I was obsessed with martial arts and ninjas in my youth (I'm 44 now). I trained in a few martial arts too. There's one reported ninja training technique I became enamoured with called "the ear that sees". This basically teaches you to not only be more aware of the sounds around you than you normally would be but also which direction a sound is coming from and how close the source of that sound is to you. Once you can accurately gauge which direction a sound is coming from (easy) and how close it is you (hard) you now essentially have eyes in the back of your head. Exercise one: Wherever you are now, stop and be quiet and think about what you can hear. Really, _really_ focus on what you can hear, _everything_ that you can hear, loud, quiet, close, far away focus on all of it, focus on every sound that you can hear and how loud/quiet the sound is, what is making that sound, what is causing it etc. Repeat this often. Exercise two: When you're out in public focus on things like cars, people talking, peoples footsteps that are coming toward you and start estimating how many seconds it's going to take for those cars/people to come close to you or pass you. The more you do this the more accurate you'll be. When you're able to think "that car is going to pass me in 3,2,1 there it is" or "that person is going to walk past me......now" and be right about it then you've mastered the technique and it's going to be very hard for anyone to sneak up on you.
@@cyberthreed You're welcome. I re-read what I wrote and realized I forgot to add "from behind" at the end of "cars, people talking, peoples footsteps that are coming toward you"
@@TheBioneer Hey, I am late but can you tell me the recipe? Cause I searched and there are a lot of them, I wanna see yours.I mean if you have time, stay safe!
They shared the ingredients on the Asian Boss channel relatively recently, with reporter Hiroko & the last surviving ninja. Apparently, it's not very appetizing.
I’ve trained under a student of Matsaki Hatsume, it was a lot of fun! But most of the martial arts were based around, “hit them in a vulnerable spot, then get the hell out.” If you’re fighting, you’ve been discovered, and that is not the goal. Really saddened a lot of students that they didn’t get to turn into Ryu from Ninja Gaiden.
A good friend of mine was in a Marine Recon battalion. He pretty much said the same thing. If you made contact, or were discovered, the mission was considered a failure.
Also trained under a soke that was formerly a student of Matsaaki Hatsume. I loved the training and the concepts of it but saw not much practical use of it in self defense situations.
Finally somebody who gets it! Ninjutsu is not and was never a martial art but a set of particular skills including but not limited to strategy, intelligence gathering, and certain body skills etc. Awesome presentation, and explanation of what is and what is not Ninjutsu. As well as how we can learn from these skills and employ them in our everyday life. Also I must mention awesome demo of your physical Ninja skills. Brilliant, brilliant work
This is well researched. I'm impressed. I too have searched far and wide for anything on samurai physical training, since they were demigods of badassery. There's very little on their PT, which made me think that they must have had a similar perspective to Spartans on how to condition themselves. But there are a few things I found useful. Some schools of Kenjutsu emphasize high volume training with over-weighted wooden swords to build endurance, and training on wooden targets, reminiscent of a Roman legionary. They also had schools of combat swimming, and the Japanese mace (kanabo) was reputed to involve a lot of strength in its use. A samurai - who's been running, marching, swimming (in a suit of armor), mounting and riding horses, shooting heavy warbows and swinging overweighted wooden weapons on targets for years - would be one tough dude. As to how to train like a ninja, I think one obvious way is to train your speech and body language, study other people, finally apply it to adopting alternate "personas" day to day. If you can adopt alternate speech, body language, fashion, even fake expertise, you'd be all set to escape pursuit, or infiltrate and stake out an organization. Combine with hard E&E skills (parkour, running fast, "stepping' your escape route, breaking handcuffs) in case you get found out and don't want to star in a cartel snuff film.
Japanese jujitsu is a the real samurai martial art and training against real opponents daily is the only way to truly feel the rath of a savage beating your ass.
@doesitmatter itdoesntmatter E&E stands for escape and evasion, the great problem solver when you're outnumbered. And in a historical "ninja" context the people actually used for black ops were just anyone who had a relevant skill for the job, so if found out, they'd more likely be running for their lives than pulling any cool John Wick stuff
@doesitmatter itdoesntmatter "beating up 4 thugs" happens all the time but if we were talking professional soldiers or the kind of drug cartel hitmen that John Wick is probably based on...Batman isn't gonna beat up four Batmans, and a real life Batman has no guarantee that the lesser trained thug won't just get lucky or that three thugs won't shoot him while he's dealing with the first. In any scenario where he doesn't need to fight all four to survive, he's better off only fighting through as many as it takes to open up an exit, then pulling off a legendary run the hell away maneuver.
I trained in the Bujinkan for 5 years and did a reasonable amount of research outside of class. I have to say this is a pretty well rounded, accurate description of the skills and traits that would have been developed. One odd component however was the ability to reach full speed & power without warming up, stretching and 'preparing' but without risking injury. I do not know how this was accomplished - you're up, @TheBioneer !
Also you should mention the "walking/neutral stance". The vast majority of martial arts/fighting systems have the practitioner take a particular formalized stance/body posture when preparing to attack or defend. The ninja worked from the assumption that the attack would come when you didn't expect it/didn't have time to get into stance. Thus they trained to defend themselves/attack from the kind of posture you'd have standing in line at the grocery store or walking from your house to your car.
Important thing: Being a Ninja was a profession and Samurai a social standing. And obviously, all ninjas weren't Samurai. Also maybe consider contacting Metatron, I'm sure he would be delighted to help. Great video btw, happy to see someone mention Anthony Cumming's books.
