What is Ninjutsu Really?
Ninjutsu is actually a term for a class of martial arts. In modern times, terms such as Karate or Judo are familiar to most Americans. Historically, martial arts were known by the name of the specific school of the art (also called a Ryu or Ryuha in Japanese), and that name usually contained some phrase indicative of the nature of the training in that school. For example in the school name Koto Ryu Koppojutsu, the term Koppojutsu refers to the type of the school, in this case, Koppojutsu roughly translates to “bone breaking method”. Other styles are Koshijutsu, Jujutsu (also called Jutaijutsu), and many others. The term Ninjutsu technically is one of these terms and describes a class of martial arts characterized by a particular approach to martial matters.
