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If you want to learn about the Medieval Japan and the Ninja you have come to the right place.Did you know Medieval Japan means land of the rising sun. Medieval Japan is located in East Asia, and is East of South and North Korea, South of Russia, and West of North Pacific Ocean. The Culture existed roughly from about 5000 B.C, but the ninjas started being noticed from about the 16th century (around the 1500s).Medieval Japan as we know now is a modern day culture. Also, from what we know about Medieval Japan they are remembered for craftspeople still working with clay, bamboo, wood, and paper.

An equally important and fascinating part of Medieval Japan culture, however, was its Ninjas. Weapons and Warriors of the Ninja were important to the Japanese because they brought stealth and pride to Japan. We can learn more about this cultural aspect by looking at the ninja’s, training, weapons, and tactics.

A young boy training to become a ninja would have to have superb swordsmanship, but also would have to be good at archery, and be sly and stealthy which includes being able to hold their breaths for a long period of time. One of the most important things as a ninja is to train well because obviously it will help you along the way. Step one to ninja training begins with balance at age five try walking along a narrow beam. But also at age five you will need to learn agility you can leap over bushes to improve how you can move your body. Then, you go on to step two flexibility at age nine you practice movements that will make your joints so you can stretch your body without injury. After that they go on to step three kicking at age eleven you practice kicking techniques against bundles of straw. Lastly at age twelve step four you learn how to use a wooden staff to protect yourself. Now that the training is done they learn about weapons.

There are many weapons to choose from but there are definitely three main weapons. That category includes ninjato (sword),shuriken (throwing star), and last but not least the bo staff. First the the ninjato which would be your main weapon. It was mainly used for thrusting it was light and mainly used for stealth. Next is the shuriken used for wounding and distracting an opponent.

And lastly the ninjas tactics. There are three main ninja tactics. First

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