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The Effectiveness Of BBT. By MJS - 09-14-2009 08:13 AM

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I'll preface this thread by saying the following:

1) My intent is not to start a flame war. Therefore, I respectfully ask that all posts that follow, keep this in mind.

2) The only Ninjutsu experience that I have is from what I've read online, in books, and personally viewing it live, from Greg Kowalski, here in CT.

That being said, here goes......

It seems like BBT, the art headed by Soke Hatsumi, gets beat on like a dead horse. During my free time, I'll lurk on various forums. Seems like innocent discussions on an aspect of the art, always turn into the my art vs. your art debates. It seems, to me anyways, that the majority of detractors of the art, a) have no experience in the art, b) base their opinions off youtube, c) just jump on the bandwagon because they have nothing better to do, d) base their opinion of the art off of one visit to a dojo, e) are most likely keyboard warriors that probably haven't set foot in any dojo, but most likely spend their time pretending their the next Bruce Lee, and imitate what they see in their backyard. I was watching a thread the other day, and found it interesting that one 'authority' on the art, couldn't even post without serious spelling errors, yet he's saying the art isn't good?? Sounds like he should spend more time in English class, rather than commenting on an art he most likely knows little about.

Now, some students of the art tend to say that the art is not about fighting, which of course leads to the question, "Well, why study something if you can't use it?" The reply to that is that there is more to it than just fighting.

People also go on to make the usual MMA vs. Taijutsu comparisons, asking why its not used in 'the ring', and who a student of the Bujinkan could even think about multiple opponents, if they can't even handle one with effectiveness.

Youtube is also brought into the mix, with the detractors usually searching YT, and posting clips. Of course, to aid their defense, they assume that what you see on the clip, is standard par for the course in ALL BBT dojos.

The other 2 X-kan groups, Genbukan and Jinenkan don't seem, to me at least, to take nearly the heat the the Bujinkan does. Maybe they do, but its usually the Buj that takes the heat. Are they doing things so different that they fly under the radar of the trolls?

I've heard that people have used the art with success, in RL situations, so one would think the art is good and effective. So whats with the bashing? What is it about the art of BBT that seems to attract the trolls, for lack of better words?


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