from what I learned ninjas didn't actually wear black, instead they wore dark blue. Black clothing would cause a silhouette in the dark of night whereas dark blue allowed them to blend in with shadows. The perception of them wearing pitch black clothing actually derives from plays where ninjas would be dressed in all black and jump out in a scene of assassination unexpectedly and shock the crowd.
there is no evidens of any specific "ninja sword" with straight blade! they simply used a wakizashi with the usual curved blade. a curved blade is very practical when carried on the back because it's much easier to draw than a straight one plus the curve makes it cut better.
@Isakkrogh Double wrong mate. The Sword had to be straight, because a Wakizashi can't fit in a Katana Sheath. If they used any type of short sword, it had to have a straight blade to fit into a longer sheath. Also, the Sheath was worn on the side of the midriff in reverse. They used their off-hand to shift the handle over the shoulder and with their strong-hand they draw the sword over the top of the opponents head.
@Isakkrogh You should try to draw a katana from your back and see how well that works out. A standard katana is 41 inches overall and is a two handed weapon.
@Lily24711 even a straight sword is pretty effective to drawing from a height and on the same side as ur weapon hand (right side right hand ) but the curve make even slightly draws impossible
@Isakkrogh carrying a sword on the back is as much myth as the ninjato it may have been done only when climbing most of the time they probably didnt carry many weapons at all on gather more information dressed as a begger listening to retarted overly talkative soldeirs thant sneaking into fortresses
@Isakkrogh I've heard a few theories about the straight ninja sword. One is that it was simply a straight bush knife, but probably would have been way shorter than a sword. The other is that is wasn't a sword at all, but merely a short staff with a square guard somewhere in the middle, to be used as a makeshift step ladder
@Isakkrogh how could they have a wakazashi with a curve blade, thats the only design they come in. Ether the wakazashi or another theory is theyd take the grip of a katana and put it on a wakazashi
@ickyguy001 I don't see where the translation comes in, the word Ninja is allegedly Japanese. And the ord Shinobi means Shadow warrior is English so it is better suited. I am glad that you did not troll though.
this is stupid. the Nin (忍） has nothing to do with heart n blood. it mean endurance. the radicals comprising it are 刃 (knife edge or blade) and 心 (heart). Hence meaning having to endure a knife edge sitting on the heart.
japan has the coolest culture, all the eurpeans had were pussy hair cuts and lined up with guns to die in the civil war. but japanese worriors went hand to hand!! shhweet
7:15 thats wrong. the Scabbard is NOT the Sageo. the Scabbard is called Saya. the Sageo is that cord the white arrow is pointing to mentioned in 7:42.
@1169Timothy There are lots of things that are funny about the comments in this thread. If nothing else the funniest part is that 'ninja' (or shinobi, or whatever) were more like james bond than black-clad assassins. You're as likely to find them dressed as gardeners and carpenters as you were to be dressed in black jumpsuits leaping from building to building (both is true)
@kaindrg Depends who you talk to but yes. There were such legendary Shinobi like Hattori Hanzo,Who was a Dymio of the Hatori clan and had influence in the court of the Ashikaga Shogun. But yet, every show I have watch so far has yet to acknowledge this truth, instead they claim that ninja were peasants. Such a statement is as stupid as saying that a knight can't get up if knocked over.
@shaider1982 I suppose. All I know is that during the Sengoku Jidai period in anchient Japan "Ninja" were not called ninja they were called Shinobi which means shadow warrior, or something along those lines.
Actually, "Ninjas" as what we think of them DIDNT exist. They were Assassains, just like everywhere else in the world, they just happen to be from Japan, so Hollywood glorified them.
I doubt a real ninja would go around wearing black it would make much more sense if they went around wearing normal clothing with hidden blades to kill with...
@Shazzashazbot no ninjutsu means patience and perseverance. of this im completely sure. i trained in the art and the teacher stressed that was the actual meaning.
If they truly are a legend you wouldn't know all these weapons and how they fight. I think he got them wrong, Ninja were merely for intelligence collecting purpose rallied by royal armies of Japan, and they don't really fight a lot.
i think Ninjas did more spying than assassinations. A japanese castle of highly trained samurai seems rather hard to send one - three men in to kill one man...
Pretty funny, but man I'm sick of the whole ninja-black-pyjamas-thing...if you're going to assassinate someone and wear that, you might as well wear a huge neon sign that says "I'm a ninja!"
