Ninja's UNBOXING

Great comercial for "Nexus One" with 3 ninja's unboxing then fighting
over the phone, made by Patrick Boivin
http://www.youtube.com/user/PatrickBoivin

Ninja in popular culture

According to Wikipedia, first major appearance of ninja in Western pop-culture was in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967). The 1960s TV series The Samurai caused a significant wave of interest in ninja among younger viewers in Japan as well as Australia and the Philippines, but the impact of the ninja phenomenon was not felt in other western countries until considerably later. Western fascination with the ninja bloomed in the 1980s, especially in the United States;
Several American ninja movies starring Sho Kosugi were released in the early 1980s, largely responsible for introducing ninja to American pop culture and contributing to worldwide ninja-mania on grand scale (including megahit media franchises such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the late 1980s to early 1990s and Naruto in the 2000s).

You Only Live Twice (1967) Trailer

Masaaki Hatsumi

Masaaki Hatsumi (born December 2, 1931) is the founder and current Sōke of the Bujinkan Dojo martial arts organization, currently residing and teaching in the city of Noda, Chiba, Japan. He is also a doctor of oriental medicine, specializing in the mending of bones.
He has also served as a martial arts advisor to various films and television productions, including the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice (1967; The first major appearance of the ninjas in Western popular culture) and the highly popular Japanese movie Shinobi no Mono ( get it from Amazon ). Among the awards he has received are the 1999 Japan Culture Promoting Association's Grand Prize, the 2000 World Culture Grand Prize as well as being the first martial artist to receive an Apostolic Blessing from the Pope (2001).

Rare video of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, a true ninja master. Enjoy!



For more on Masaaki Hatsumi - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaaki_Hatsumi

Ninja Dictionary (1)

nin·ja
n. pl. ninja or nin·jas (Origin: Japanese. nin, to endure + ja, person (from Middle Chinese)
A member of a feudal Japanese society of mercenary agents, highly trained in martial arts and stealth (ninjutsu), who were hired for diffrent purposes ranging from espionage to sabotage and assassination.

Kunoichi -
Kunoichi is the female counterpart of male Ninja. During the time of the Tong wars, there was a proliferation of secret societies and “sword hunts” against Japanese ninja. Some of the traditional clans splintered, leaving ronin, who were masterless samurai, many of whom had originated with the “Five Families of the Silent Way”.
Many more women than men survived and began searching for a leader or a cause. Surviving women were occasionally offered the honor of wedding the new master of the house.
The daughter of one assassinated lord, shortly after the wedding to her new husband, invited all the friends and relatives of her new spouse to a feast and poisoned them. This left her with a reputation for ruthless efficiency, many friends loyal to her family, and a full-scale drug operation. She became the new head of the clan. Her real name has been lost to time, but she was known as the “Dragon Lady” (Kunoichi) and that is the name given to women of the Black Dragon Fighting Society.

Ninjutsu -
sometimes used interchangeably with the term ninpō , it is the
martial arts practiced by the shinobi (commonly known as the ninja).

18 Ninjutsu Skills (Ninja Jūhakkei) -
According to Bujinkan members the eighteen disciplines were first stated in the scrolls of Togakure-ryū. Subsequently they became definitive for all ninjutsu schools by providing total training of the warrior in various fighting arts and disciplines.
Ninja jūhakkei was often studied along with Bugei Jūhappan (the "18 samurai fighting art skills"). Though some of them are the same, the techniques of each discipline were used with different approaches by both samurai and ninja.
The 18 disciplines are:
1. Seishin-teki kyōyō (spiritual refinement)
2. Taijutsu (unarmed combat, using one's body as the only weapon)
3. Kenjutsu (sword fighting)
4. Bōjutsu (stick and staff fighting)
5. Shurikenjutsu (throwing shuriken)
6. Sōjutsu (spear fighting)
7. Naginatajutsu (naginata fighting)
8. Kusarigamajutsu (kusarigama fighting)
9. Kayakujutsu (pyrotechnics and explosives)
10. Hensōjutsu (disguise and impersonation)
11. Shinobi-iri (stealth and entering methods)
12. Bajutsu (horsemanship)
13. Sui-ren (water training)
14. Bōryaku (tactic)
15. Chōhō (espionage)
16. Intonjutsu (escaping and concealment)
17. Tenmon (meteorology)
18. Chi-mon (geography)

