| Contrary to popular belief, the ninja's martial art is | | | | foundation, the same skills and subsystems which |
| not merely a blending of conventional "styles" of | | | | still make up the Ninja's armed and unarmed |
| martial arts. Many people believe that if you mix | | | | combat methods used today! |
| the striking and kicking of karate with the throws | | | | Where the new wave of mixed martial artists are |
| and joint locks of judo and jujitsu, and then throw | | | | doing just that - mixing skills and techniques from |
| in a sword and some throwing stars - and presto! | | | | different martial arts to make up for perceived |
| You have a Ninja warrior. In truth, nothing could | | | | lacks in any given system - the ninja's combat |
| be further from reality. | | | | arts are a unified system of common principles |
| In fact, many of the modern, conventional martial | | | | and concepts that naturally fit together and |
| arts that we know of today, have at their | | | | operate as a cohesive whole. |