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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).
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.
Like kunoichi (female ninja) and geisha, the onna-musha's conduct is seen as the ideal of Japanese women in movies, animations and TV series. In the West, the onna-musha gained popularity when the historical documentary Samurai Warrior Queens aired on the Smithsonian Channel. [43] [44] Several other channels reprised the documentary.
Sunday was a historic night for American Ninja Warrior, as it featured the first-ever women’s championship. 'American Ninja Warrior' makes history crowning first-ever female champion [Video ...
The program can be seen in the United States as Women of Ninja Warrior on G4 and Esquire Network. Just like in the regular version, the play-by-play commentary and interviews with participants are subtitled in English while the introduction, player profiles, and replays have been dubbed by voice actor Dave Wittenberg. Each episode is a 30 ...
This woman has seen every Ninja Warrior show on TV and figured it was easy to run through all the obstacles. When she goes to a Ninja Warrior gym to test out her skills, things don't exactly end ...
It includes fictional ninja that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Fictional kunoichi , female ninja or practitioners of ninjutsu ( ninpo ). During the feudal period of Japan, ninjas were used as killers, spies and messengers.
Ginny MacColl spent a lifetime dancing and switched to strength training in her 60s to compete on American Ninja Warrior with her daughter. How she hits PRs: