Is Ninjitsu considered one of the deadliest arts because it teaches you to take out an opponent in one strike?

Question

Like off of the T.V. show "Fight Science". There is the hammer fist and the pressure point attacks along with the supreme balance that a ninja has. It seems that no other style could compete with it. And if that's true, then why doesn't everybody just take Ninjitsu? What do you think?

In a stand up fight what other martial arts can stand up to Ninjitsu?

Answer 1

You have somewhat of the right idea, but isn't about being the "Deadliest."
Taijitsu/Bujinkan/Ninpo/et cetera :p works well in what you say because that's what they are taught. It has a great emphasis on technique (Not that the other arts don't, but T/B/N is REALLY REALLY strong with technique). It gets to the point that someone skilled in the art only needs technique to win (Once again... Not that the other arts aren't like that, but T/B/N includes things like nerve strikes for example), while the other elements (Speed, power, et cetera...) just add to the pain.
Though whoever said that they rarely ever practice on an actual point was correct. The techniques they do are good, but a lot of them lack the kind of experience to push out a deadly strike, because most of the time they are taught in class setting where they don't actually initiate the move.
I'm sure that the death punch was valid (I did see the show, and they did prove he had to power to do so), but I don't think the other Martial Artist would have trouble pushing out something like a .5-.7 on that scale (Note: The scale said that getting to 1 was death. The T/B/N guy registered a .8, which wouldn't be a guaranteed kill, but would cause serious injury.)
All the arts can be deadly in many ways.. Each and every art has strikes, throws, grapples, and more that can cause harm. You might kick someone in the jaw in one art, but giving them a nice shoulder throw (A Judo technique) is not going to be any less painful in the right hands (Hell... it might be worse if you combine a good slam with the jerking of the arm). :P
It really depends on the person and their experience. A master of a hybrid style that has little to no sparring/fighting experience may not fair well with someone who has experience with fighting/sparring with various people.

And Big Foot: That's incorrect actually. Technique can always make up for lack of weight number one, and number two: weight doesn't determine power. I can kick as hard as two people in my class that weigh 100 pounds more than I do, yet one of them is about the same skill level, and the other one is at a way higher skill level. Anyone can generate power. It depends on the person. Just because someone has added weight (And/or muscle) doesn't automatically mean they can hit harder. Think about Bruce and Jet... :P Chuck Norris is bigger than those two, but he's not a huge guy. Do you think he's weak or something? :P

Answer 2

Yeah, ninjitsu has alot to do with strategy as well as martial ability. A proficient fighter in any style has a chance against a proficient fighter in any other style, so in the end it's not only about the martial art, but the particular martial artist, how much they train, how well rounded they are, etc. And there are several styles that advocate the one-hit kill, like some shaolin kung fu (Buddhist palm, five point palm), Okinawan goju, and other goju ryu, as well as ninjitsu. Ninjitsu is definetly deadly, being that it was an assasin art, and this also had to do with their skills in weapons and tactics. Hope this helped!

Answer 3

The Deadliest Art

Answer 4

The Ninjitsu system of Shidoshi Frank Dux really is the deadliest art around. The style of Frank Dux is called : Koga Yamabushi Ryu Ninjutsu and for 2000 years Koga Yamabushi Ninjitsu goes from father to son, father to son and sensei to student!

Frank Dux fought the Kumite and evolved the Koga Yamabushi Ninjitsu into Dux Ryu Ninjitsu. Sensei Senzo Tanaka was the teacher of Hanshi Frank Dux according through the Tanaka Ryu line of Masuda Japan.

Answer 5

Your facts for the question are based on a TV show?

I saw the show, and although it has interesting info, it was misguided and incomplete. They showed the muay thai knee as the most powerful kick, a KNEE is not a KICK, if that was the case, then an ELBOW would be the most devastating PUNCH (no, an elbow is not a punch, I agree that boxers exceed on that)

As far as comparing the rest, they had martial artists of different weights, it's not fair to compare a huge TKD practitioner who is about 200 lbs, to a 130lb kung fu practitioner to measure strike strength, SIZE MATTERS.

The reason people don't take ninjutsu is because ninjas don't exist anymore, they existed in feudal Japan, for espionage, assassination, surveillance and other tasks that samurai couldn't do due to their samurai code.

The ninjutsu schools you see are exploiting an idea in order to make revenue, training to become a ninja is equivalent to training to be an armored knight, they just don't exist anymore.

I've heard of schools in Japan who actually teach ninjutsu, and you can trace back their lineage, but I doubt they'd take foreigners.

I'd investigate a little more before believing what I see on TV, you have to filter out what it is shown.

I hope this information was useful

good luck!

Answer 6

There is no deadliest or best martial art. They can all be deadly or effective depending on the practitioner. If you're going to train in Ninjutsu, make sure that it's at a Bujinkan dojo. If it's anywhere other than a Bujinkan dojo, it's not real Ninjutsu. We do not use pressure points to paralyze people. We rarely use pressure points and if we do, they're just something "extra" that could be done without. As for what we do, you'll just have to find out for yourself if they allow you to join. Ninjutsu is a very real and can be a very effective martial art in modern day situations.

Answer 7

Apart from boxing arts most arts have "deadly" strikes, in fact its ninjitsu which "borrowed" the techniques from other styles not the other way around, and its not like any of those techniques can be proven in real life, just ask how any Ninjitsu guy how many people they have actually killed lately?

The thing about Ninjitsu is its not just a martial art, its like a history class as well and some people, believe it or not, have grown out of playing dress up

By the way I really disliked that show fight science, They say they are scientist but each one of the fighters on the show is a different weight, naturally the biggest guys will have the most power because they have the most weight, if i got a 100 killo BJJ guy who has never punched in his life and a boxer who weighs 50 killos the BJJ guy will ofcource have more power! how hard would it be to get people of the same WEIGHT for the experiment

Answer 8

Ninjitsu is a joke. Look at the early UFC's and see what happened to the Ninjitsu guys.

Answer 9

You can never tell which art is the "DEADLIEST" or "TOUGHEST" because it all depends on the end result of a fight.

It's not the martial art that should be considered deadly, it's the person's technique, and even then, the only way you are going to tell if the technique is deadly is if it actually killed or maimed a person. Alot of so called "deadly" techniques aren't even proven.

I guess the answer to your question is that there is no answer. It all depends on what happens to the individual person in an actual "fight to kill" situation.

Answer 10

Not deadliest art, DEAD art. Ninjitsu dissapeared more than a century ago.