Ninja wear whatever they've got. These are poor people of low social class, they obviously don't have a standardized outfit, on operation they would wear whatever is appropriate, for example dark cloth at night.
This is so wroooooong - I just shiver!! So many errors I don't even know where to begin. And I have studie Bujinkan, "ninjutsu" and related history for almost 20 years. It is not hard to at least get the basic facts straight! For example all historical "ninjas" (the word wasn't used) that we know of were of samurai class (ex Hatori Hanzo) and most of the missions we know about was guerilla warfare and infiltration fortifications, put them on fire and open the gates to the army outside.
A sageo (下緒 or 下げ緒?) is a hanging cord made of silk, cotton or leather that is passed through the hole in the kurigata (栗形) of a Japanese sword's saya.
Saya (鞘) is the Japanese term for a scabbard
- quoted from wikipedia
There is no historical record of straight swords being widely used and the black pyjamas comes from how ninjas were represented in kabuki theater, there would be no reason for someone working in secret to have a standardized uniform.
@Jaahaah In field operations they would have worn whatever was necessary, however they may have worn black during raids and attacks, incidentally they did wear armor underneath their clothes, in one of Stephen K Hayes books he shows an example of ninja armor.
he said for most operation not"everyday" they most likely only wore those when they were purforming a operation but when they were not doing a operation they would of probably worn normal clothing to avoid suspition
he said for most operation not"everyday" they most likely only wore those when they were purforming a operation but when they were not doing a operation they would of probably worn normal clothing to aviod suspition
The idea of ninjas wearing nothing but black comes from stage performace. As most of you know when watching a stage performace if items need to be moved around men in black will come on and move the stuff around. This meant the audiance generally ignored them and some bright spark thought it would be a good idea to have for a performace the ninjas to come on like this thus having the audiance ignore them. Generally the real ninja would of dressed like the peasant class as they would be ignored
@Nesembria Samurai were not shinobi... Period. As far as I know there were no specialised arts the way we know them; it was all catagorized under bushido. And before that under Taijutsu. Judo, Juijutsu, and Karate are all Taijutsu. Ninjutsu is a mixture of all of those arts that is focused on escape, evation, and defensive techniques. I'm not sure when the Bujinkan came into the picture. The uniforms were actually rarely black. Shinobi would frequently wear blues and reds to blend in.
@Arkanai They were not samurai. This has been family business and they were organised in clans and families, like the mafia (of course not every nija was a relative to the head of the clan). and they were hired for black business by the noblemen who were too honourable for getting their hands dirty.
@derpatrizier The Ikko Ikki were monks, not peasants.
While some Ninja were organized families, ninja just means fighting dirty and special operations. Peasants, samurai, monks could all be ninja as long as they used the same tactics.
@Tareltonlives Samurai were NOT ninjas Samurai never used Ninja tactics. If Samurai wanted that kind of work done for them they will hire Ninja to do it for them. Ninja would unlikely have disguised themselves as samurai unless they wanted to impersonate a particular Samurai.
@HouseofAtreus01 I wouldnt say that. there were good samurai and bad samurai. Samurai were Japan's version of Medieval European Knights. Some Samurai did abuse their power and privilage but others used them well, just like in schools, there are good headmasters and bad headmasters.
@HouseofAtreus01 nope, that's an urban myth. ninjas were actually members of the samurai class who simply specialized in espionage and unconventional warfare. they were as much samurai as other samurai.
@HouseofAtreus01 no the knowing know and say thta only the samurai were ninja, the abused peasants (that were tired of it) you spoke of, were the Ikko Ikki
@HouseofAtreus01 no they werent, ninjas WERE samurai, if you look at actual records it was samurai who talked about their techniques peasants were not your average ninjas
Hey!!! That guy actually does know Taijutsu. I was put off by that spin kick he did >_<. Ninja only have one kick and its to break the legs and take out the knees.
@fallendmr Tatami do. Its light Samurai armor. Ninja disguised themselves as Samurai in battles.
When the need spies, they never wore it because of the weight of the armor will get in the way of the Ninjas movements and will give him away when he tries to be disguised as something else.
Also, ninjas NEVER wore black. That is a misconception that arose out of Japanese theatre. Ninjas were mostly spies - wearing all black would make them stand out like a sore thumb. Ninjas in reality wore regular peasants clothing in order to blend in with the populace. At night, they wore grey or blue, because black caused a silhouette.
