Is the origin of ninja China's art of war?

Ninjutsu, also known as occultation. There are different opinions about the origin of Ninjutsu and Ninja. Some people in China think that Ninjutsu originated from the Five Elements of Han Dynasty in China, and later spread to Japan. Like karate, judo and other Japanese martial arts, Ninjutsu is a kind of martial arts with Japanese characteristics, which has gradually developed since China's ancient martial arts were introduced to Japan. Wan Hai, the authoritative work of Ninjutsu, pointed out that the root of Ninjutsu thought came from China and Jiang Taigong during the Yin and Zhou Dynasties. It was he who first put forward the concept of Ninjutsu and wrote it in Liu Tao, a masterpiece handed down from ancient times. Later, Sun Wu, Sean and Han Xin successively perfected the theory of Ninjutsu. In particular, Sun Wu's The Art of War has been highly praised by the ninja class. At this time, Ninjutsu has basically formed the embryonic form composed of tactics, formation, yin and yang, skills and so on. With the spread of Ninjutsu to Japan, Ninja appeared and developed in Japan.

The theoretical basis of Ninjutsu originated from Sun Tzu's Art of War, which was transmitted from China. Later, it was developed by practicing Taoism and ambush in the mountains. Wushu developed naturally in ancient times, and all countries in the world should have such a process, and Japan is no exception. However, after China's art of war was introduced into Japan, Japan's military thought changed fundamentally, and Takeda Shingen, the military commander who loves to use ninjas, was completely transformed by China's military thought. Takeda Shingen is an admirer of his grandson. He highly appreciated the fighting art first put forward by Sun Tzu, that is, "its speed is like the wind, its Xu Rulin is like a fire, and it doesn't move like a mountain", and wrote the words "LAM Raymond volcano" on its flag, so its troops were called "LAM Raymond volcano" troops.

Because Shinxuan hates the secrets of his country being known by others, he likes to train ninjas. He loves those ninjas who drive themselves to practice (he calls them "a name for ninjas by rogue families). The origin of "chaotic waves" comes from homeless and unemployed people in Afghanistan, New Zealand and Vietnam, or bandits who organize themselves and teach them fighting skills such as mountain warfare, so they become ninjas. In addition, "three" is the general term for "meeting", "meeting" and "paying attention". These people are experts in scouts and spies. Xin Xuan sent Saemon from Futian Township to control these ninjas.

During the Warring States Period in Japan, princes of various countries competed for hegemony in an attempt to unify Japan and replace the emperor. Takeda Shingen won many major battles, and the Takeda family was once extremely powerful, and of course it made countless enemies. Takeda Shingen's younger brother Takeda Shinlian stumbled upon a thief who looked exactly like his brother, so he stayed with him and used him as a body double-a Japanese tradition called "Shadow Warrior". Next, Takeda Shingen and Nobunaga of Tokugawa Ieyasu fought. It is said that he was killed unfortunately, but in fact he was too dissolute and died of illness. But his son failed, so Takeda Shinrikyo decided to let the "Shadow Warrior" go to war. He helped and supported him to gain time, so that Takeda Shingen's son could gain ruling experience and hand over power to him when he was mature. The "Shadow Warrior" changed from a thief to being moved by Takeda Shinlian's righteous act and doing his best.

In peacetime, due to the rise of the samurai class, the art of ambush in the mountains developed from samurai. In the Yuan Ping era, he learned the Yuan Yijing of ambush in the mountains, successfully applied the skills of ambush in the mountains, and completed the theory of offensive tactics. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Kusunoki Masashige developed defensive techniques, while Ninjutsu and Wushu were separated into different systems.

Ninjutsu school

During the Warring States period, Ninjutsu began to develop greatly, because Ninjutsu, martial arts and the art of war were urgently needed in this era. But unlike the art of war and martial arts, Ninjutsu has its own uniqueness. There are several Ninjutsu schools in developed areas, which are named after the following places:

Musashi, Jia Fei, Yue Hou, Nong Xin, etc.

Iga, Kaga, Kyrgyzstan, etc.

Ninjutsu in the last three states is the most developed in Japan.

