Ninjutsu, which makes up 3 of the ryu (styles) within Bujinkan, contains eighteen disciplines, forminng a complete and complimentary training for the warrior in martial arts. Sumarai and Ninja used these same disciplines although some techniques within each disciplined varied slightly.
The 18 disciplines are:
- Seishin-teki kyōyō (spiritual refinement)
- Taijutsu (unarmed combat)
- Kenjutsu (sword fighting)
- Bōjutsu (stick and staff fighting)
- Shurikenjutsu (throwing blades)
- Sōjutsu (spear fighting)
- Naginatajutsu (naginata fighting)
- Kusarigamajutsu (chain and sickle weapon)
- Kayakujutsu (fire and explosives)
- Hensōjutsu (disguise and animal morphing)
- Shinobi-iri (stealth and entering methods)
- Bajutsu (horsemanship)
- Sui-ren (water training)
- Bōryaku (military strategy)
- Chōhō (espionage)(spying)
- Intonjutsu (escaping and concealment)
- Tenmon (meteorology and astral projection)
- Chi-mon (geography)
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