Also, ninjas NEVER wore black. That is a misconception that arose out of Japanese theatre. Ninjas were mostly spies - wearing all black would make them stand out like a sore thumb. Ninjas in reality wore regular peasants clothing in order to blend in with the populace. At night, they wore grey or blue, because black caused a silhouette.
why does none of them use the butt end of the katana to jab the opponent? (thats what is done in the revived western sword schools). ...................the katana has that very long hilt. great for breaking ribs and eye gouging.
@acerb45666555 afaik the katanas tang does not extend all the way through the hilt. if you hit someone with it, it might hurt them but would be pretty bad for the katana also. the western swords had pommels built with this in mind.
plus i'm guessing that style mattered, simply bashing someone was probably not Bushido.
Whether black suits nor straight Ninjato with square tsuba or fighting techniques shown by the famous "Choson Ninja" CAN BE PROVEN HISTORICALLY! It's all modern hype brought in by Eastern cinema and Hollywood movies!
Peter Woodward is just a stage combat instructor. He is not a historian or asia expert. I'll forgive him. ;)))
"What is a ninja"? CORRECT! The third guys wins common sense because a ninja is a motorcycle. A "ninja" is a "shinobi".
539forgotten 4 days ago
i think it really doen't matter reather the sword was curved or strait. the point being that we all know Shinobi were highly skilled with a blade.
dthelonelyone 1 week ago
Am I the only person who raised an eyebrow when he said they may still exist.
Domo230 1 week ago
The ninja (Shinobi) wernt the "anti samurai" pop culture claims. There is no clear cut distinction between the Samurai and Shinobi
raysetiger285 1 week ago
ahh ninja's where assasin's most of them would infiltrate like a soldier or peasant and kill the general or another important person.
brammatie2 2 weeks ago
ninjaken...straight shirt sword?
chinese wooden jian on the wall?
korean flag on the wall?
the sheath of the sword...sageo instead of saya?
jep...typical hollywood documentary
hakkuhbijler 2 weeks ago
@hakkuhbijler Why does background have to be "japaneseish" in order to talk about ninja?
u are being to picky
HeliumFrog 2 weeks ago
I found this entertaining until he brought out that straight bullshit sword.
shinobitech13 3 weeks ago
I am sorry but this is all wrong.
smirkdancer 1 month ago
3:39 Pause.Nice face.
makakamakaki 1 month ago
sageo is the chord on the saya and saya is the scabard nooooob!!!!!!!!!
alimpije33 1 month ago
from what I learned ninjas didn't actually wear black, instead they wore dark blue. Black clothing would cause a silhouette in the dark of night whereas dark blue allowed them to blend in with shadows. The perception of them wearing pitch black clothing actually derives from plays where ninjas would be dressed in all black and jump out in a scene of assassination unexpectedly and shock the crowd.
MrJibbarousseau 1 month ago
Ninja is a kind of assassin.
cbcb98765 1 month ago
the ninjas convinced me they don't exist
73hd99w 1 month ago
When i hear the word "Ninja" I instantly think of Naruto
123armyoftwo 1 month ago
@123armyoftwo When I think of fighting, I think of Dragonball Z.
RelVleDy 1 month ago
@RelVleDy by the time theyve finished powering up in DBZ the fights in Darker Than Black are already over
raysetiger285 1 week ago
The sheath is called saya - sageo is just the coil of it.
GermanSwordMaster 2 months ago
AWESOME
wildmandazza 2 months ago
wow who hasnt heard of a ninja?!
penguineatswalrus 2 months ago
OMG its technomage from babylon 5 :D
1DarkMasK1 3 months ago
....is he seriously saying Ninja didn't use Katana or tachi?
Tareltonlives 4 months ago
there is no evidens of any specific "ninja sword" with straight blade! they simply used a wakizashi with the usual curved blade. a curved blade is very practical when carried on the back because it's much easier to draw than a straight one plus the curve makes it cut better.
Isakkrogh 4 months ago 9
@Isakkrogh also the scabbard is called the saya.. lol, the chord is the sageo.. this show is weaksauce lol
tehlolercaust 4 months ago 2
@Isakkrogh Exactly.. A Ninjato would be any sword a ninja had-usually a wakizashi in a katana's saya for a quick draw.
