ninjutsu
Covert warrior arts
Ninjutsu is the traditional Japanese martial art and espionage techniques associated with ninja—covert agents of feudal Japan trained in stealth, sabotage, and unconventional warfare.
The discipline encompasses combat skills, disguise, infiltration, and survival tactics.
In modern usage, ninjutsu refers to martial arts schools claiming descent from these historical practices: He studied ninjutsu for years.
Japanese thrown weapon
- katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
- kunaiJapanese multipurpose blade
- blowgunBreath-propelled dart tube
- tanto"So much" in scores
nunchaku · bo · sai · grappling · striking · throwing · unarmed · weaponry
Japanese covert operative
- shadowLight blocked by object
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
invisibility · sneaking · silent · evasion · ambush · disguise · misdirection · hiding
Japanese covert operative
- kunoichiWoman trained in espionage
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
- daimyoJapanese feudal landowner
shogun · castle · clan · mercenary · Japan · medieval · warfare · peasant
Martial arts school
- senseiJapanese word for teacher
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- masteryComplete skill or control
drill · regimen · meditation · focus · endurance · conditioning · acrobatics · climbing
Covert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
eavesdropping · interception · cipher · codebreaking · decryption · counterintelligence · operative · tradecraft
shuriken
Japanese thrown weapon
- katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
- kunaiJapanese multipurpose blade
- blowgunBreath-propelled dart tube
tanto · nunchaku · bo · sai · grappling · striking · throwing · unarmed · weaponry · sword
shinobi
Japanese covert operative
- shadowLight blocked by object
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- concealmentAct of hiding something
camouflage · invisibility · sneaking · silent · evasion · ambush · disguise · misdirection · hiding · ghosting
shinobi
Japanese covert operative
- kunoichiWoman trained in espionage
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- samuraiFeudal Japanese military caste
daimyo · shogun · castle · clan · mercenary · Japan · medieval · warfare · peasant · rebellion
dojo
Martial arts school
- senseiJapanese word for teacher
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
mastery · drill · regimen · meditation · focus · endurance · conditioning · acrobatics · climbing · swimming
spy
Covert information gatherer
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
sabotage · eavesdropping · interception · cipher · codebreaking · decryption · counterintelligence · operative · tradecraft · information
Naruto
Anime about aspiring shinobi
genin · summoning · cosplay · videogame · film · folklore · legend
- fightingboxing, kickboxing, MMA, judo, karate
- Japanese culturesamurai, kabuki, sumo, origami, tea ceremony
- martial artskarate, taekwondo, judo, kung fu, aikido
- Asian gamesgo, judo, karate, kendo, mahjong
- Ninjashinobi, kunoichi, shuriken, kunai, stealth
- martial arts historyBruce Lee, Shaolin Temple, samurai, kung fu, Ip Man
ninjutsubushido
Samurai honor system
kenjutsu · iaido · kendo · budo · samurai warfare
ninjutsufrontal assault
Attack from the front
conventional warfare · pitched battle · siege warfare · dueling · jousting