Yo, dont give up with youtube, I watched your older videos and they are funny, motivating and educational. I just have the feeling you are above the rest of others. good luck
Well researched in an academic and theoretic way. That's almost everything one could find being outside of the remaining lineages. There is one thing however that many people seem to misunderstand about martial arts in Ninjutsu (and yes, it was called that, even though the term 'Ninja' was barely in use): different clans or groups specialized in different occupations. Some of them even strived for fighting expertise. The overall training most of them received consisted of many different techniques from various fighting styles and schools. Ninja were mostly normal citizens, craftsmen, farmers and Merchants - and although some emerged from the ranks of Samurai nobility, most did not. Nonetheless did they learn and train in many styles beyond Kenjutsu and Jiujitsu. Assimilating everything that was useful and fitted the overall fighting philosophy (from chinese styles through greek wrestling knowledge up to refined western fist fighting), the hand-to-hand combat part of Shinobi training became one of the first mixed martial arts ever (besides greek pankration and similar mix-ups). Where it was indeed possible to code i.e. infiltration tactics with poetic names (for example "the art of rain in the village"), you had to show hand-to-hand combat Techniques somehow. Doing so by Sketches and drawings would have been uncodable. So there were barely any handbooks and scrolls on that of course. Every Clan (often consisting of entire farm villages or trader families including servants and far relatives) handed down their own individual fighting style from master to student through almost nothing else but training.
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your channel. Unique ideas and training methods are a breath of fresh air in a fitness genre on UA-cam where most content creators are centered around drama. Keep up the great work and I pass along your videos to anyone I know that might also enjoy them. 💪🏻
One thing I love is that it is so much cooler than regular bodybuilding or functional fitness or something, instead of just training to be healthy or look hot, it’s training to be truly awesome and badass
Well done, a well researched and professionally presented mini doc. I happen to be a ninja myself so it's good to hear some sense spoken about us for a change 😉 Also well done with your own training, excellent.
All the little dreams and wishes I secretly had as a child but tried to forget about them because they weren't "practical" in life you research apply and teach, you're amazing ^__^
Nice vid. When I lived in japan the skills I learned really helped me in my day to day life. But i was trained in America w/ some Vets. Please keep making your vids Bro. take care
Very well done video The Bioneer. Indeed all the information goes along what we know about Shinobi No Mono. As for myself, I believe that ancient teachings and practices were used (like the ones from Yamabushi) to base an holistic kind of men that later would be used in spying and Samurai guerrila warfare. So, I believe that even if there are no more real need for Ninja we can still apply the ancient basilar principles and practices which made such kind of spiritually strong men. As a great Ninja admirer I have been learning, adapting and practicing the more spiritual self-strenghtening tools of Yamabushi (leaving the historical time and space daimio objective/mission dependent role to a more cricumstances independent self sufficient life orienting inclination). Physical and spiritual life long developments over mundane material perenial achievements.
Good Batman reference. That's why he's always been my favorite. Really interesting that they could walk 300 miles. People don't realize the mental toughness it took to be a ninja. They were not barbarians, but rather very intelligent and savy. Very cool that they may have been former monks that loved nature. I was surprised not to see the blinding egg mentioned. The one that was threw at eyes of enemies. 🦊👍
The man fighting Jackie Chan at 3:00 is Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, a former world champion kick-boxer. I once attended a kick-boxing seminar by him when he visited our dojang some years back.
A really great video! Your work is very much appreciated. I'd like to see more about ninja stuff. Your channel is a treasure. Thanks a lot for your content and your work, you really inspire me to work out more. Mind and body. Keep the good work going. PS: the more I watch your videos, the more the idea of training in your garden one day grows in my mind, I just noticed 😁🙏
Wow..... I was already a giant BIONEER channel super fan since 2019 .... & during my own research I found this to be the best relevant video .. and I see the content creator ... And who else is it than my brotha from another dojo 😎.... Ofcourse.
This is probably the most underrated channel on UA-cam. Your video on isometrics helped me break through my plateau. I wish you could do a video on neck strength and workout while emphasizing on the reinforcement to it provides to accidents like whiplashes.
Very well done. I've been waiting patiently for a new upload and so delighted to have it. Plus, it's one of the most interesting subjects. I look forward to reading your post on the website. P.s., for whatever reason, I cannot leave comments or questions on it. Not sure if that's an issue for you or just me. You sound better. I hope everyone is doing well and all are happy. I hope things continue to go well for you. Have a good evening.
Anthony Cummins stirred up a lot of controversy. I myself, and a few others started to feel a bit iffy about his work when he released his 2017 New Years statement video. He admitted that he doesn’t speak or read Japanese, inherently claimed that it’s okay that he doesn’t speak or read the ancient writings because he can still ‘assume’ what’s the intended message and relay it back to us if he feels that it’s relevant enough. I even saw a few people bashing him for doing a cut test on an ‘ancient sword’. Skeptics said that it was either a fake sword or he just didn’t really have much respect for that antique in particular. He’s still a scholar no doubt and I’ve haven’t completely read the Book of Ninja, but I do still enjoy book reviews and shared cliff notes. There’s a UA-camr who’s name is TheLateScootBaio who himself has a passion for ‘ninjas’ and does other book and channel reviews. I think his page is still up, I’ll be back to comment names of other “ninjitsu books” if you’re interested.
