Ninjutsu is the "Art of Perseverance". It draws from several classical martial arts schools that developed mainly during the Sengoku Jidai (warring states) period in Japan. The art is based on teaching natural body movement skills that are efficient and designed to keep the practitioner out of danger.

Ninjutsu contains both the elements of "martial" and "art". The techniques that have been passed down in formal exercises called Kata contain effective proven combat skills that were used in feudal Japan. The Kata can be thought to contain the "martial" aspect or core. The student is then encourage to "play" with ideas found in the Kata in order to create many new variations (Henka) thereby fulfilling the "art" aspect. Many other classical martial arts do not allow this amount of variation in the training of Kata.

At its core Ninjutsu is based on historic techniques that have been passed down through generations. Having said that, we do not live in feudal Japan and many of the skills are impractical for modern times. Many of the movements of classic Ninjutsu are based on common attacks found durings the arts inception. Movements in armor, postures for hiding your face from the enemy, and use of Japanese Mysticism played an important role in those early days, yet translate inadequately for our modern application. It is therefore imparative that if the art is to continue as something more that a relic, the techniques must be updated, tested, refined, and improved upon.

Jissen Ninjutsu ™ is our attempt to harmonize the ancient with the modern.

The art focuses on teaching several levels of advantage that one can gain over their potential opponent(s). These advantages are studied in terms of how they were used historically, and more importantly how they can be applied today.

Jissen Ninjutsu ™ draws heavily from historic schools of Ninjutsu, but has several unique principles that make it a distinct art.