Has anyone ever heard of the Buddhist sect known as ninpo? I've trained in the martial arts for a few weeks now, and I've been learning a lot about ninpo (the art of perseverance), which is the ancient art of the ninja from Japan. I know the word "ninja" conjures up images of assassins, but I'm learning that it wasn't like that at all. How does this fit in with Linda Goodman? Well, the ninja were very spiritual -- they were sort of like Japanese witches -- so maybe it ties in like that somehow. I don't really know, though. Just trying to spark a good discussion!

No, sorry, haven't heard of it.......
But what are you taking? Karate?
I took karate when I was little and I had to compete in tournaments.......

~Nephthys

Hi Nephthys . The martial art is called "ninjutsu." Or, as most prefer, "ninpo." The "nin" means perseverance, so it's a lot more than a martial art. It's a lot different from karate or tae kwon do. It's very spiritual in nature. My teacher teaches entire seminars on nonphysical arts. Haven't been to one yet, but looking forward to it.

This thread's probably going to die pretty quickly, but I just wanted to see if anyone else in LindaLand knew anything about it.