I recommend Stephen Turnbull's "Ninja." It's very accurate and provides authentic sources. The forward is written by Masaaki Hatsumi, the 34th Soke (Grandmaster) of Togakure Ryu ninpo taijutsu, 28th Soke of Kukishin Ryu happo hikkenjutsu, 28th Soke of Gyokko Ryu koshijutsu, 26th Soke of Shinden Fudo Ryu dakentaijutsu, 18th Soke of Koto Ryu koppojutsu, 18th Soke of Gikan Ryu koppojutsu, 17th Soke of Takagi Yoshin Ryu jutaijutsu, and 14th Soke of Komogakure ninpo. It is of course difficult to authenticate the history of an inherently secret lineage. I've trained for 21 years with the Bujinkan. I don't have all the answers but I know the training is effective. And there are some horrible examples on UA-cam lol.
@@dustinmullings2672 give up trying to convince gaijin who either don’t want to or who are incapable of differentiating between the non “Shogun” pyramid structure of feudal Japan - and the roots and inherent differences with what most call “ninjutsu”. Shin shin, shin gan - which best translates to the penguins from Madagascar film saying “smile and wave boys, just smile and wave”....
I've read/heard that myth of the "ninja outfit" -- the all-black, masked pajamas -- sources from kabuki theater. On stage, costumes and puppets were brightly-colored, to be visible and recognizable with stage lighting; the puppeteer, on the other hand, wore all-black and face-covering mask, to be "invisible" compared to the bright kabuki costumes and puppets. In some plays, though, the puppeteer isn't a puppeteer, it's a "ninja assassin" dressed as a puppeteer so the audience would ignore him until it was time to "strike from the shadows". It's a plausible explanation that the stereotype took hold, and thus the all-black, masked outfit became part of ninja folklore. Real ninjas probably didn't wear black. Dark blues (to blend in with night), grays (to blend in with shadows and stone, esp. in rain), and greens (forests and foliage) are more likely what real ninjas wore, just like modern camouflage. But the general goal was to be more of a "gray man", which means among people they wore what regular people wore, got lost in the crowd, and avoided doing anything noticeable or memorable. As to swords, samurai culture placed much emphasis on katanas as almost holy objects. Using one as a step-stool would have been insulting, though a ninja might not care so much. A "ninja sword" was more of a multi-use tool than a weapon (though it's a decent weapon, too). Also, good steel was hard to get in feudal Japan -- it had to be extracted from trace ores in the sand -- therefore it makes sense that ninja swords might have been made of cheaper, less-refined metal. A straight sword also makes a better step-stool, conceals as a walking stick if the tsuba (hand guard) is removed, and the straight scabbard can double as a blow-gun. Fascinating stuff.
Modern guerrilla warfare is full of examples like this. VC infiltrators were referred to as sappers. The US OSS and British SOE sent saboteurs behind enemy lines to disrupt command posts and supply lines, lead partisan forces and generally cause disrupting chaos and fear among the enemy. These skills are very useful as force multipliers. Interested in the ethical hacking video. Keep up the great work
Hey there, Brother! Great content as always! Could you tell me the width of the rope you use for your climbing training? Thanks for you work and keep it going! Success and cheers!
The Ninja hand to hand combat is far more ancient (some say primitive) than "modern" codifications like Aikido, Jiu-Jutsu and Karate. The "Taijutsu" art take the place of Jiu-Jitsu or Aikido, is a very basic to take off people with full body contact. The "Atemi-Jutsu" ia a basic way to take down oponents with hits. In both we also can apply some basic combat strategies described in "Ma Ai" (positioning) and "Tai Sabaki" (movement paths). The advantage I see is that this styles contain less "fuss" and are more based in principles than some exhaustive set of techniques, like modern Jet Kune Do does.
Don't forget Iron Fist. calculated knuckle breaks to strengthen striking power to fatal levels. Video at 11:04 seems to be a foot based version of the same principle.
i would love to see a collab with gaijin goombah on the subject of ninja training. i havnt seen anyone else as knowledgeable on youtube regarding ninja
So I am incorporating shinobi training because I need more endurance to hike, run, and agility to travel further distances. Also their stealth like approach will help me to do scavenge hunts for my wildlife photography.
You should talk with Sensei Peter Brown (Shinobi Kai) in Brighton. There will be very few if any that have his knowledge of broader aspects of Ninjutsu in the UK.
The real ninjutsu is derived from Chinese ninjutsu 忍術, also known as hermit 隐術 (At that time, it was called 五行遁術 in China). Ninjutsu originated from the five elements (五行術) of the Han Dynasty in China and later spread to Japan. "《五遁忍术》Five Eun Ninjutsu" originated from China The fascinating five-element escape technique is derived from ancient Chinese military books, similar to the scenes often seen in movies that suddenly disappear in the smoke Like karate, judo, Shaolin Temple boxing and other martial arts, ninjutsu is a characteristic martial art gradually developed after it was introduced to Japan from ancient Chinese martial arts. The authoritative ninjutsu book "《萬川集海》Wan Chuan Ji Hai" points out: The root of ninjutsu thought comes from Jiang Taigong Lu Wang during the Yin and Zhou Dynasties of China. It was he who first proposed the concept of ninjutsu and wrote it in the masterpiece "《六韬》Six Secret Teachings". Later, the Chinese Sun Wu, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin successively improved the theory of ninjutsu. Especially Sun Wu's "《孫子兵法》The Art of War" is highly respected by the ninja class. At this time, ninjutsu basically formed a rudiment consisting of strategy, formation, yin and yang, and technique. As ninjutsu spread to Japan, ninjas also appeared and developed in Japan. * Ancient ninja organization Iga伊賀 and Kahe甲賀. Most of them were Chinese immigrants who settled in ancient Japan. These contents also recorded in Chinese history.
