So a skilled Samurai would defeat a skilled Ninja?You are correct. The ninja (忍者) were the spies of feudal Japan. There were several clans, and they could be hired by a feudal lord, etc., as spies or assassins. So yes, they operated from the shadows, always wearing black, even to cover most of the face. If you actually saw a ninja, you were dead! They had techniques for moving stealthily, such as having your back to a wall and moving by sidestepping in a unique way. They also had their own unique fighting art called ninjutsu (忍術), which was not designed to be fair to the opponent!
The swords they carried were shorter than a katana (the long samurai sword), and straight rather than curved. I once read the opinion of someone who scoffed at that, saying the ninja would be at a disadvantage when fighting a samurai if that was his sword. Well, duh, no ninja wanted to go man-to-man with a samurai! Their sword was designed for stabbing from the shadows, probably from the back! And the straight edge made it easier to pull out after the stab!
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Should a Christians be Involved in Martial Arts then
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So in their prime, if both were going all out, Chuck Norris would have beaten Bruce Lee then? And think read somewhere where Chuck even manage to defeat Heavyweight karate champ of time Joe Lewis in a match?He was a self made master. In other words, he started out with Wing Chun and trained in it quite a bit, but never learned the whole style, so no one considers him to be a master of Wing Chun. He trained somewhat in other Chinese styles, but never to the level of instructor.
So, was he a master? His students considered him to be so, and there is that. But actually, in Hong Kong where he came from the title "Master" is very fluid, even casual. When I was there in 2002 to teach some stuff and preach in a big demonstration, they called me "Master" without ever asking me for credentials!
One more note. In China, lineage is more important than titles. Bruce Lee, though he never learned the whole Wing Chun style, had a great lineage through his instructor, Yip Man. But then so do I, but I'm not a master of Wing Chun (Yip Man to Lo Man Kam to Kaisai to Professor Cravens to me)
Depends on the circumstances. Does the samurai know that the ninja is there?
That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.
They both were awesome fighters, but that day Chuck was better due to his superior fighting strategy and patience.
Do you remember someone called superfoot Wallace?
Yea, great fighter. I met him once. Saw him defeat Joe Corley in Atlanta for the world professional karate championship in 1975. He's still active.