Update on Techinques 1

I have to keep going to Sunova Centre because I tend to forget after the lessons. But I will keep going there so I can learn the techniques and then post them on the blog. This may take awhile. ~Jacqueline.

Sōjutsu

That martial art means art of the spear; it means you'll have to fight with a spear. The spear (Yari) was a well known weapon throughout the feudal period of Japan, it was being cheap to produce and required less training than other battlefield weapons and contributing itself to close development of ashigaru troops. Sōjutsu became popular immediately after the Mongol Invasion in the thirteenth century. Today Sōjutsu is a minor art that is taught in few schools.

Ninjutsu part 2

Here are the weapons they used for their martial art.

Composite and articulated weapons:

Kusarigama: Long robe or chain
Kyoketsu: Rope dart
Bo staff: Long wooden staff
Kusari-fundo: a chain and weight weapon

Fistload weapons:

Kakute: These rings are poison tipped spines, they are used to strangle the enemies.
Shobo: A piercing weapon
Shuriken: throwing darts
Tekko: The early brass knuckles
Tessen: A folding fan with a iron frame
Jutte: Similar to Sai

Modified Tool Weapons

Kunai: A multi-objective tool
Shikoro: It's used for stabbing/slashing and opening doors

Projectile Weapon

Fukiya: A blowgun with poisonous darts
Makibishi/tetsubishi:
Yuma and Ya: Bow and Arrow
Bo-hiya: fire arrow
Tekagi-shuko and Neko-te: claw hand weapon

Staff and polearms

Hanbo, bō, jō, and tambo: Staff
Yari: Spear
Nagamaki: A polearm with a blade and a handle
Nagiata: A polearm similar to Yari

Swords

Katana: A long curved single edged sword
Wakizashi: short sword can be hidden by the ninja's body as a back up weapon
Ninjato: short-bladed sword
Tantō: dagger
Kaiken: Same thing but similar to Tantō
Bokken: Traditional Wooden Sword
Shinai: Bambo Sword

Stealth Tools:

Kaginawa: grappling hook
Shinobi Shōzoku: ninja clothing
Ono: Axe and hatchet

Rising Block

Get in your standing stance, get your right foot out to bend your knees, get your left foot pointing left and put your left foot back; so you can in your standing stance. Now we that already done the punching basics I'm going to explaining about how to defend yourself. Now step your left foot pointing in the front, get your right foot pointing to the right side; while your left foot is out get your left arm over head and right hand fist to your side. Repeat those again if you get stuck ask your instructor they will help you how to perform those moves.

Picture of a rising block @Copyright to Jacqueline.

Ninjutsu Part 1

You probably clicked on the post because you're thinking the word "ninja." Well I will be explaining about Ninjutsu, the art of stealth. Ninjutsu was developed by groups of people from the Iga province and Kōta, Shiga of Japan. During the course of history the shinobi (ninja) have been sighted as assassins, scouts, and spies. They were mostly known for the use of stealth and deception. Ninjutsu included of obtaining information, and the techniques of going in without detection, escapism, and misdirection. It also involves training including free running, disguise, escape, concealment, archery, and medicine.

There are eighteen skills that shows the same way of a samurai and ninja, the other techniques are used differently by those two groups.

1. Seishinteki kyōyō — spiritual refinement
2. Taijutsu — unarmed combat
3. Kenjutsu — sword techniques
4. Bōjutsu — stick and staff skills
5. Sōjutsu — spear skills
6. Naginatajutsu — angina tea skills
7. Kusarigamajutsu — kusarigama skills
8. Shurikenjutsu — throwing weapons techniques
9. Kayakujutsu — pyrotechnics
10. Hensōjutsu — disguise and impersonation
11. Shinobi-iri — stealth and entering methods
12. Bajutsu — horsemanship
13. Sui-ren — water training
14. Bōryaku — tactics
15. Chōhō — espionage
16. Intonjutsu — escaping and concealment
17. Tenmon — meteorology
18. Chi-mom — geography

I will explain the other ones on the next post. To be continued...