I really like your videos. They are very educational, informative and entertaining so great job. Also how about you a video about movement training. Movement training varies a bit from practitioner to practitioner but tries to create a human being who is very skilled and functional with his natural movement patterns.
Maasaki Hatsumi is the grand master of Bujinkan budo taijutsu I believe, which is marketed as "Ninjutsu" ... I trained in it for a while, got as far as the first belt promotion
Shinobi did often wear a mask as it was fairly common for people in general to wear a mask, so you would actually blend in. They did use a straight sword with square tsuba to stand on while climbing. A straight blade was cheaper and faster to make compared to a katana, if you had to abandon it no big loss, as was the case with many of the tools used.
I'm excited to see all the topics you mentioned to be covered, the life of bruce lee and even ethical hacking! And of course more about Ninjas or Shinobis.
Finally! Such efficiency in this educational video. To happy I found this. Thanks for cutting through the pop culture distortion. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 👍😎💥🦅👍 ☠️. 🦅 🎸 Tommy 🦅Hawk wuz here. 🎸 ☠️ 🔪⚔️🗡. ☠️
Really wonderful video. Thank you so much for using all that awesome kung fu footage! What movie are they from? I feel the jump height could be true and very accurate. As I understand it, at least one clan had a connection with Taoist mystics (who, we know now are pioneer biohackers!) and learned how to unlock the superhuman potential. That and they are smaller people. With the right run-up and bounce, I think a lot of athletes can jump that high easy. Peazy
A very interesting and difficult topic. A lot is missing, but I like the style of presentation and the sceptic approach. A bibliography would be nice, I mean which literature did you use? I.e. the books on the picture, so that I can find them.
There is a lot of different martial arts that a shonobi will use. I have personally trained for years already and not just in physical but also spiritual. I have reached a point where sometimes things about the future are being open to me. Most people don’t believe in that but I’m talking of personal experience. And believe it or not, it is really difficult to deal with that if your mentality not prepared for that. And talking about the style of martial arts that ninjas use. The answer is not hard if you live and train in the way of a shonobi like I have for years already. They all trained in a lot of different styles of martial arts. I have mastered a few Kung fu styles and I am learning jujitsu now. But just because I have trained in the art of ninjas it doesn’t mean that I am one. In ninja is a person that does a type of work. Not a person that has the abilities of a ninja. Because then I would be a ninja and I’m not one because I don’t do the work of the ninja. I hope I have been able to answer a question or two that you may have had. If there are any other questions, feel free to ask.
I was obsessed with martial arts and ninjas in my youth (I'm 44 now). I trained in a few martial arts too. There's one reported ninja training technique I became enamoured with called "the ear that sees". This basically teaches you to not only be more aware of the sounds around you than you normally would be but also which direction a sound is coming from and how close the source of that sound is to you. Once you can accurately gauge which direction a sound is coming from (easy) and how close it is you (hard) you now essentially have eyes in the back of your head.
Exercise one: Wherever you are now, stop and be quiet and think about what you can hear. Really, _really_ focus on what you can hear, _everything_ that you can hear, loud, quiet, close, far away focus on all of it, focus on every sound that you can hear and how loud/quiet the sound is, what is making that sound, what is causing it etc. Repeat this often.
Exercise two: When you're out in public focus on things like cars, people talking, peoples footsteps that are coming toward you and start estimating how many seconds it's going to take for those cars/people to come close to you or pass you. The more you do this the more accurate you'll be. When you're able to think "that car is going to pass me in 3,2,1 there it is" or "that person is going to walk past me......now" and be right about it then you've mastered the technique and it's going to be very hard for anyone to sneak up on you.
thank you for this
@@cyberthreed You're welcome. I re-read what I wrote and realized I forgot to add "from behind" at the end of "cars, people talking, peoples footsteps that are coming toward you"
Excelente!!! No te Rindas!!!
Thank you very much Sir 🙏🙏🙏danke schön dafür 💪👍
You're no longer obsessed with ninjas???
You can find online how to make the energy food balls Ninja ate to keep going for a long time.
Yeah I have the recipe in one of the books... I might have to try it for the channel :-D
@@TheBioneer Hey, I am late but can you tell me the recipe? Cause I searched and there are a lot of them, I wanna see yours.I mean if you have time, stay safe!
Dates and coconuts probably added goji berry powder too
Yeah..those are Laddu
They shared the ingredients on the Asian Boss channel relatively recently, with reporter Hiroko & the last surviving ninja. Apparently, it's not very appetizing.
I’ve trained under a student of Matsaki Hatsume, it was a lot of fun!
But most of the martial arts were based around, “hit them in a vulnerable spot, then get the hell out.” If you’re fighting, you’ve been discovered, and that is not the goal.
Really saddened a lot of students that they didn’t get to turn into Ryu from Ninja Gaiden.
A good friend of mine was in a Marine Recon battalion. He pretty much said the same thing. If you made contact, or were discovered, the mission was considered a failure.
Masaaki Hatsumi [Homage}
Indeed, a full on fight is a failed mission, well said.
Also trained under a soke that was formerly a student of Matsaaki Hatsume. I loved the training and the concepts of it but saw not much practical use of it in self defense situations.
Finally somebody who gets it! Ninjutsu is not and was never a martial art but a set of particular skills including but not limited to strategy, intelligence gathering, and certain body skills etc. Awesome presentation, and explanation of what is and what is not Ninjutsu. As well as how we can learn from these skills and employ them in our everyday life. Also I must mention awesome demo of your physical Ninja skills. Brilliant, brilliant work
This is well researched. I'm impressed.
