Should there be a seperate Bujinkan list?

[rayburke]

G'day Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have just joined and had a look at some of the past threads. I am a little uncomfortable with the Bujinkan discussions being listed under a Ninja label (anyone that knows me will confirm I am not traditional "sneaking up drainpipe" material - although I can; more like "bargeing through the front door technique"...!).

While the other X-kan folks may also have worthy things to say, my interest really lies in further understanding Hatsumi-sensei's teaching, and keeping up on the fantastic social web which has developed associated with this over time.

I have been out of the wider scene for a few years (last trip to Japan in March 2002) and am trying to understand what has been happening in the Buj world since.

Thanks for listening.
Ray

 

[Don Roley]

There is more to the Bujinkan than ninjutsu.

But where else would we put it? In many ways this reflects a lot of other arts, but I can't think of one art that really fits it. And there is ninjutsu in it.

And the moderators do a pretty good job of keeping discussions on how to make poisons and explosives from being posted.