Modern Ninja

Who are the modern Ninja?

Who were the historical Ninja? Perhaps this is a better place to start. The question then becomes which era in history, and what exact location. There we go again - time and space - need to be accounted for before the explanation goes forward.

Lets talk in generalities, the ninja were spies. The got in, and got out, and no one was supposed to know they had been there. The movies do a terrible job of portraying the true ninja. They were spies about 90% of the time, and less then 10% of the time did they act like assassins. They were like the "James Bond" characters of their day.

So who are the modern Ninja? Spies, the CIA, NSA, etc...? Green Berets, Navy Seals, other high speed special force groups? What about the average student in the Bujinkan? Are they the modern Ninja? What is our legacy?

Japan Trip

Back from Japan. Once again, Everything Changes, yet everything remains the same. Anyone attending class this past week has seen their set of "basics" radically altered, and yet - they look nearly the same to the outside eye. Enjoy.