I too have searched far and wide for anything on samurai physical training, since they were demigods of badassery.
There's very little on their PT, which made me think that they must have had a similar perspective to Spartans on how to condition themselves. But there are a few things I found useful.
Some schools of Kenjutsu emphasize high volume training with over-weighted wooden swords to build endurance, and training on wooden targets, reminiscent of a Roman legionary. They also had schools of combat swimming, and the Japanese mace (kanabo) was reputed to involve a lot of strength in its use. A samurai - who's been running, marching, swimming (in a suit of armor), mounting and riding horses, shooting heavy warbows and swinging overweighted wooden weapons on targets for years - would be one tough dude.
As to how to train like a ninja, I think one obvious way is to train your speech and body language, study other people, finally apply it to adopting alternate "personas" day to day. If you can adopt alternate speech, body language, fashion, even fake expertise, you'd be all set to escape pursuit, or infiltrate and stake out an organization. Combine with hard E&E skills (parkour, running fast, "stepping' your escape route, breaking handcuffs) in case you get found out and don't want to star in a cartel snuff film.
I like that name "uexkull" can i use it?
@@thedarkkontroller8160 Sure. It's the name of a German scientist, not really mine.
Japanese jujitsu is a the real samurai martial art and training against real opponents daily is the only way to truly feel the rath of a savage beating your ass.
@doesitmatter itdoesntmatter E&E stands for escape and evasion, the great problem solver when you're outnumbered. And in a historical "ninja" context the people actually used for black ops were just anyone who had a relevant skill for the job, so if found out, they'd more likely be running for their lives than pulling any cool John Wick stuff
@doesitmatter itdoesntmatter "beating up 4 thugs" happens all the time but if we were talking professional soldiers or the kind of drug cartel hitmen that John Wick is probably based on...Batman isn't gonna beat up four Batmans, and a real life Batman has no guarantee that the lesser trained thug won't just get lucky or that three thugs won't shoot him while he's dealing with the first. In any scenario where he doesn't need to fight all four to survive, he's better off only fighting through as many as it takes to open up an exit, then pulling off a legendary run the hell away maneuver.
I trained in the Bujinkan for 5 years and did a reasonable amount of research outside of class. I have to say this is a pretty well rounded, accurate description of the skills and traits that would have been developed. One odd component however was the ability to reach full speed & power without warming up, stretching and 'preparing' but without risking injury. I do not know how this was accomplished - you're up, @TheBioneer !
Also you should mention the "walking/neutral stance". The vast majority of martial arts/fighting systems have the practitioner take a particular formalized stance/body posture when preparing to attack or defend. The ninja worked from the assumption that the attack would come when you didn't expect it/didn't have time to get into stance. Thus they trained to defend themselves/attack from the kind of posture you'd have standing in line at the grocery store or walking from your house to your car.
Important thing: Being a Ninja was a profession and Samurai a social standing. And obviously, all ninjas weren't Samurai.
Also maybe consider contacting Metatron, I'm sure he would be delighted to help. Great video btw, happy to see someone mention Anthony Cumming's books.
The Lobster btw, samurai is plural for samurai. Japanese words don’t pluralise with a different term as far as I know
Ninjutsu was taught by other samurai schools. Whom specialize in different skill sets of ninjutsu. I beg to differ!!!
@@Dragonflyjones67 The fun part about Ninjutsu schools was they all called the others fakes.
@@Combat-Mindset I was not aware of it at the time.
You're channel is a like a drug to me: I can't seem to get enough of it. Awesome channel!
Thanks man! :-D
Yo, dont give up with youtube, I watched your older videos and they are funny, motivating and educational. I just have the feeling you are above the rest of others. good luck
I always thought ninjas wore orange jumpsuits
Youre thinking of the Shaolin monks
@@BWoodTTV I'm pretty sure that's a Naruto reference.
@@BWoodTTV r/woooosh
Venty 11 we get it, you have reddit
@@JourneyToTheCage R/wooooosh
Well researched in an academic and theoretic way. That's almost everything one could find being outside of the remaining lineages.
There is one thing however that many people seem to misunderstand about martial arts in Ninjutsu (and yes, it was called that, even though the term 'Ninja' was barely in use): different clans or groups specialized in different occupations. Some of them even strived for fighting expertise. The overall training most of them received consisted of many different techniques from various fighting styles and schools. Ninja were mostly normal citizens, craftsmen, farmers and Merchants - and although some emerged from the ranks of Samurai nobility, most did not. Nonetheless did they learn and train in many styles beyond Kenjutsu and Jiujitsu. Assimilating everything that was useful and fitted the overall fighting philosophy (from chinese styles through greek wrestling knowledge up to refined western fist fighting), the hand-to-hand combat part of Shinobi training became one of the first mixed martial arts ever (besides greek pankration and similar mix-ups).
Where it was indeed possible to code i.e. infiltration tactics with poetic names (for example "the art of rain in the village"), you had to show hand-to-hand combat Techniques somehow. Doing so by Sketches and drawings would have been uncodable. So there were barely any handbooks and scrolls on that of course.
Every Clan (often consisting of entire farm villages or trader families including servants and far relatives) handed down their own individual fighting style from master to student through almost nothing else but training.
This guy is the coolest and full of knowledge 😎
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your channel. Unique ideas and training methods are a breath of fresh air in a fitness genre on UA-cam where most content creators are centered around drama. Keep up the great work and I pass along your videos to anyone I know that might also enjoy them. 💪🏻
Thanks! Massively appreciate it :-D
@empbac The V shred fallout, Vegan Gains, Kinobody, Kenny KO and all the fitness channels who make content off these guys and their controversies
One thing I love is that it is so much cooler than regular bodybuilding or functional fitness or something, instead of just training to be healthy or look hot, it’s training to be truly awesome and badass
Well done, a well researched and professionally presented mini doc. I happen to be a ninja myself so it's good to hear some sense spoken about us for a change 😉 Also well done with your own training, excellent.
