masterdan

Hey, does anybody know if there are any dojos or masters of ninjitsu in Laporte, Indiana? And another thing, do books on ninjitsu actually teach you things, or do they just go on about what you can do as a ninja?

m.artist

some books teach u ABOUT ninjustu..and other teach u basics IN ninjutsu...and abou indiana..i don't know..but that's close to ohio right?..stephen hayes lives there..i would train with him

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masterdan

yea, well im not too close to ohio, I do also live close to a larger city called michigan(sp?) city. You know any titles of these books that teach you the basics of ninjitsu?

Salsragon

Check out ww.ninjutsu.com for all the books, videos, and anything else ninja-like you might need.

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m.artist

there u go..and i don't remeber the names..i borrowed them from the library and read the months ago...
i remember one though
it's acalled
"the grandmaster book of ninja training"
and that's written by the grandmast masaki hatsumi

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Half-Asleep

http://www.genbukan.org/Genbukan_KJJ...o_locator.html

thats a site for locating genbukan ninjutsu and Kokusai Jujutsu Renmei dojos.

if u want more informatino u can go to www.genbukan.org and i think it will tell u some books and stuff too

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Hikage

The thing about books. You need to be careful. Authors who write books don't usually want a bunch of renegade ninja's running around taking over the streets. Often times, authors will put small mistakes into their books, use pictures that may hide key elements in a technique, or otherwise hide small parts aspects from you. This is not done to be rude, but to ensure that you seek out a certified instructor. Overall, from books you can glean, as m.artist already stated, basics and general attitudes toward techniques and the history and tradition you learn from books can't be beat. But please don't rely on any technique you learn from a book until it has been refined by an instructor.

-Hikage

masterdan

yea, its just finding an instructor. Thats the hard part.....

Himay

I'm getting confused here,
I'v been hearing people tak about ninjitsu and ninjutsu in the same topic.
Are they the same thing?
If not whats different?

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Hikage

Same thing, different spelling... check out these accepted spellings for a similar style all representing the same thing:

jujitsu
jiujitsu
jiujutsu
jujutsu
jujitsu

who can keep 'em straight? It's just because the japanese language doesn't translate directly into English because of the differences in language fundamentals.

-Hikage

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ju jutsu
jiu jutsu
ju jitsu
jiu jitsu

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