Ninja Swords
Japanese Ninjitsu Swords
Japanese Ninjitsu Swords
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Ninja Full Tang with Shoulder Strap This Stainless Steel Full Tang sword will be a great addition to any collection. Black nylon cord is wrapped around the handle area for a comfortable grip. The scabbard is constructed of nylon to use on your shoulder or strap to your belt. Read More... Price: $89.99 |
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Cord Wrapped Ninja Sword with Nylon Sheath Specifications: Overall Length: 40 in. Blade Length: 28-5/8 in. Read More... Price: $39.95 |
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Functional Ninja To Sword Our Ninja To features a straight 28-inch high-carbon steel blade that is tempered and capable of hard use. With its distinctive square tsuba and full tang construction this is exactly the kind of weapon that a ninja would have appreciated. Read More... Price: $180.00 |
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Ninja Battle Sword This Ninja sword has a black sharpened 440 stainless steel blade and features a hexagonal tsuba and cord wrapped handle. A Japanese Ninja inscription is on the scabbard. For Display Only. Read More... Price: $49.99 |
Ninja Swords have straight blades, and the Ninja warrior would stab their victims with it, almost as if it was a spear. Their straight blade feature made it weaker and less formidable than the Samurai Sword.
Ninjitsu is the art of stealth. The Japanese character,
"nin" (also translated as "shinobi") has many meanings,
such as perseverance, endurance, and sufferance.
Ninjitsu took many generations to become the deadly art
form it becomes during Japan's medieval days.
Ninjitsu was created on the largest of the Japanese islands, about eleven hundred years ago. It was developed by mountain people, who were very superstitious and earthly. They connected with the earth and considered the Earth to be their creator and mother.
The Shinto religion played a big part in their lives. They considered the entire earth, the water, the rivers, and the mountains to be extensions of themselves and their God.
Mikkyo, or the method of enhancing one's personal power was a strong influence on the Ninja. They used secret words and mental intentions to focus power and energy.
It is generally accepted that the methods found in Ninjutsu originated outside of Japan. After the fall of the T'ang dynasty in China, many outcast warriors, philosophers, and military strategists escaped to Japan to avoid punishment by the new Chinese rulers. It is believed that Ninja families were exposed to many of these exiled people's sophisticated warrior strategies and philosophies over the centuries, helping to influence and shape what became Ninjutsu.
A group of people called the "Shugenja" who roamed the same mountain regions were also a big influence. They believed in receiving strength and power from nature and the earth. They would walk through fire, stand beneath freezing waterfalls, and hang over the edges of cliffs in an effort to overcome fear and assume the powers of nature.
Ninjitsu is in many ways a fusion of these philosophies to become it's own distinct flavor.
The ninja clan was harassed and complicated by the ruling sovereignty of Japan. The government of Japan considered them to be a threat, and rumors flew of their amazing powers. This made the Ninja clan particularly feared among the Shoguns and Samurai.
There were as many as seventy or eighty Ninja clans operating in the Koga and Iga regions of Japan during their height. Most of these Ninjas were the children of Ninja forefathers, or Samurais who were outcast from main society. They operated on the margin of government activity. Sometimes a Ninja family would use its military or information-gathering resources to protect its members from becoming victims in a power play between competing samurai clans. Occasionally, a Ninja family would support one faction over another, if they felt it to be to their advantage.
As with any group, there were renegades who misused the training they received. Occasionally, a Ninja trained warrior(s) would rent themselves out for espionage or assassination work. Unfortunately these outcasts have become the stereotype of the vagabond killer ninja that we are aware of today in popular culture.
The Ninja worked primarily as farmers and studied Ninjitsu as a means of defense and protection. Many were trained from childhood.
The Roots of Ninjutsu
Ninjas were not part of mainstream Japan. They lived on the margin of Japanese society, usually in the mountains.
Ninjas were not wizards or witch doctors. They did not cast spells or use magic of any kind. These stories were spread because of the dark and unknown nature of their clan. Fantastic stories were even passed on by the Ninja's themselves in order to create, confusion and diversion.
Ninja warriors were usually outnumbered. Hence they perfected the use of guerilla warfare to an art form. Samurai warriors would sometimes kill off an entire clan of Ninjas, by instruction of the government.
Ninjitsu was created on the largest of the Japanese islands, about eleven hundred years ago. It was developed by mountain people, who were very superstitious and earthly. They connected with the earth and considered the Earth to be their creator and mother.
The Shinto religion played a big part in their lives. They considered the entire earth, the water, the rivers, and the mountains to be extensions of themselves and their God.
Mikkyo, or the method of enhancing one's personal power was a strong influence on the Ninja. They used secret words and mental intentions to focus power and energy.
It is generally accepted that the methods found in Ninjutsu originated outside of Japan. After the fall of the T'ang dynasty in China, many outcast warriors, philosophers, and military strategists escaped to Japan to avoid punishment by the new Chinese rulers. It is believed that Ninja families were exposed to many of these exiled people's sophisticated warrior strategies and philosophies over the centuries, helping to influence and shape what became Ninjutsu.
A group of people called the "Shugenja" who roamed the same mountain regions were also a big influence. They believed in receiving strength and power from nature and the earth. They would walk through fire, stand beneath freezing waterfalls, and hang over the edges of cliffs in an effort to overcome fear and assume the powers of nature.
Ninjitsu is in many ways a fusion of these philosophies to become it's own distinct flavor.
The ninja clan was harassed and complicated by the ruling sovereignty of Japan. The government of Japan considered them to be a threat, and rumors flew of their amazing powers. This made the Ninja clan particularly feared among the Shoguns and Samurai.
There were as many as seventy or eighty Ninja clans operating in the Koga and Iga regions of Japan during their height. Most of these Ninjas were the children of Ninja forefathers, or Samurais who were outcast from main society. They operated on the margin of government activity. Sometimes a Ninja family would use its military or information-gathering resources to protect its members from becoming victims in a power play between competing samurai clans. Occasionally, a Ninja family would support one faction over another, if they felt it to be to their advantage.
As with any group, there were renegades who misused the training they received. Occasionally, a Ninja trained warrior(s) would rent themselves out for espionage or assassination work. Unfortunately these outcasts have become the stereotype of the vagabond killer ninja that we are aware of today in popular culture.
The Ninja worked primarily as farmers and studied Ninjitsu as a means of defense and protection. Many were trained from childhood.
The Roots of Ninjutsu
Ninjas were not part of mainstream Japan. They lived on the margin of Japanese society, usually in the mountains.
Ninjas were not wizards or witch doctors. They did not cast spells or use magic of any kind. These stories were spread because of the dark and unknown nature of their clan. Fantastic stories were even passed on by the Ninja's themselves in order to create, confusion and diversion.
Ninja warriors were usually outnumbered. Hence they perfected the use of guerilla warfare to an art form. Samurai warriors would sometimes kill off an entire clan of Ninjas, by instruction of the government.
