Ninjutsu is the physical and spiritual skills created hundreds of years ago as methods for the Japanese to fight non conventional and guerrilla type warfare against the samurai class. Ninjutsu translates as "perseverance arts" referring to its emphasis on survival and attrition despite adversity. These were physical skills honed to be adapted to all situations with a philosophy of quietly enduring hardship with stealth and secrecy. The Bujinkan is best known for its ninjutsu, having the last authentic ninjutsu schools to survive into the 21st century. The school is also known for its use of nonconventional weapons, such as shuriken and kyoketsu shoge, and for its use of the environment in its training. Ninjutsu makes up half of the training in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu.
Jujutsu, also known as jutaijutsu, is the martial arts used by the samurai of feudal japan. Jujutsu translates as "gentle arts" referring to its use by a weaker individual to defeat a stronger adversary with as little force as necessary. The arts have a balanced curriculum of strikes, throws, chokes, locks and submissions that were all meant to be done in and out of armor and with the additional use of weapons. These arts also include a full arsenal of traditional weaponry such as Japanese sword, bo, spear, and naginata. Our arts utilize the traditional techniques and mindset of classic jujutsu by focusing on self-defence and personal refinement over competition. Jujutsu makes up the other half of the training found in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu.
Budo Taijutsu is a highly effective martial art comprised of both ninjutsu and jujutsu. Budo Taijutsu translates as "warrior body arts" implying a focus on balance, timing, and distancing over strength and speed. The art is composed of 9 traditional Japanese martial arts that each have a different focus in combat. Striking, grappling, weapons, or stealth, each art specializes in a different form of combat to create a complete art where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The outcome of our training is a well rounded individual with skills that can be adapted to any real life conflict. The goal of our art is to carry on these traditions, rooted hundreds of years in the past, to future generations while upholding the standards set by our headquarters in Noda-shi Japan.