Tareltonlives 4 months ago
@Isakkrogh Double wrong mate. The Sword had to be straight, because a Wakizashi can't fit in a Katana Sheath. If they used any type of short sword, it had to have a straight blade to fit into a longer sheath. Also, the Sheath was worn on the side of the midriff in reverse. They used their off-hand to shift the handle over the shoulder and with their strong-hand they draw the sword over the top of the opponents head.
MrDeanbeans 3 months ago
@Isakkrogh You should try to draw a katana from your back and see how well that works out. A standard katana is 41 inches overall and is a two handed weapon.
Lily24711 3 months ago
@Lily24711 even a straight sword is pretty effective to drawing from a height and on the same side as ur weapon hand (right side right hand ) but the curve make even slightly draws impossible
kaindrg 2 months ago
@Isakkrogh carrying a sword on the back is as much myth as the ninjato it may have been done only when climbing most of the time they probably didnt carry many weapons at all on gather more information dressed as a begger listening to retarted overly talkative soldeirs thant sneaking into fortresses
kaindrg 2 months ago
@Isakkrogh I've heard a few theories about the straight ninja sword. One is that it was simply a straight bush knife, but probably would have been way shorter than a sword. The other is that is wasn't a sword at all, but merely a short staff with a square guard somewhere in the middle, to be used as a makeshift step ladder
tcgthevidiots 1 week ago
@Isakkrogh how could they have a wakazashi with a curve blade, thats the only design they come in. Ether the wakazashi or another theory is theyd take the grip of a katana and put it on a wakazashi
raysetiger285 1 week ago
@Isakkrogh i've heard that too. most likely they used what was ever at hand and because of their occupation their swords had to be moded.
dthelonelyone 1 week ago
haha when they are figthing ninjutsu at first the trainer dont even touches hes leg, hes landing on his back on purpouse ^^
13Jimbo37 4 months ago
Men of Iga Men of Koga. Not Ninja.
ben1122us 4 months ago
Since when is the "sageo" the scabbard! Is not called a "saya"? And the cord called the "sageo"? Crap TV if you ask me.
sachifre 5 months ago
If there is a single naruto fan here, I'll kill him
DragonoftheEastblu 5 months ago
nice to know that wikepedia is the main source of info for documentaries like this!
61385 6 months ago
@ickyguy001 I don't see where the translation comes in, the word Ninja is allegedly Japanese. And the ord Shinobi means Shadow warrior is English so it is better suited. I am glad that you did not troll though.
1169Timothy 6 months ago
@ickyguy001 Black doesn't actually make sense because there is no natural black without the total absence of light, so they didn't use it.
beardiebuddy 6 months ago
7:33,"there's no such thing as surprise if you are a ninja". absolutely wrong. Surprise is what Ninja is all about :D
iamnobodyism 6 months ago
@iamnobodyism i think he meant theres no such thing as being suprised to a ninja only to his enemies
jedi2241 6 months ago
I hate vids like this. Who allowed this man to be filmed and with so many errors as well???
DewMasta1 6 months ago
this is stupid. the Nin (忍） has nothing to do with heart n blood. it mean endurance. the radicals comprising it are 刃 (knife edge or blade) and 心 (heart). Hence meaning having to endure a knife edge sitting on the heart.
iamnobodyism 7 months ago
This thing has somany errors in terms of names
pinoyhellahoy 7 months ago
ummm.... Ninjustsu... = Nin(stealth) + Jutsu(Art)
Taijutsu would be more of the fighting art.
pinoyhellahoy 7 months ago
@pinoyhellahoy actually Nin is actually nothing to do with stealth. it means endurance.
iamnobodyism 7 months ago
@iamnobodyism the character 忍 is shared in both words I can see where you are coming from.
pinoyhellahoy 6 months ago
the sageo??? the sageo is the wrapping cord for the scabbard NOT the scabbard itself... who is the historical adviser for these shows... Really...
GhostXDog 7 months ago
Special forces?
In theory, yes.
- Get impossible missions done at all cost.
Sounds pretty much like commandos to me.
Suomipanzerdiv13 7 months ago
@kingtwilliam
No, they walked around with straw hats and long robes. :D
ninjasker 7 months ago
japan has the coolest culture, all the eurpeans had were pussy hair cuts and lined up with guns to die in the civil war. but japanese worriors went hand to hand!! shhweet
gashanka 7 months ago
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7:15 thats wrong. the Scabbard is NOT the Sageo. the Scabbard is called Saya. the Sageo is that cord the white arrow is pointing to mentioned in 7:42.
iamnobodyism 7 months ago
You know what is the best part of all these comments, Ninja were not actually called Ninja in ancient Japan, they were called Shinobi.