All the little dreams and wishes I secretly had as a child but tried to forget about them because they weren't "practical" in life you research apply and teach, you're amazing ^__^
Nice vid. When I lived in japan the skills I learned really helped me in my day to day life. But i was trained in America w/ some Vets. Please keep making your vids Bro. take care
"Ninjas don't exist".....is exactly what they want you to think 💪
Is there a ninja fight club?
No you are wrong there many ninjas and some of there name is Hattori kanzo,Kemuzo Kemumaki,Fuki,Jinichi Kawakami
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@@RONO_editz156 it is hattori hanzo
Of course ninjas do exist, who else knew!
I’ve been waiting so long for this, and it was well worth the wait
Thank you, always appreciate the hard-work and all the detail that you put into your videos!
am i the only person who saw “shinobi” and immediately thought of Naruto?-
No
Naruto fan
No
No. Im watching Naruto while watching this
Yes
Very well done video The Bioneer. Indeed all the information goes along what we know about Shinobi No Mono. As for myself, I believe that ancient teachings and practices were used (like the ones from Yamabushi) to base an holistic kind of men that later would be used in spying and Samurai guerrila warfare. So, I believe that even if there are no more real need for Ninja we can still apply the ancient basilar principles and practices which made such kind of spiritually strong men. As a great Ninja admirer I have been learning, adapting and practicing the more spiritual self-strenghtening tools of Yamabushi (leaving the historical time and space daimio objective/mission dependent role to a more cricumstances independent self sufficient life orienting inclination). Physical and spiritual life long developments over mundane material perenial achievements.
Good Batman reference. That's why he's always been my favorite. Really interesting that they could walk 300 miles. People don't realize the mental toughness it took to be a ninja. They were not barbarians, but rather very intelligent and savy. Very cool that they may have been former monks that loved nature. I was surprised not to see the blinding egg mentioned. The one that was threw at eyes of enemies. 🦊👍
The man fighting Jackie Chan at 3:00 is Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, a former world champion kick-boxer. I once attended a kick-boxing seminar by him when he visited our dojang some years back.
A really great video! Your work is very much appreciated. I'd like to see more about ninja stuff. Your channel is a treasure. Thanks a lot for your content and your work, you really inspire me to work out more. Mind and body. Keep the good work going.
PS: the more I watch your videos, the more the idea of training in your garden one day grows in my mind, I just noticed 😁🙏
When are you planning on posting the Nightwing workout that you announced when you installed your pullup bar at the house?
Next few weeks :-D Booking a trip to a gymnastics hall to get some footage first!
@@TheBioneer We cant wait!
Wow..... I was already a giant BIONEER channel super fan since 2019 .... & during my own research I found this to be the best relevant video .. and I see the content creator ... And who else is it than my brotha from another dojo 😎.... Ofcourse.
I find all your videos so informational and awesome
This is probably the most underrated channel on UA-cam. Your video on isometrics helped me break through my plateau.
I wish you could do a video on neck strength and workout while emphasizing on the reinforcement to it provides to accidents like whiplashes.
Ninja (closer to the chinese pronunciation) : one who endures
Shinobi (japanese pronunciation): to steal away
Very well done. I've been waiting patiently for a new upload and so delighted to have it. Plus, it's one of the most interesting subjects. I look forward to reading your post on the website. P.s., for whatever reason, I cannot leave comments or questions on it. Not sure if that's an issue for you or just me.
You sound better. I hope everyone is doing well and all are happy. I hope things continue to go well for you. Have a good evening.
Thanks! Someone else said this, but other people seem to find it okay... I'll take a look into it. Thanks for flagging it up :-)
Thanks for putting this interesting material together my menn!
Another Master Piece Sir! 😎👊
Thank you kindly! :-D
@@TheBioneer You are welcome brother. I love your information bonanzas! You inform and inspire us all. 😎
2:45 Modern Kendo is a only a little game if you compare it to true Kenjutsu.
Awesome video as always mate. I'm just making my way thru your book too. Keep up the good work!!
Oh sweet thanks! How are you finding it?
@@TheBioneer It's amazing! Some really useful information in there. I can't wait to put it in to practise!
Good research. And thanks for taking the extra time to record it all on 8 mm film.
Anthony Cummins stirred up a lot of controversy. I myself, and a few others started to feel a bit iffy about his work when he released his 2017 New Years statement video. He admitted that he doesn’t speak or read Japanese, inherently claimed that it’s okay that he doesn’t speak or read the ancient writings because he can still ‘assume’ what’s the intended message and relay it back to us if he feels that it’s relevant enough. I even saw a few people bashing him for doing a cut test on an ‘ancient sword’. Skeptics said that it was either a fake sword or he just didn’t really have much respect for that antique in particular. He’s still a scholar no doubt and I’ve haven’t completely read the Book of Ninja, but I do still enjoy book reviews and shared cliff notes. There’s a UA-camr who’s name is TheLateScootBaio who himself has a passion for ‘ninjas’ and does other book and channel reviews. I think his page is still up, I’ll be back to comment names of other “ninjitsu books” if you’re interested.
