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Several real life paramilitary, police and militia groups use the names "Ninja" or "Ninjas": The Santomean special-police force of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe , officially known as the Emergency Police, are popularly known as Ninja.
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.
Sarutobi Sasuke's image has been very influential in ninja fiction, in which he is usually portrayed as a young boy. The character was immortalized in contemporary Japanese culture by the popular Tachikawa Bunko (Pocket Books) children's literature between 1911 and 1925, [10] [11] as well as in Sarutobi Sasuke, one of the more famous gag manga by Shigeru Sugiura from the 1950s (followed by ...
Hattori Hanzō (服部 半蔵, c. 1542 [1] – January 2, 1597) or Second Hanzō, nicknamed Oni no Hanzō (鬼の半蔵, Demon Hanzō), [2] was a famous samurai of the Sengoku era, who served the Tokugawa clan as a general, credited with saving the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu and then helping him to become the ruler of united Japan.
Dragonheart is a bilingual real-life superhero who operates in Miami. [78] [clarification needed] In Portland, Oregon, Zetaman patrols the streets in a minivan, giving help to the homeless. (Ret.) [79] Dark Guardian of New York, whose real name is Chris Pollak, has patrolled the streets of New Jersey and New York since the age of 19.
Kunoichi (Japanese: くノ一, also くのいち or クノイチ) is a Japanese cant term for "woman" (女, onna). [1] [2] In popular culture, it is often used for female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo).
Richard Tyler Blevins (born June 5, 1991), better known as Ninja, is an American online streamer, YouTuber and professional gamer. Blevins began streaming through participating in several esports teams in competitive play for Halo 3 , and gradually picked up fame when he first started playing Fortnite Battle Royale in late 2017.
The Illustrated Ninja Handbook: Hidden Techniques of Ninjutsu. Tokyo–Rutland, Vt.–Singapore: Tuttle, 2014. Callos, Tom. "Notable American Martial Artists", Black Belt Magazine, May 2007, pp. 72–73. DiMarzio, Daniel. A Story of Life, Fate, and Finding the Lost Art of Koka Ninjutsu in Japan, 2008. ISBN 978-1-4357-1208-9