Well said.heretic888 said:Ninjutsu had many "roots", some of which were Japanese in origin and some of which were not. Same thing can be said for any number of Japanese cultural traditions, or non-Japanese ones for that matter.
don't understand this answer. Since you did use word "sincerely", I'll believe you. Why is so inconceivable. You don't think martial artist are members of todays military? You don't think what is taught in Modern schools has not been tested in actual battle? If what one is taught has not been tested in actual Kaos, we need to move to another school.I sincerely doubt any of these neo-guys have "tested" their arts on the "modern battlefields".
I think this is what I just said. Glad you agree with me.The truth is that no one really knows anything in life with 100 percent certainty. To twist this simple truth into the delusion that somehow everything is just anybody's guess is tantamount to an intellectual crime (if you know what I mean). Its the kinda crap the goofier postmodern writers get made fun of for nowadays...
I did follow the discussion. All I did was add another possibility. Not a big dealIt would be akin to collapsing read and red into a single concept because, well, they sound "kinda alike".
Funny thing to me is that us postmodern writers mentions jet planes, AK-47's and we get the bick flicked and a few red negative points (some even call us "clowns"). Then when we find out that Hatsumi Sensei says to learn to fly and writes a book about modern weaponry, it gets real quiet and no one seems to remember castagating this goofier postmodern writer. Don't you think Hatsumi Sensei is moving towards becoming a "Modern" advocate? No need to apologize.