lmao. I've always loved how the kids refer to it as "ninja training", and how in this film when they're talking about quitting they say "karate is cool, and all...."
Ninjas do Ninjitsu. I forget what ninja means, but nin jitsu is the art of nin. Think it means man, or something, but I dunno. But yeah, they don't do "ninja training" unless talking informally, I guess it could qualify, but as far as I know, ninjas don't do karate :-p
Damn, I'm glad this is INTENDED as a kid's film. lol
Kung fu movies are like porn. There's 1 on 1, then 2 on 1, then a group scene...
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whiteballa0024
20 years ago
Ninja (definition provided by dictionary.com)-
n 1: a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu 2: a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
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gohmifune
20 years ago
nin jutstu = (hidden) (techniques)
And ninjas don't necessarily practice ninjutsu, but they don't practice karate, but hey its america, a 12 year old ninja can practice whatever he wants, as they say its a free country.
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20 years ago
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nyc14gauge2
19 years ago
From what I understand, a ninja was an assassin in Medieval Japan. In simple terms, the ninja was the way of the poor too achieve military goals. You don't need a 10,000 samurai army in full battle gear to overthrow a head of state, all you need is one person with the ability and willingness to wait until everyone has gone to bed and then slit a throat or poison a drink. There wasn't any real "ninja training"... the ones who could pull off assassinations survived and the ones who were caught were killed in horrible ways. In keeping with the Japanese culture of honor in battle, the term ninja was often derogatory, as in someone who, as the British would say "just wasn't sporting." Its funny how its mutated in modern culture, we have ninjas everywhere from cartoons to action figures to I think a breakfast cereal or too. In fact, ninja might be arguably the single most well known crossover from Japanese culture, quite ironic for an idea who's central tenet is to remain hidden.
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19 years ago
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Tommo4k
19 years ago
Lol, what?
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I have to return some video tapes
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19 years ago
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AliceNoir
19 years ago
HAHAHAHAHA I don't know who you are aaronrosen, but you are the man! Will you marry me?
It is indeed I, The Great Sorceress, and I return to you once again..
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chunkreloaded
19 years ago
dave dragon GO dave dragon!!! AHHHHHHYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
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MasterOnion
19 years ago
Question: Is it just me, or is the Star Force 5 like the Super Sentai/Power Rangers and their successive kin?
Pardon our Dust.
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MindFever
19 years ago
Ninja is just one name for those skilled in this art... there were plenty of names gives as a metafore ,rather than an "ETIQUETTE" or name.Right?
ROTFLOL!!!! wtf does Karate have anything to do with Ninjutsu? Maybe they ment TaiJutsu - unarmed combat techniques...i really dont get it :) )
And yes... Shinobi or Ninja,trained in NINPO ryu-ha (ryu-ha=school,branch?? ) or trained in NINPO Ryu-ha + other combat techniques/schools ... so,anyone training something other than Ninjutsu and geting a Shinobi Shozuku from ebay,isnt a ninja at all ;) An example is Ashida Kim <-- crapster beyond the limits ;)
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