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Drawing of the archetypical ninja from a series of sketches by Hokusai. Woodblock print on paper. Vol. six, 1817. A ninja (Japanese: 忍者, lit. 'one who is invisible'; [ɲiꜜɲdʑa]) or shinobi (Japanese: 忍び, lit. 'one who sneaks'; ) was an infiltration agent, mercenary, or guerrilla warfare and later bodyguard expert in feudal Japan.
Jiraiya battles a snake with the help of a toad; woodblock print on paper by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1843. Ninjas first entered popular culture in the Edo period.In modern Japan, ninja are a national myth that stems from folk tales and continues through modern day popular culture. [1]
The ninja used their art to ensure their survival in a time of violent political turmoil. Ninjutsu included methods of gathering information and techniques of non-detection, avoidance, and misdirection. Ninjutsu involved training in disguise, escape, concealment, archery, and medicine. Skills relating to espionage and assassination were highly ...
Tatsu is a Foot Clan Warrior and the Shredder's second-in-command in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, and the 2012 animated series. In the films, Tatsu (portrayed by Toshishiro Obata, voiced by Michael McConnohie ) is a skilled martial artist who oversees the training of Shredder's army.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, commonly abbreviated as TMNT, is a media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo , Donatello , Raphael and Michelangelo , four anthropomorphic turtle brothers trained in ninjutsu who fight evil in New York City.
Jimmy Choi, 48, has run 16 marathons, won three Guinness world records (most recently for double-high-five pushups), and competed on American Ninja Warrior for the past seven years. Pretty good ...
The Classy Ninja also shared that he had “a little something" up his sleeve for Monday night's course and it did not disappoint. "To be able to do this in a suit is an obstacle in itself," said ...
Naruto Uzumaki (Japanese: うずまき ナルト, Hepburn: Uzumaki Naruto) (/ ˈ n ɑː r u t oʊ /) is the titular protagonist of the manga Naruto, created by Masashi Kishimoto.He is a ninja from the fictional Hidden Leaf Village (Japanese: 木ノ葉隠れ, Hepburn: konohagakure).