[Wilhelm von Wankenstein]

A couple of specialised ryuha I could think of:

Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu: A fairly young koyru style, it was founded by Terao, one of Miyamoto Musashi's students, some years after the master's death. Most famous for its nito or two-sword kenjutsu, it also includes many classical bujutsu weapons such as bo, yari, naginata and jo in its syllabus.

Maniwa-nen Ryu: An old koyru style whose founding is attributed to the 9th century monk Jion, it is most well-known for its yadome, or arrow-blocking, involving cutting incoming projectiles out of mid-air with one's sword.

[lakan_sampu]

hey guys, have a question here...


Can anyone describe to me what Taijustsu is? Is it included in Ninjutsu? Do Ninjas use it?Ever heard of Genjutsu? Thanks!!!!

[jlambvo]

"Tai" means body, so it is literally the technique of using the body. Generally speaking it is a very old term for jujutsu used by a number of systems to describe the empty-hand component of their technique. It was popularized in the 80's by authors like Stephen K. Hayes who passed it off as something unique to our (the Bujinkan's) cirriculum and specificlally to ninjutsu, but this is absolutely not the case.

Taijutsu examines how the body functions as a complete system to accomplish tasks with minimal motion and energy, and also how the opponent's body is affected overall by this technique. As I stated above it is typically in reference to empty-handed combat, although you can consider efficient weapon use to have its own taijutsu behind it. Taijutsu (in our cirriculum anyway) tends to not distinguish ranges or principle methods of combat, grappling and striking are completely integrated across a spectrum of distances.

As far as I know, there aren't many "ninjas" running around Japanese castles anymore, which kind of supercedes their ability to use taijutsu

[setsu nin to]

*Gong*Sao*

This part threw me off a bit. Is that the same kenpo that is similar to/a type of karate? Are the empty handed elements of kenpo taught in kenjutsu (or vice versa)?

There are three diferent things Kempo, Kenpo (fist art) and Kenpo (sword art).
Kempo you may finde only in Okinawa and its fist art, Kenpo you may finde in Japan (northen from Okinawa) and it may be fist art or sword art. Today in modern days you may finde Kenpo in Okinawa or added to Karate too. Well Kenpo (fist art) is much diferent from Okinawa Kempo. Kenpo is also old term for Kenjutsu which is not in use much these days. There are not much schools that use it.

[setsu nin to]

jlambvo

nice to see your exelent posts again!

I would just to say that many people use term Taijutsu for Ninjutsu and consider that every Taijutsu school is Ninjutsu, which is wrong. These are just two diferent terms. Same as you may finde Jujutsu in Ninjutsu, you may finde Taijutsu outside Ninjutsu.

[setsu nin to]

I made list of little more than 100 ryuhas for now. Problem is that I am not shure how to separate them. They are mixed now in A-Z list plus some that I have to put in order and many more that I have to add. I would like to put them in groups like Iaijutsu, Jujutsu, Kenjutsu... there is not problem to put in its group Muso Shinden Ryu for example, its Iaido and there is no problem, but what to do with Kito Ryu for example. Should I put it in Kenjutsu, Bojutsu, Iaijutsu, Jujutsu or Kusarigama, or should I put it in all that groups?

[Wilhelm von Wankenstein]

How about grouping them by province/region? That might be a better way to do it, since most ryuha were reigonal.

[setsu nin to]

li_siao_lung

Ever heard of Genjutsu?

Its the art of illusion.

[Wilhelm von Wankenstein]

LMAO! I want to learn Kage Bunshin no jutsu! I can become a one-man gangbang!

[setsu nin to]

Hammerhead

Well I whanted to put few infos about each ryuha but than I realise that it will take me to much time to do it. I belive that there will be more than 300 ryuhas in the end.