other members opinions

[sim3012]

I have very little knowledge of any martial art outside of Ninjutsu. I did Karate when I was like 5-years-old and I boxed for about 8 months before starting ninjutsu(im a 9th Kyu now). Everytime I train I am amazed how effective some of the moves are. From my experence I feel that ninjutsu is the most effective martial art for self-defense.

I was wondering other members opinions on how you would compare the varity of techniques and the effectiveness of ninjutsu to other martial arts you have done or are doing.

[Sgathak]

Ummm... as a 9th Kyu in BBT, you have very little knowledge of any martial arts, including ninjutsu.

Each art has its pros and cons... its strengths and weaknesses. Some arts were built specifically to beat one or two other arts. Some were built for sports competetions. Some were ment for fighting in armor, some were ment for fighting empty handed.

Martial arts are kind of like a toolbox. Some tools are better for others. You CAN hit a nail with a wrench, but a hammer is better. You CAN drive a screw with a hammer, but a screwdriver is better. Same thing with kits... you can use one tool set to work on a car, another to build a house. Your not likely to find one tool set that will rebuild a diesel AND refinish your basement.... if you do find a toolset for that, itll either be VERY expensive (time and energy), or very ineffective (not enough "tools" to make anything happen)

Many people feel BBT is a great toolset, and I would agree, but its an "expensive" one if you want to do alot with it. If you want to do it "all", there are worse places to start... if you want to be a specialist (striker, grappler, whatever-er), some arts are better... not as "expensive" but arnt ment to build a house AND tune up a dirt bike.

Make sense?

[kwan kune]

good analogy

one problem i see in all mas is that in order to stay traditional application can often be lost.

[sim3012]

Ummm... as a 9th Kyu in BBT, you have very little knowledge of any martial arts, including ninjutsu.

Each art has its pros and cons... its strengths and weaknesses. Some arts were built specifically to beat one or two other arts. Some were built for sports competetions. Some were ment for fighting in armor, some were ment for fighting empty handed.

Martial arts are kind of like a toolbox. Some tools are better for others. You CAN hit a nail with a wrench, but a hammer is better. You CAN drive a screw with a hammer, but a screwdriver is better. Same thing with kits... you can use one tool set to work on a car, another to build a house. Your not likely to find one tool set that will rebuild a diesel AND refinish your basement.... if you do find a toolset for that, itll either be VERY expensive (time and energy), or very ineffective (not enough "tools" to make anything happen)

Many people feel BBT is a great toolset, and I would agree, but its an "expensive" one if you want to do alot with it. If you want to do it "all", there are worse places to start... if you want to be a specialist (striker, grappler, whatever-er), some arts are better... not as "expensive" but arnt ment to build a house AND tune up a dirt bike.

Make sense?

Yea it makes a lot of sense. So you feel that BBT is a good all over art(strikes, take downs, grappling, etc.)?

[Tony Dismukes]

There was an earlier thread with conversation relevant to your questions. HERE (http://www.budoseek.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=5530&page=3&pp=20) is the link to my comment in that thread.

[KIT]

Your post, the last one on that thread, was most excellent, Tony.