Whether you want to be a good ninja or a bad ninja, we have ninja Halloween costumes for you! We have a variety of ninja costumes for kids including white ninja costumes and red ninja costumes. Fight off your enemies this Halloween with our great ninja costumes! Largest Selection of Ninja Throwing Stars! Authentic, Sharp, Real Ninja Throwing Stars From traditional to unique and everything in between, All Ninja Gear offers you a. This unique piece features 5 razor sharp blades, constructed from 440 stainless steel. The Ninja trope as used in popular culture. The shadow warriors of medieval Japan, reputedly possessed of all manner of mysterious powers known as ninjutsu, . Many readers, however, have noted that the original writers of Batman created him as a de facto ninja without knowing it in the 1930s. Directed by Godfrey Ho. With Richard Harrison, Jang Lee Hwang, Jonathan Wattis, Maria Francesca. Three martial-arts students search for the Golden Ninja Warrior, a statue. Ninja Costumes - Adult, Kids Ninja Halloween Costume. Ninjas are usually solitary warriors and assassins, having shunned off the larger world for the sake of honing their craft. But that sounds pretty lonely to us! Two is always better than one, despite what you've heard, it especially applies to ninjas. Together, they create a deadly duo, known for their weapon expertise, ability to coordinate fashionably, their legendary fights, and their capabilities to show mercy and friendship using their equally legendary baking skills. Luckily, you'll look so good in these sexy costumes that you won't have to utter a single word to convince anyone. We love the red; the color of passion (and blood) with the mysterious and frightening void of color, black, makes this duo especially deadly, and unbelievably good looking.
No matter how great things seem to be going, eventually, every couple will have a fight. Most just argue, slam a door or two, and work it out. Directed by Tso Nam Lee. With Yasuaki Kurata, Kuan Tai Chen, Hung Lieh Chen, Ching Feng Chiang. A man receives a Ninjitsu death threat and needs to enlist in the aid of someone trained in the art of the Ninja to catch the would be assassin. La Warner Bros Pictures ha fatto uscire sei nuove clip del film Ninja Assassin prodotto dai fratelli Wachowski e da Joel Silver (V per Vendetta, la trilogia di Matrix) e diretto dal regista James McTeigue. Il film segue le avventure di Raizo (Rain) il pi Note: The ninja is an alternate class for the rogue core class. Starting Wealth: 4d6 . Class Skills The ninja’s class skills are Acrobatics (), Appraise. Either way I find this article very interesting. If the ninja did play a major part in a war per se, I could see why warlords would not want everyone to know that they killed the other side's general using dishonorable tactics like assasination in the dark. When they fight, they FIGHT! It's an interesting phenomenon to witness, a little like the best kind of nature footage. They never talk it out, in fact, they don't say a thing! Instead, they draw their weapons, and see who is able to catch the other in a vulnerable position. Once there is a clear victor, it's all over! They've tried couples therapy, but it wasn't as definitive as a good duel.. Usually they're pretty brutal once they've won the match. Who knew that in a twisted game of Mortal Kombat a fellow contestant could be so kind! Kitana here has decided to show Sub Zero some mercy, and instead of fan- blading him inside out, she presented him with a wonderful frosted cake. The Illuminated Lantern: Ninja. Essays and Commentary. Ninja. A brief attempt to sort out a sort of history of the Ninja. Beware the beat of the cloth- wrapped feet!'Ninja?' What is this 'Ninja?' The short version of the origin of the Ninja, retold many times in books and on film, goes something like this: The Ninja arts originated in ancient China, then traveled to Japan during the Tang Dynasty. The Japanese developed the Ninja arts to the utmost, creating deadly assassins, who can enter any place undetected and strike when least expected. So we have to go back, and look into the history books, to see just what they're talking about in the passage above, and not only that to see what a more fact- based history of the Ninja might look like. And before we do that, we need to define some terms. Just what is a ninja, anyway? The word itself derives from the Japanese Shinobi- no- mono, which is written with two kanji characters that can also be pronounced as nin- sha, if the Chinese pronunciation is used instead. The first character, nin, suggests concealment, while the second, sha, means person. Ninja: a person who hides his presence. In Japanese, the word is applied to a person who does covert, military operations. We cannot leave the term with such a broad definition, though, else the CIA, the FBI, and the marines could all be considered ninjas. And though I'm sure there are many marines who would like to believe that they are, I'm afraid it just isn't so. When speaking of the Ninja, then, we also imply that they are a secret organization, fraternity, or clan, whose skills and knowledge have been passed down in secrecy from generation to generation. And finally, they have to occasionally wear that cool black outfit. In sum, to be considered a ninja, as we understand it through popular entertainment and modern ninjutsu masters, a ninja must: practice the art of concealment engage in covert military operations belong to a secret fraternity of ninja wear black, and lots of it. Nevertheless, a careful study of the history does indeed reveal ninjas of a sort operating in Japan, at the very least during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. But before we arrive there, we must first take a look at claims of an ancient heritage of ninja arts, beginning as far back as ancient China. The Ninja History that Wasn't When the claim is made that Ninja arts originated in China, what is really being said is that Sun Tzu's The Art of War was written there around the fifth century BC, and contains a chapter about the importance of espionage. Some of the tactics described in this book, specifically the espionage chapter, were eventually put into use by the ninja. For this reason, ninja skills are often described as Chinese in origin. On the other hand, there was nothing particularly secret about this book, and the strategems were widely known, once the book finally made it over to Japan sometime in the seventh or eighth century AD. The Chinese often referred to it, and many other books which followed it, when planning for warfare and studying tactics. The Japanese, too, came to use the book and many of its teachings, not just the espionage chapter. Samurai battles used tactics laid out in The Art of