jack Hoban was a Captain in the Marine Corps and had helped developed the MCMAP system into what it is today. Even though what I learned in the Marines is very basic to what we learn in the Bujinkan, it still has roots in Ninjutsu nonetheless. So to anyone that says that Ninjutsu isnt a legitimate marital art, then you might have to consider that the Marines are using aspects of it in combat today. Say what you will. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Even if those opinions are clearly wrong and misguided.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 07:00:02 +0000
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