1169Timothy 8 months ago 24
@1169Timothy There are lots of things that are funny about the comments in this thread. If nothing else the funniest part is that 'ninja' (or shinobi, or whatever) were more like james bond than black-clad assassins. You're as likely to find them dressed as gardeners and carpenters as you were to be dressed in black jumpsuits leaping from building to building (both is true)
Neopopulas 5 months ago
@Neopopulas Well how can we tell??? I mean if we can see him... then he is definitely not a ninja.
1169Timothy 5 months ago
@Neopopulas unless, of course, they were disguised as theatre stage hands... which is what the black outfit is.
Razorwind01 5 months ago
@Neopopulas Reminds me of some action movies with ninjas wearing headbands saying "NINJA"
Tareltonlives 4 months ago
@1169Timothy "Ninja" is a hollywood term. But what could actually first be called a ninja originated in Syria.
SpadaccinoLuciano 5 months ago
@SpadaccinoLuciano You are talking about the Hashashin arnt you.
1169Timothy 5 months ago
@1169Timothy Very good, yes I am.
SpadaccinoLuciano 5 months ago
@SpadaccinoLuciano I thank you, I am not fool where it comes to ancient warfare.
1169Timothy 5 months ago
@1169Timothy I can see that. It's good to know what to know.
SpadaccinoLuciano 5 months ago
@1169Timothy exactally but now we call them ninjas because sega made a game series called shinobi but yea they are caed shinobi
armymenproductions2 4 months ago
@armymenproductions2 what do you mean?
1169Timothy 4 months ago
@1169Timothy and the best part is theri day time jobs was to be pro samurai.
kaindrg 2 months ago
@1169Timothy and nobels
kaindrg 2 months ago
@kaindrg Depends who you talk to but yes. There were such legendary Shinobi like Hattori Hanzo,Who was a Dymio of the Hatori clan and had influence in the court of the Ashikaga Shogun. But yet, every show I have watch so far has yet to acknowledge this truth, instead they claim that ninja were peasants. Such a statement is as stupid as saying that a knight can't get up if knocked over.
1169Timothy 2 months ago
@1169Timothy So a certain computer game got it right.
shaider1982 2 months ago
@shaider1982 I suppose. All I know is that during the Sengoku Jidai period in anchient Japan "Ninja" were not called ninja they were called Shinobi which means shadow warrior, or something along those lines.
1169Timothy 2 months ago
@1169Timothy true that.
dthelonelyone 1 week ago
ninja were a class of samurai
AxisTheHunter 8 months ago
Is it actually possible to get any empical evidence about what and who 'ninja' were? History is messy enough without added concealment
Piatasify 8 months ago
"The ninja did exist, and maybe they still do". HAHAHAHAHA. Yeah... I saw that Chuck Norris movie too!
BigBadassR 8 months ago
Actually, "Ninjas" as what we think of them DIDNT exist. They were Assassains, just like everywhere else in the world, they just happen to be from Japan, so Hollywood glorified them.
SpadaccinoLuciano 8 months ago 2
7:25 is epic LOL
kx06 8 months ago
scabard is called saia,the sageo was a "safety cord" attached to the saia
TheShogun94 8 months ago
I doubt a real ninja would go around wearing black it would make much more sense if they went around wearing normal clothing with hidden blades to kill with...
kingtwilliam 8 months ago
Katana or any similar weapon, is no match for the sabre
TheKravojed 8 months ago
@TheKravojed depends who uses it
iamnobodyism 7 months ago
i regret watching thegn thrand before watching this. i can't get over the historical inaccuracies and the shotty weapons.
zdkezios 9 months ago
ninjas are still in action have you seen kill bill
atc1con 9 months ago 2
you would not be in a black suite in the day every one will see you
atc1con 9 months ago
this looks fake
navajo2911 9 months ago
Ninja clans were a priviliged class other than peasants ninja not equals angry peasants
FreeeeS 10 months ago
i thought that japanese scabards were callled saya. or was that jsut for katana?
and ninjutsu means the art of stealth
and the draw that is used i iajutsu isnt like that. they would turn the scabardso tthe blade faced down and the n draw out and perform an uppercut
Shazzashazbot 10 months ago
@Shazzashazbot no ninjutsu means patience and perseverance. of this im completely sure. i trained in the art and the teacher stressed that was the actual meaning.