I recommend Stephen Turnbull's "Ninja." It's very accurate and provides authentic sources. The forward is written by Masaaki Hatsumi, the 34th Soke (Grandmaster) of Togakure Ryu ninpo taijutsu, 28th Soke of Kukishin Ryu happo hikkenjutsu, 28th Soke of Gyokko Ryu koshijutsu, 26th Soke of Shinden Fudo Ryu dakentaijutsu, 18th Soke of Koto Ryu koppojutsu, 18th Soke of Gikan Ryu koppojutsu, 17th Soke of Takagi Yoshin Ryu jutaijutsu, and 14th Soke of Komogakure ninpo. It is of course difficult to authenticate the history of an inherently secret lineage. I've trained for 21 years with the Bujinkan. I don't have all the answers but I know the training is effective. And there are some horrible examples on UA-cam lol.
@@dustinmullings2672 give up trying to convince gaijin who either don’t want to or who are incapable of differentiating between the non “Shogun” pyramid structure of feudal Japan - and the roots and inherent differences with what most call “ninjutsu”.
Shin shin, shin gan - which best translates to the penguins from Madagascar film saying “smile and wave boys, just smile and wave”....
so much work for this video but worth every second, great video thank you!
I've read/heard that myth of the "ninja outfit" -- the all-black, masked pajamas -- sources from kabuki theater. On stage, costumes and puppets were brightly-colored, to be visible and recognizable with stage lighting; the puppeteer, on the other hand, wore all-black and face-covering mask, to be "invisible" compared to the bright kabuki costumes and puppets. In some plays, though, the puppeteer isn't a puppeteer, it's a "ninja assassin" dressed as a puppeteer so the audience would ignore him until it was time to "strike from the shadows".
It's a plausible explanation that the stereotype took hold, and thus the all-black, masked outfit became part of ninja folklore.
Real ninjas probably didn't wear black. Dark blues (to blend in with night), grays (to blend in with shadows and stone, esp. in rain), and greens (forests and foliage) are more likely what real ninjas wore, just like modern camouflage. But the general goal was to be more of a "gray man", which means among people they wore what regular people wore, got lost in the crowd, and avoided doing anything noticeable or memorable.
As to swords, samurai culture placed much emphasis on katanas as almost holy objects. Using one as a step-stool would have been insulting, though a ninja might not care so much. A "ninja sword" was more of a multi-use tool than a weapon (though it's a decent weapon, too). Also, good steel was hard to get in feudal Japan -- it had to be extracted from trace ores in the sand -- therefore it makes sense that ninja swords might have been made of cheaper, less-refined metal. A straight sword also makes a better step-stool, conceals as a walking stick if the tsuba (hand guard) is removed, and the straight scabbard can double as a blow-gun.
Fascinating stuff.
Modern guerrilla warfare is full of examples like this. VC infiltrators were referred to as sappers. The US OSS and British SOE sent saboteurs behind enemy lines to disrupt command posts and supply lines, lead partisan forces and generally cause disrupting chaos and fear among the enemy. These skills are very useful as force multipliers.
Interested in the ethical hacking video. Keep up the great work
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Great job on your video. Thank you for making this content.
Also Kobudo may have been part of their training? Although this might be the same as kenjutsu ?
Im going to start learning gymnastics and pole vaulting. Thanks
Hey there, Brother!
Great content as always!
Could you tell me the width of the rope you use for your climbing training?
Thanks for you work and keep it going!
Success and cheers!
Been a ninja 🥷 fan since the 80’s this was epic 🤜🤛🙏
I saw a dude at an intersection in Canada clad in concealing ninja gear with sword yesterday! I'm glad to have one more day of training. >¤
The Ninja hand to hand combat is far more ancient (some say primitive) than "modern" codifications like Aikido, Jiu-Jutsu and Karate.
The "Taijutsu" art take the place of Jiu-Jitsu or Aikido, is a very basic to take off people with full body contact.
The "Atemi-Jutsu" ia a basic way to take down oponents with hits.
In both we also can apply some basic combat strategies described in "Ma Ai" (positioning) and "Tai Sabaki" (movement paths).
The advantage I see is that this styles contain less "fuss" and are more based in principles than some exhaustive set of techniques, like modern Jet Kune Do does.
All is good. Really great job with this one!
Don't forget Iron Fist. calculated knuckle breaks to strengthen striking power to fatal levels.
Video at 11:04 seems to be a foot based version of the same principle.
i would love to see a collab with gaijin goombah on the subject of ninja training. i havnt seen anyone else as knowledgeable on youtube regarding ninja
Great video, thanks again. Keep up the good work.
So I am incorporating shinobi training because I need more endurance to hike, run, and agility to travel further distances. Also their stealth like approach will help me to do scavenge hunts for my wildlife photography.
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Love your work Sir :)
By for now!
You should talk with Sensei Peter Brown (Shinobi Kai) in Brighton. There will be very few if any that have his knowledge of broader aspects of Ninjutsu in the UK.
@The Bionere can you tell us where to purchase those books ? All of them please
The real ninjutsu is derived from Chinese ninjutsu 忍術, also known as hermit 隐術 (At that time, it was called 五行遁術 in China).
Ninjutsu originated from the five elements (五行術) of the Han Dynasty in China and later spread to Japan.
"《五遁忍术》Five Eun Ninjutsu" originated from China
The fascinating five-element escape technique is derived from ancient Chinese military books, similar to the scenes often seen in movies that suddenly disappear in the smoke
Like karate, judo, Shaolin Temple boxing and other martial arts, ninjutsu is a characteristic martial art gradually developed after it was introduced to Japan from ancient Chinese martial arts.