Ninjutsu books

Iga and Kaga are both close to Beijing, and the terrain belongs to a small closed basin surrounded by mountains and obstacles. Although barren, it is close to the central area of Japan and its strategic position is very important. Deeply influenced by Kyoto culture, there are many shrines, monasteries and manors in these two places. Later, the manor system collapsed and local tyrants rose one after another. During the Warring States period, sixty local tyrants lived in this small land. Because the territory is very small, if you want to strengthen yourself, you must compete with others. So each family began to train 30 to 40 dead people to deal with the "enemy country." The fierce competition here is beyond the imagination of outsiders. Local tyrants form false alliances with each other, secretly spy on each other, and once they seize the opportunity, they will give their opponents a merciless blow. These two bloody mountains full of cruelty and cunning have gradually evolved into the base camp for the development of Ninjutsu. Iga and Kaga's greatest contribution to the cause of ninja is to systematize the theoretical basis and skills of ninja and compile a book on ninja cultivation-Wan Ji Chuan Sea. Although the genre is different, the classic that ninjas practice is the book Wan Ji Chuan Sea, whose content is to teach ninjas all the theoretical basis and technical guidance on how to perform Ninjutsu.

In the fourth year of Yanbao (1676), the fourth generation general of Tokugawa family, Fujimori Baowu, a hermit of Jiahe, combined the thoughts of famous Japanese and other countries and the essence of martial arts, and referred to the contents of his own works and those of other countries, and wrote a ninja extreme practice guide integrating endurance, endurance and endurance. And named the book "Wan Ji Chuan Sea". As the name implies, "Wan Ji Chuan Sea" is to take the essence of each family.

Wan Ji Chuan Sea consists of six parts: correct mind, knowledge, yin forbearance, yang forbearance, meteorology and forbearance. This book later became a must-read textbook for ninja practice. Tamia Liu and Sun Tzu's Art of War are two ancient works that have far-reaching influence on the overall development of Wan Ji Chuan Sea and Ninjutsu. It can also be seen that China's thoughts on ancient military martial arts have laid a solid theoretical foundation for the future development of Japanese Ninjutsu, which is the proof that Ninjutsu really originated in China. It can be said that "Wan Ji Chuan Sea" is a summary of Japanese learning the essence of ancient China's military and practicing metaphysics.

Ninjutsu theory

Many early ninjas came from poor farmers, not high-ranking soldiers. Because of the needs of the task, they generally do not use formal martial arts against the enemy, but use Ninjutsu, which emphasizes unscrupulous means to achieve their goals. The theoretical basis of the so-called Ninjutsu is mainly composed of Sun Tzu's Art of War and LAM Raymond Volcano, which were introduced into Japan by China. Then, combined with practicing Tao and ambush skills in the mountains, he developed into a complete ninja. As for the ambush skills in these mountainous areas, they mainly come from the mountain warfare experience of indigenous people living in Yamato, Yoshino, pommel horse, Genlai and Iga. The spell used in Ninjutsu originated from Benshan, a Buddhist tantric school near Kyoto. Most of the martial arts in Ninjutsu come from Liu Jian School of Yagyu and Liu Qiang, a treasure house. In peacetime, due to the rise of the samurai class, the art of war of ambush in the mountains was developed by the samurai; In the Yuan Ping era, Yuan Yijing, who learned to ambush in the mountains, successfully applied this skill and completed the attack theory. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Kusunoki Masashige developed the art of war in defense. Since then, Ninjutsu and Wushu have been formally separated into different systems. By the Warring States period, Ninjutsu had made great progress. Because in this chaotic era, the rising stars in various places are in great need of endurance, and martial arts and art of war are used in their own wars. As the saying goes, there are good people in the world, and there are people who should be like clouds. At the same time, due to the technology introduced by outsiders and the increase in the number of other craftsmen, ninjas can engage in espionage with many skills of folk street performers, so the ninja industry is booming.

Ninjutsu martial arts

The martial arts of Ninjutsu come from Yagyu Liu Jian School and Liu Qiang, a treasure house. However, ninjas have greatly improved these martial arts, making them use short knives and spears, thus being suitable for fighting in narrow places.

Legend and reality

Ninja is both a samurai and an assassin, and has been trained in Japanese Ninjutsu (the technique of covert operations). The word "ninja" can be traced back to the edo period. Ninjas, like Japanese bushido and samurai, follow a set of special norms (Ninjutsu) that they are proud of. Contrary to what many people think, many ninjas specialize in espionage, not assassination.

A lot of myths and legends are about ninjas. They appeared in Japan during the Warring States period and often performed secret tasks for Daming or feudal nobles. It was not until the Tokugawa shogunate incorporated it into the official establishment that it entered the most prosperous era.

Endurance is often divided into various forms, such as yin forbearance and yang forbearance. "Yin forbearance" emphasizes sneaking into the enemy's interior to spy or sabotage activities, while "Yang forbearance" emphasizes outwitting in public.