Bujinkan -
The Bujinkan is a international martial arts organization practicing the martial art (and unconventional warfare tactics) commonly referred to as Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu. The Bujinkan is headed by the Sōke (or grandmaster) of the school, Masaaki Hatsumi. Masaaki Hatsumi is the recognized lineage holder of the nine ryūha, transferred to him in the middle of the 20th Century by his teacher Takamatsu Toshitsugu. Specifically the Bujinkan is known for teaching koshijutsu (pressure point, muscle attacks/tears and joint dislocations), koppojutsu (bone breaking), jutaijutsu (throwing, grappling, ground fighting), dakentaijutsu (strikes), happo bikenjutsu (various modern and traditional weapons), and ninpo tactics and strategies (Ninjutsu).
The Bujinkan organization incorporates the teachings of nine ryūha (ryūha ~ old schools):
- Togakure-ryū Ninpō Taijutsu
- Gyokko-ryū Kosshijutsu
- Kuki Shinden Happō Bikenjutsu
- Kotō-ryū Koppōjutsu
- Shinden Fudō-ryū Dakentaijutsu
- Takagi Yōshin-ryū Jūtaijutsu
- Gikan-ryū Koppōjutsu
- Gyokushin-ryū Ninpō
- Kumogakure-ryū Ninpō

Urban Ninja - WOW!

Do Not Try This At Home!!! or anywhere else!!!



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American Ninja (1985)

American Ninja (1985)

Director: Sam Firstenberg

Cast: Michael Dudikoff as Pvt. Joe Armstrong
Steve James (1952-1993 r.i.p) as Cpl. Curtis Jackson
Judie Aronson as Patricia Hickock
Tadashi Yamashita (alt. name Bronson Lee) as Black Star ninja


Trivia: Chuck Norris was originally cast to play the title role in the film.

In the movie trailer it was originally titled "American Warrior"
but was changed to "American Ninja" by the time of the films release.
Michael Dudikoff knew no martial arts before filming began.
Quote #1:
Jackson: Listen to what I'm saying.
With your skills, we could make some easy money.
Joe: Jackson, I don't want to fight, I hate crowds, and I don't need money.
Quote #2:
Shinyuki: These symbols will give your mind ultimate purpose.
Gin, Retsu, Zai, Zen.
Joe: Kobudera!
Shinyuki: The Kobudera. Ninja magic.
Ninjitsu-to, the ability to seem invisible to cause fear and paralisis in your enemies.

Enter The Ninja (1981) - Trailer

Sho Kosugi (Shōichi Kosugi)

Sho Kosugi (Shōichi Kosugi) , born on June 17 1948, in Tokyo, Japan, is martial arts expert and one of the most famous and notable ninja actors of the '80s who played (mostly) lead roles in numerous ninja movies and tv series including:

Enter the Ninja (1981) aka Ninja I

Revenge of the Ninja (1983) aka Ninja II








Ninja III: The Domination (1984) aka Ninja III












The Master (1984) aka Ninja Master - TV series (in 5 episodes)

Nine Deaths of the Ninja (1985)

Pray for Death (1985)












Rage of Honor (1987)

(...)Black Eagle (1988) with Jean-Claude Van Damme,
small part in Blind Fury (1989) with Rutger Hauer,
Kabuto (1992) as Daigoro Mayeda etc.

Sho Kosugi also made numerous instructional videos
and made appearance in commercials and television series.
Sho also wrote couple of books.
Sho Kosugi is founder of taiko group and Sho Kosugi Institute (SKI)
He is father of Shane Kosugi (born 1976)
(Revenge of the Ninja -1983, The Master -1 episode, 1984
Nine Deaths of the Ninja -1985, Pray for Death -1985 (...)
Godzilla: Final Wars -2004, (...) War - 2007 - as Temple Garden Warrior (starring with Jet Li)
and Kane Kosugi (born 1974)
(Nine Deaths of the Ninja -1985,Pray for Death -1985, Black Eagle -1988, The Last Samurai -2003).

Sho Kosugi (Shōichi Kosugi) resources on internet:
http://shokosugi.net/shopro - Official site
http://www.shokosugitheninja.com/ - Great Fan Site!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sho_Kosugi

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