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3rd Black Belt
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My only worry is that if someone learning how to stealthily trespass onto other people's property in order gain intel or perform recon for personal reasons, then we've got some serious problems to deal with. Luckily, their intent is the only problem. The ability to do stuff like that these days is carried out by professionals who receive training that probably costs taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars for each agent. I'd actually love for such an agent to make a YouTube reaction video to some of the training that goes on in these places.Were ninja warrior types? Does that matter? Modern Thuggee martial artists can basically be whatever we want them to be.
All of that makes it ideal for a budding, entrepreneurial grandmaster.
Of course, I'm being facetious. The larger point I'm trying to make is that, in my opinion, the only real issues with ninjutsu occur when the customer doesn't get what they believe they are paying for. I would bet that most people who train in ninjutsu are primarily interested in the myth and apocryphal trappings of ninja. Historical accuracy is, at most, a way to reverse engineer a little bit of legitimacy into it. Just enough to make it cool.
Some people want to train in a style that is historically accurate. Some people think they want that, but really what they're looking for is something that FEELS historically accurate (but really isn't).