Kylestruth7 10 months ago
@Kylestruth7 oh really? what ive heard i that it meant stealth, but ur the expert i guess :L
Shazzashazbot 10 months ago
3:19 Mark? i thought it was colin farrell
simondeep 10 months ago
If they truly are a legend you wouldn't know all these weapons and how they fight. I think he got them wrong, Ninja were merely for intelligence collecting purpose rallied by royal armies of Japan, and they don't really fight a lot.
SVAFnemesis 10 months ago
7:15 thats wrong. the Scabbard is NOT the Sageo. the Scabbard is called Saya. the Sageo is that cord the white arrow is pointing to.
iamnobodyism 10 months ago
What are those gloves called?
Jipitpie 11 months ago
they used a martial art called ninjitsu (ninja-Itsu)
Xfrond 11 months ago
@Xfrond no it's NOT ninja-itsu. Ninjas did NOT walk into 21st Century New York Sushi bars. its just called Ninjutsu (nin-jutsu)
iamnobodyism 10 months ago
i think Ninjas did more spying than assassinations. A japanese castle of highly trained samurai seems rather hard to send one - three men in to kill one man...
Thornwiegraf 11 months ago
The ninjas used katana , wakizashi and tachi, actually. Just not very high quality ones.
And did I see nunchaku on the table?!
Tareltonlives 11 months ago
@TheStrawberryLolicon Armor wasn't always worn, especially when the ninja were posing as a monk or a farmer.
Tareltonlives 11 months ago
Wow what a load of rubbish!!!xD I think Naruto is a bit more accurate then this show!!
mellowdeath666 11 months ago
Ninjas are like secret agents nowadays in terms of training, equipments, and means of existence.
quanarius 11 months ago
Pretty funny, but man I'm sick of the whole ninja-black-pyjamas-thing...if you're going to assassinate someone and wear that, you might as well wear a huge neon sign that says "I'm a ninja!"
Bjerhof 11 months ago 2
@Jaahaah i think the edge is facing the neck not the hand maybe.
AnthonyReigns 1 year ago
@grishtak
diemon dave would see right through this guy....
Sturmmann 1 year ago
as ninja diemon dave says "dont go ninjin on nobody that doesnt needs ninjin'
Sturmmann 1 year ago
2:24 nice corpsepaint
blackstonewielder19 1 year ago
Ninja wear whatever they've got. These are poor people of low social class, they obviously don't have a standardized outfit, on operation they would wear whatever is appropriate, for example dark cloth at night.
RealmEternal 1 year ago
Ninja didn't actually wear black, it was dark blue or green and sometimes crimson.
beardiebuddy 1 year ago 17
@beardiebuddy please get you facts straight. Most of the time the wore the same cloths as any other Japanese people.
sirseigan 8 months ago
This is so wroooooong - I just shiver!! So many errors I don't even know where to begin. And I have studie Bujinkan, "ninjutsu" and related history for almost 20 years. It is not hard to at least get the basic facts straight! For example all historical "ninjas" (the word wasn't used) that we know of were of samurai class (ex Hatori Hanzo) and most of the missions we know about was guerilla warfare and infiltration fortifications, put them on fire and open the gates to the army outside.
sirseigan 8 months ago 2
@beardiebuddy thought dark grey could be an option too. I wonder what a ninja would wear to hide in a carnaval
Piatasify 8 months ago
@beardiebuddy how do u know dide u live in 500BC???????
sweAndreasFilm 7 months ago
@beardiebuddy dont forget, dark brown
makealotofcake 7 months ago
@beardiebuddy any colour that worked
ARMEXEEOS 6 months ago
@beardiebuddy
817riverparkmusic 4 months ago
A sageo (下緒 or 下げ緒?) is a hanging cord made of silk, cotton or leather that is passed through the hole in the kurigata (栗形) of a Japanese sword's saya.
