can someone give me a real good reason, why does ninjitsu is almost like forgotten? are they really that bad?

Answer 1

yes they were. Ninjas were just like a "myth" of robin hood in england. "robin hood" was just a name taken by any bandit at the time looking to strike fear into his victems. There were actually a number of bandits that took the name.

The ninja- is much the same, sure japan had spies and assasins and saoteurs but saying "im a ninja" and having peope fall into the whole myth which spies and assasins let grow, created this "myth" that people on such missions could use to strike fear into thier enemies.

It is, the most likely story that "ninjas" were actually just samurai who specialized in the art of assasinations and spying.

Answer 2

Ninjitsu was not just a fighting method. It was a profession of espionage and assassination. They were the "special ops" of Feudal Japan, if you will. Utilizing stealth, disguise, and deception, they did the dirty work of war.

I'm sure they were good at what they did, because they have such a mythic status.

However, keep in mind our modern day conception of the ninja is based upon the fad/craze of the 1980's. Just like Judo was the big thing in the 50's, Karate and Kung Fu was in the 60's and 70's, and BJJ became the big thing in the 90's. Like most fads, it was cool when it was cool. But now ninjitsu just seems too over-the-top to be real or cool to study, because of the stereotype associated with the image of someone clad in black pajamas and mask sneaking around with a sword and shuriken.

There is a lot of misinformation about it even now.

Answer 3

Ninjitsu is a very secretive art. The ninja lived in train in the mountains of Japan. Their secrets rarely, if ever, left those mountains.
This is why I am skeptical of anyone that claims to study or know ninjitsu.

Answer 4

Basically, if ninjas even existed in the past as what Naruto of the Ninja Turtles makes them out to be, their entire art has been mired down through the centuries by secrecy and refusal by masters to pass on their teachings.

I don't claim to know how ninjas of the past fought but I can say that the "ninjitsu" of today is indeed that bad.

Answer 5

I can give you a very short version ,however if you want the full story you'll have to do the research yourself.
When the samurai were basically stripped of their titles and lands, and started to become farmers ,so did the ninja .
Over the years most of the arts of ninjutsu have fallen into disuse.
Since these arts were tought mainly to clan members (extended families and small communities) and over the centuries some families have died out , or stopped teaching , It has become a very rare style . It is now growing again though . Hopefully the whole art will be passed down to the students .

Answer 6

All of the practicioners of ninjitsu were defeated in the 1873 conflict that has become remembered as the Pirate-Ninja War. While Ninja's were extremely powerful, they failed to fully develop a naval policy. Further, their use of artillery at distance was shoddy at best. While throwing stars and smoke pellets are excellent means of personal defense, nothing sends 200 Ninjas skyward faster than a mortar fired from a Spanish-made marine gun.

Answer 7

Well, I think what you are asking is more about why are Martial Artists who train in Ninjutsu forgotten. If that's the case, the answer is that there are so VERY few places to actually learn real Ninjutsu. There are WAY too many people who have tried to pull themselves off as a Ninja who actually knew nothing. Too many schools who tried to cash in on the Ninja craze who taught something else. Basically, there are too many frauds.
As far as I know (personal experience here, so don't think I know everything) there is only 1 official school of ninjutsu in the entire USA. That is (believe it or not) in Dayton Ohio. Instructor Stephen K. Hayes (author of a great many books, etc etc) is a 10th Degree Grandmaster of Ninjutsu having gotten said instruction from Masaaki Hatsumi, founder of the Bujinkan Dojo in Japan. He or Grandmaster Hatsumi may well have other schools in the US, but as far as I know this is the only one. Therefore, instruction in true Ninjustu is severely limitted.

Answer 8

ninjitsu is always steriotyped and eploited on tv and video games.it would take many many MANY years to learn much less master ninjitsu.i think that since humans in general dont have long attention spans,that nobody becomes instructors because they dont learn it.i have seen sites for ninjitsu schools so it is not a lost art.

Answer 9

They have Ninja shows everyday at the Nikko Edo Village outside Tokyo. Elements of the Ninja are still incorporated in todays fighting, but the style of traditional Ninja is outdated for modern warfare.

Answer 10

im not sure what you are trying to say, i guess that ninjitsu isnt practiced these days cause times have changed and the idea is obsolete.