War. Yet no one claims that the Way of the Samurai originated in China. It's sort of like claiming that Mormonism began in Israel thousands of years ago. While it's true Christianity did, Mormonism did not. A school of thought may have begun in China with Sun Tzu's The Art of War, but the system created in Japan which included some of this information and was known as the Ninja arts must be said to be a unique creation of Japan. So for those who prefer an ancient Japanese origin for the ninja, there is another myth. This story involves the legendary hero Prince Yamato and is recorded in two of the oldest written texts in Japan, the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki. Both tell origin myths and early history of the Japanese people, and are a mix of folklore, fact, and legend. Both were written in the early eighth century AD for the imperial household. The story of Prince Yamato is usually pointed to as an illustration of how old the arts of the ninja are, the events allegedly taking place in the first century AD. But not even the firmest believers in the Prince Yamato story can call him a ninja for it, rather he is a 'proto- ninja.' The story which interests ninja historians concerns Prince Yamato's mission to subdue the Komaso. He arrives in the Land of Kumaso, and the story continues as follows (as translated by W. G. Aston): Now the Kumaso had a leader named Torishi- kaya, also called the Brave of Kahakami, who assembled all his relations in order to give them a banquet. Hereupon Prince Yamato let down his hair, and disguising himself as a young girl, secretly waited until the banquet should be given. Then with a sword girded on him underneath his inner garment, he entered the banqueting muro of the Brave of Kahakami and remained among the women. The Brave of Kahakami, enchanted with the beauty of the young girl, forthwith took her by the hand, and made her sit by him. He also offered her the cup, and made her drink, and thus amused himself with her. By and by the night grew late, and the company fewer. Also the Brave of Kahakami became intoxicated. Hereupon Prince Yamato drew the sword which he had in his inner garments, and stabbed the Brave of Kahakami in the breast. Beats me, unless of course ninjas are infamous cross- dressers. Unfortunately, in the historic literature, there are no references of any ninja disguising themselves as a woman, at least that I have been able to verify. Sadly, no records indicate they ever were. Moving forward in history about four hundred years, a ninja- like night raid does show up in the Heike Monogatari, which documents the battles between the Taira and Minamoto clans for command of the nation in 1. A couple samurai warriors secretly sneak into the enemy's camp. But even though by this time Sun Tzu's The Art of War has been lying around for hundreds of years, apparently they didn't read it, since the first thing they do is shout a challenge to announce their arrival, and are promptly killed for their trouble. Clearly, no one had figured out that whole ninja thing yet. So, when exactly do ninjas show up in the historical record? And it seems the earliest reference to a band of ninja occurs in the Taiheiki, written around 1. And unfortunately, it's an unmitigated disaster - - the ninjas are discovered before the raid is even carried out and they are slaughtered to a man. Not an auspicious beginning! From that point, references to ninja activity increase in the histories and romances written at the time, with ninja activity finally coming into its own during the age of Sengoku, when all of Japan was plunged into war, a state of affairs which lasted throughout the sixteenth century, with the most ninja activity seemingly occuring around the Iga and Koga provinces. Iga and Koga Ninja. The Sengoku era marks a century of warfare in Japan, during the latter half of which the powerful daimyo Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu struggled for dominance, sometimes allied together, sometimes dramatically opposed, until at last Tokugawa Ieyasu was named Shogun in 1. Battle of Sekigahara, and Japan was united once again. During this time, documented ninja activity was at its peak, a peak that would not be reached again until the 1. Ninja raids, attempted assassinations, reconnaisance missions, and other military operations were recorded in semi- historical documents such as the Hodo Godai- ki, a chronicle of the Hojo clan who once ruled Japan as regents to the shogun, the Shinchoko- ki, a biography of Oda Nobunaga, and the Iran- ki, the chronicle of Iga province. These references, when taken as a whole, reveal exactly what role the ninja played in warfare of the time. Siege Warfare: This is by far the most often referenced skill of the ninja. The ability to enter into a castle by means of stealth, and launch a suprise attack on the inhabitants, causing confusion within while the main army storms the castle from without. Typically the ninja party would scale the walls of a castle under the cover of night, then start lighting everything in sight on fire. They would not wear black, but rather, wear the costume of the castle defenders, making it difficult to tell friend from foe, and so make it seem like there is a rebellion within the ranks. Once chaos reigns inside the castle, the army lays siege on its walls from without. If there was any special skill, then, that these ninjas were famous for, this was it. These ninjas were also able to perform valuable services if they were part of the force under siege in a castle. The ninja could sneak out of the castle at night, and steal the banner of the opposing army, and hang it on the battlements in the morning to demoralize the attackers. One source tells of the ninja going out nearly every night from a castle to frighten and harass the attacking army, without doing any physical damage - - however, the troops had to always be on the alert, and being unable to ever get a good night's sleep, the soldiers constantly on edge waiting for an attack all night, they were ineffective when the time came to launch an assault on the castle. Scouts: Ninjas were often employed to assay the relative strength of the enemy. By one account, a ninja would lay in the tall grass just outside an enemy encampment and remain there until dawn before returning to report. In most cases, however, the scout simply goes on horseback, and is indistinguishable from scouts used in warfare anywhere in the world. Assassins: This is what the Ninja is known for now. Even in the seventeenth century, the Daimyo feared assassination attempts by ninjas. All of the major generals seemed to have an assassin make an attempt on their life at some point or another.
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