Saya (鞘) is the Japanese term for a scabbard
- quoted from wikipedia
There is no historical record of straight swords being widely used and the black pyjamas comes from how ninjas were represented in kabuki theater, there would be no reason for someone working in secret to have a standardized uniform.
loverboll 1 year ago 2
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loverboll 1 year ago
I like how the guest performers in this series are always looking pissed off or annoyed.
unangemessen 1 year ago 2
@Jaahaah In field operations they would have worn whatever was necessary, however they may have worn black during raids and attacks, incidentally they did wear armor underneath their clothes, in one of Stephen K Hayes books he shows an example of ninja armor.
schizoidboy 1 year ago
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he said for most operation not"everyday" they most likely only wore those when they were purforming a operation but when they were not doing a operation they would of probably worn normal clothing to avoid suspition
2ndsquad2 1 year ago
he said for most operation not"everyday" they most likely only wore those when they were purforming a operation but when they were not doing a operation they would of probably worn normal clothing to aviod suspition
2ndsquad2 1 year ago
The idea of ninjas wearing nothing but black comes from stage performace. As most of you know when watching a stage performace if items need to be moved around men in black will come on and move the stuff around. This meant the audiance generally ignored them and some bright spark thought it would be a good idea to have for a performace the ninjas to come on like this thus having the audiance ignore them. Generally the real ninja would of dressed like the peasant class as they would be ignored
Boldie7698 1 year ago 2
@Jaahaah true, true
ninja909 1 year ago
@Jaahaah actualy if you look into it more there was a period where ninjas did wear black masks to sometimes cover their identity.
ninja909 1 year ago
@TheStrawberryLolicon also he never said absolutely no armor, he said the black suit would fit most missions.
kingofepic 1 year ago
@TheStrawberryLolicon Really? Were you a ninja? Most of their history was hear say and rumors.
kingofepic 1 year ago
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HouseofAtreus01 1 year ago 39
@HouseofAtreus01
fuckIing A RIGHT
NewZealfighter 1 year ago
@HouseofAtreus01
Also Samurai were Ninjas
It´s not so easy to define a ninja
This show is a hoax though
There was no martial art in Japan any time BC
Also the modern Day "Nijutsu" is just a variant of Jiujutsu.
under the chairmanship of the bujinkan.
....Funny for a assasin to wear clothing and using waepons that would clearly identify you as an assasin. So screw the black masks and "ninja" swords
Nesembria 1 year ago
@Nesembria Samurai were not shinobi... Period. As far as I know there were no specialised arts the way we know them; it was all catagorized under bushido. And before that under Taijutsu. Judo, Juijutsu, and Karate are all Taijutsu. Ninjutsu is a mixture of all of those arts that is focused on escape, evation, and defensive techniques. I'm not sure when the Bujinkan came into the picture. The uniforms were actually rarely black. Shinobi would frequently wear blues and reds to blend in.
Tinorr28 1 year ago
@HouseofAtreus01
or mercenaries who dressed up as peasents to fool the arrogant samurai, who drew from peasant farming tools.
Deathrune456 1 year ago
@HouseofAtreus01
Really? Hattori Hanzo was both a Ninja and Samurai...
PhilipineMan 11 months ago
@HouseofAtreus01
This is in fact not true. Most ninjas were actually samurai trained in ninjutsu. The legend of the peasant freedom fighter is indeed that. A legend.
Arkanai 11 months ago
@Arkanai They were not samurai. This has been family business and they were organised in clans and families, like the mafia (of course not every nija was a relative to the head of the clan). and they were hired for black business by the noblemen who were too honourable for getting their hands dirty.
the pheasant fought in the ikko ikki
derpatrizier 11 months ago
@derpatrizier The Ikko Ikki were monks, not peasants.
While some Ninja were organized families, ninja just means fighting dirty and special operations. Peasants, samurai, monks could all be ninja as long as they used the same tactics.
Tareltonlives 11 months ago
@Tareltonlives Samurai were NOT ninjas Samurai never used Ninja tactics. If Samurai wanted that kind of work done for them they will hire Ninja to do it for them. Ninja would unlikely have disguised themselves as samurai unless they wanted to impersonate a particular Samurai.
iamnobodyism 10 months ago
@HouseofAtreus01 And some ninjas who were actually Samurai that lived a double life in order to fight dirty.
