was there really any ninjas centuries/years ago?

Answer 1

Yes, Ninja (忍者) were agents of espionage, sabotage, and assassination in feudal Japan (from Kamakura period, starting in 1185, to Edo period, which ended in 1867), who served feudal rulers (daimyo or shogun).

Ninja is Sino-Japanese compound word derived from the two kanji (Japanese characters of Chinese origin) used to write shinobi-no-mono (忍の者), one of the native Japanese words for people who practice ninjutsu (sometimes transliterated as ninjitsu).

The underlying connotation of shinobi (忍, pronounced nin in Sino-Japanese compounds) is "to do quietly" or "to do so as not to be perceived by others" and—by extension—"to forebear," hence its association with stealth and invisibility. Mono (者, likewise pronounced sha or ja) means "person." The nin of ninjutsu is the same as that in ninja, whereas jutsu (術) means skill or art, so ninjutsu means "the skill of going unperceived" or "the art of stealth"; hence, ninja and shinobi-no-mono (as well as shinobi) may be translated as "one skilled in the art of stealth." Similarly, the pre-war word ninjutsu-zukai means "one who uses the art of remaining unperceived."

Answer 2

YES! THEY DID!

hope this helps ill explain.

Ninja were professional spies during the age of the samurai. Their origins go back to the twelfth century, when the samurai class began to gain power. When the scale of fighting increased in the fourteenth century, it became necessary to conduct espionage activities against enemy forces, and ninja became even more active.

Ninja were called upon by their feudal lords to gather information, plunder the enemy's food and weapon supplies, and lead the way in nighttime attacks. They received specialized training and were given special duties. Ninja remained active until the beginning of the Edo period (1603-1868), when social order was restored by the government in Edo (now Tokyo).

Answer 3

Naw, there was a great dearth of ninjas during that time period, b.c one super-dope ninja like totally killed all the other ninjas so he could be king ninja.

But then a new class of supa-ninja came out of ninja-school and pwned him with claw weapons, shuriken, garotes, and cool flashbomb type dealies.

Answer 4

definately there was, they were trained assins. To this day the art of ninja styles are still being taught. I always liked history about Ninjas and how they trained and fought. Totaly awesome

Answer 5

Actually I believe the Asians started a lot of military trands thoughout history,
Gunpowder, fireworks, even the merchandise. Ninjas and samuris are pretty ancient, it's the samuris that are a dying breed. But it would make more sense to ask a martial art master.

Answer 6

they originally came from north india, moved through china and settled in japan in the 11th century. they were entertainers and farm workers. it was illegal for non-samurai to train and carry weapons which is why they were disguised as peasants or entertainers. their weapons were concealed for this reason and these disguises gave them their name, nin :those who are concealed. the use of violence was rare and propaganda was their main weapon.

Answer 7

Of course, there are still ninja's.

Answer 8

Ninja is Sino-Japanese compound derived from the two kanji (Japanese characters of Chinese origin) used to write shinobi-no-mono (忍の者), one of the native Japanese words for people who practice ninjutsu (sometimes transliterated as ninjitsu). Ninja and shinobi-no-mono, along with shinobi, another variant, became popular in the post-World War II phonetically with the kanji has been traced as far back as Japan's Asuka period, when Prince Shotoku is alleged to have employed one of his retainers as a ninja.

The underlying connotation of shinobi (忍, pronounced nin in Sino-Japanese compounds) is "to do quietly" or "to do so as not to be perceived by others" and—by extension—"to forebear," hence its association with stealth and invisibility. Mono likewise pronounced sha or ja) means "person." The nin of ninjutsu is the same as that in ninja, whereas jutsu means skill or art, so ninjutsu means "the skill of going unperceived" or "the art of stealth"; hence, ninja and shinobi-no-mono (as well as shinobi) may be translated as "one skilled in the art of stealth." Similarly, the pre-war word ninjutsu-zukai means "one who uses the art of remaining unperceived


The ninja's original use of guerilla tactics against better armed enemy samurai and their eventual use as hired spies does not mean that they were limited to espionage and undercover work, that is simply where their actions most drastically differed from the more accepted tactics of samurai. Their weapons and tactics were partially derived from the need to conceal or defend themselves quickly from Samurai, which can be seen from the similarities between many of their weapons and various sickles and threshing tools used at the time. Ninja as a group first began to be written about in 15th century feudal Japan as martial organizations predominately in the regions of Iga and Koga of central Japan, though the practice of guerilla warfare and undercover espionage operations goes back much further. At this time the conflicts between the clans of daimyo that controlled small regions of land had established guerilla warfare and assassination as a valuable alternative to frontal assault. Since the samurai code Bushido forbade such tactics as dishonorable, a daimyo could not expect his own troops to perform the tasks required, and thus had to buy or broker the assistance of ninja to perform selective strikes, espionage, assassination, and infiltration of enemy strongholds (Turnbull 2003).

There are a few of people and groups of people regarded as having been potential historical ninja from approximately the same time period.

Devon L. Drake, an American recognized as an instructor of ninjutsu by the 34th Grandmaster of Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu, says that the ninja were a "manifestation of a unique set of cultural, economic, religious, and social pressures".

Though typically classified as assassins, many of the ninja were warriors in all senses. In Hayes's book, Mystic Arts of the Ninja, Hattori Hanzo, one of the most legendary ninja, is depicted in armor similar to that of a Samurai. Hayes also says that those who ended up recording the history of the ninja were typically those within positions of power in the military dictatorships, and that students of history should realize that the history of the ninja was kept by observers writing about their activities as seen from the outside

Answer 9

Yes.

Answer 10

i'm a ninja, check this










you see that? thats what i'm sayin man. took 754 years to master that **** you just saw. you can buy a dvd with it all on from me for £19.99. it'd impress your mates. and you might be able to pull. no guarentees though. your a stringy get.