Ninpo terms

Below are the ninpo related terms we have made available online.

By letter:   aA   bB   cC   dD   eE   fF   gG   hH   iI   jJ   kK   mM   nN   oO   rR   sS   tT   uU   wW   yY   zZ

bajutsu: horsemanship

bakuhatsugama: kusarigama (sickle & chain weapon) with container for explosives

bansenshukai: 17th century book of the history & techniques of the iga and koga ninja

barai: from harai, to sweep

bisento: heavy bladed spear

bo: six foot staff

bo shuriken: straight throwing blades

bojutsu: art of fighting with a six foot staff

bokken: wooden practice sword

boku: tree

bokuto wooden practice sword

boryaku: concepts of battle strategy

boshiken: thumb drive fist

bu: martial arts

budo: a system of "ways" derivative of the martial arts

budoka: one who studies the martial arts

bujin: warrior spirit

bujinkan: divine warrior training hall; Hatsumi took the name Bujinkan (Establishment of the Divine Warrior) for his teacher Toshitsugu Takamatsu whom he felt embodied this principles. He speaks of doing techniques inspired by this bujin. The name was created by Hatsumi and did not have any other name for it. He created the term when he started to form a society for the nourishment and dissemination of his teacher's knowledge and fighting systems.

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