Tareltonlives 11 months ago
@HouseofAtreus01 I wouldnt say that. there were good samurai and bad samurai. Samurai were Japan's version of Medieval European Knights. Some Samurai did abuse their power and privilage but others used them well, just like in schools, there are good headmasters and bad headmasters.
iamnobodyism 10 months ago
@HouseofAtreus01 nope, that's an urban myth. ninjas were actually members of the samurai class who simply specialized in espionage and unconventional warfare. they were as much samurai as other samurai.
sofullofpiss 10 months ago
@HouseofAtreus01 no the knowing know and say thta only the samurai were ninja, the abused peasants (that were tired of it) you spoke of, were the Ikko Ikki
FreeeeS 10 months ago
@HouseofAtreus01 no they werent, ninjas WERE samurai, if you look at actual records it was samurai who talked about their techniques peasants were not your average ninjas
TheShortestBAMF 9 months ago
Hey!!! That guy actually does know Taijutsu. I was put off by that spin kick he did >_<. Ninja only have one kick and its to break the legs and take out the knees.
hazza3 1 year ago
@TheStrawberryLolicon "when in battle"
bluezam 1 year ago
@TheStrawberryLolicon what armor did they wear then?
fallendmr 1 year ago
@fallendmr Tatami do. Its light Samurai armor. Ninja disguised themselves as Samurai in battles.
When the need spies, they never wore it because of the weight of the armor will get in the way of the Ninjas movements and will give him away when he tries to be disguised as something else.
hazza3 1 year ago
@TheStrawberryLolicon
what armor did they wear then?
KarinMikazuki 1 year ago
Kramer: I dominate the dojo!
Joe: There's no fear in this dojo!
At least there is sound, it's just really quiet, once the volume is turned up, it's fine.
mammothhunterd 1 year ago
Multi-purpose...Ninja's were the Swiss avant a lettre!
johnnyjolijt 1 year ago
ninja is a motorcycle :D lol
pyrosimple 1 year ago 50
@pyrosimple never herd of green ninja? :)
BurgerBuller 11 months ago
@pyrosimple so is a katana
malevolenceXXXensues 9 months ago
i think the proper terminology is ninjee
watch?v=LWSN-UIpuUQ
Sturmmann 1 year ago
@Knifemaster464
No really. Rogue samurai were ronin, not ninjas.
Also, ninjas NEVER wore black. That is a misconception that arose out of Japanese theatre. Ninjas were mostly spies - wearing all black would make them stand out like a sore thumb. Ninjas in reality wore regular peasants clothing in order to blend in with the populace. At night, they wore grey or blue, because black caused a silhouette.
Intranetusa 1 year ago
@Knifemaster464
No really. Rogue samurai were ronin, not ninjas.
Also, ninjas NEVER wore black. That is a misconception that arose out of Japanese theatre. Ninjas were mostly spies - wearing all black would make them stand out like a sore thumb. Ninjas in reality wore regular peasants clothing in order to blend in with the populace. At night, they wore grey or blue, because black caused a silhouette.
Intranetusa 1 year ago
isnt sageo the name of that funny little cord used to attach the saya (scabbard) the waist?
mixcow 1 year ago
what is a ninja ?
ZarakiKenpachi32 1 year ago
@ZarakiKenpachi32 they were farmers that formed a group to fend of samurai
orgamma 1 year ago
why does none of them use the butt end of the katana to jab the opponent? (thats what is done in the revived western sword schools). ...................the katana has that very long hilt. great for breaking ribs and eye gouging.
acerb45666555 1 year ago
@acerb45666555 afaik the katanas tang does not extend all the way through the hilt. if you hit someone with it, it might hurt them but would be pretty bad for the katana also. the western swords had pommels built with this in mind.
plus i'm guessing that style mattered, simply bashing someone was probably not Bushido.
stupidnamenoonecares 1 year ago
@acerb45666555 well western methods today are adapted by wider minds
Kelvarra 1 year ago
lol ninjas my arse.
leeham991 1 year ago
ninja is bad ass.
sh3n3ng 1 year ago
Whether black suits nor straight Ninjato with square tsuba or fighting techniques shown by the famous "Choson Ninja" CAN BE PROVEN HISTORICALLY! It's all modern hype brought in by Eastern cinema and Hollywood movies!
Peter Woodward is just a stage combat instructor. He is not a historian or asia expert. I'll forgive him. ;)))
Protherium 1 year ago 2
What kind of research did they do for this? Ninja Ken? wtf?
Next thing you know they get Choson as an "expert"
gargamel6699 1 year ago
ok they got this all wrong
cvbpo 1 year ago
ninja WERE actually samurai
Amarksyhk 1 year ago
@Amarksyhk yup remember, samurai = class ninja = job.
elgostine 1 year ago