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Onna-musha (女武者) is a term referring to female warriors in pre-modern Japan, [1] [2] who were members of the bushi class. They were trained in the use of weapons to protect their household, family, and honour in times of war; [ 3 ] [ 4 ] many of them fought in battle alongside samurai men.
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).
Kunoichi is different from Sasuke in that the competitors are exclusively female. The show is re-broadcast as Women of Ninja Warrior on the American G4 channel. It originally ran for 8 tournaments between 2001 and 2009 with the first tournament held as Kinniku Banzuke special. In 2017, after an 8-year hiatus, it was renewed for a 9th tournament ...
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:
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.
DiGangi has been competing on Ninja Warrior since 2012, and Labreck began in 2016 and has now hit more buzzers than any other female competitor. They met on the show in her first year and were ...
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 ...