The authoritative ninjutsu book "《萬川集海》Wan Chuan Ji Hai" points out:
The root of ninjutsu thought comes from Jiang Taigong Lu Wang during the Yin and Zhou Dynasties of China. It was he who first proposed the concept of ninjutsu and wrote it in the masterpiece "《六韬》Six Secret Teachings".
Later, the Chinese Sun Wu, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin successively improved the theory of ninjutsu. Especially Sun Wu's "《孫子兵法》The Art of War" is highly respected by the ninja class. At this time, ninjutsu basically formed a rudiment consisting of strategy, formation, yin and yang, and technique. As ninjutsu spread to Japan, ninjas also appeared and developed in Japan.
* Ancient ninja organization Iga伊賀 and Kahe甲賀. Most of them were Chinese immigrants who settled in ancient Japan. These contents also recorded in Chinese history.
Being highly prepared to handle any situation is better than being caught off guard.
Great Work! I remember when i was a kid i wanted to be a 🗣Ninja, deadlest Killer ever.. ✌🏾
Yeah I think I just forgot to grow out of that phase :-P
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I really like your videos. They are very educational, informative and entertaining so great job.
Also how about you a video about movement training. Movement training varies a bit from practitioner to practitioner but tries to create a human being who is very skilled and functional with his natural movement patterns.
Maasaki Hatsumi is the grand master of Bujinkan budo taijutsu I believe, which is marketed as "Ninjutsu" ... I trained in it for a while, got as far as the first belt promotion
How did you find it?
@@TheBioneer I practice Bujinkan as well.
The way you explain ninjas sound like how Hunters from Bloodborne are detailed
this video is explained perfectly you know? However, could you tell me if the ninja's jumping ability influenced their hand-to-hand combat skills
Amazing video! Keep the work going!
To learn more about Toshitsugu Takamatsu and Masaaki Hatsumi, find a Bujinkan dojo.
I want to know what you know about the league of assassins. Can you do a video on them? I want to join
Shinobi did often wear a mask as it was fairly common for people in general to wear a mask, so you would actually blend in. They did use a straight sword with square tsuba to stand on while climbing. A straight blade was cheaper and faster to make compared to a katana, if you had to abandon it no big loss, as was the case with many of the tools used.
love you work keep them coming :)
Another great video. Thank you
Loved this video brother! Who knew even ninjas did wim hof.
I'm excited to see all the topics you mentioned to be covered, the life of bruce lee and even ethical hacking! And of course more about Ninjas or Shinobis.
What is that work out took your using at 9:10 that balancing wooden tool
Amazing insight as usual! Thanks for the content and as always, I life a like :)
Finally! Such efficiency in this educational video. To happy I found this.
Thanks for cutting through the pop culture distortion.
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Cool. I've been learning to be a ninja. Your videos have helped
Where could I find that exact book at ? Because I’m training
Thanks for this wonderful video
In you training videos,where do you get these kind of books?
what's that movie called at 3:05
Meals on wheels
Yeah my ninja training has consisted of many hits to the head and jewels by nunchaku. So im basically a grand master at that.
Lol totally counts!
Great video dude.
What video game is the footage at 3:48 from?
THE ANIMATED CLIP AT THE END. Passing the scroll thing while roof jumping.
Anyone know where this is from?
good video, nicely presented and makes a good argument
Very cool. Appreciate the depth of research. Thanks you :)
Great work! Ninja culture is always on my mind
I loved it..I really really loved it...love from India
Really wonderful video. Thank you so much for using all that awesome kung fu footage! What movie are they from? I feel the jump height could be true and very accurate. As I understand it, at least one clan had a connection with Taoist mystics (who, we know now are pioneer biohackers!) and learned how to unlock the superhuman potential. That and they are smaller people. With the right run-up and bounce, I think a lot of athletes can jump that high easy. Peazy
When can we expect to see Batman training part 2 which should be the mental training. Excellent video by the way.
Thank you! It's on the way, but there's a lot in the pipeline and I want to do it justice. Probs within the next couple months :-D
There were shorter katanas for a faster draw they might have used, short swords and daggers tend to be better in close quarters and grappling.
A very interesting and difficult topic. A lot is missing, but I like the style of presentation and the sceptic approach. A bibliography would be nice, I mean which literature did you use? I.e. the books on the picture, so that I can find them.
Fascinating, I will be following...
Make a video about SHTF preparedness...
What comic was that at 13:29?
Where did you get the books?? And what are their titles
Excelente!!!
Good audio but best to ignore most of the video as it has nothing to do with shinobi no jutsu.
what was the second game in the beginning
There is a lot of different martial arts that a shonobi will use. I have personally trained for years already and not just in physical but also spiritual. I have reached a point where sometimes things about the future are being open to me. Most people don’t believe in that but I’m talking of personal experience. And believe it or not, it is really difficult to deal with that if your mentality not prepared for that. And talking about the style of martial arts that ninjas use. The answer is not hard if you live and train in the way of a shonobi like I have for years already. They all trained in a lot of different styles of martial arts. I have mastered a few Kung fu styles and I am learning jujitsu now. But just because I have trained in the art of ninjas it doesn’t mean that I am one. In ninja is a person that does a type of work. Not a person that has the abilities of a ninja. Because then I would be a ninja and I’m not one because I don’t do the work of the ninja. I hope I have been able to answer a question or two that you may have had. If there are any other questions, feel free to ask.
And now Grant needs to do a ninja fighting video!!! I demand this!! Ready Grant?!? Go!!
I too would love to see this! :-D
What’s that Batman/ninja vs joker animated fight scene from?!
Batman ninja