From Ningin: In Ninja Assassin, the Ninja’s could toss a shuriken (throwing star) to your chest faster than a speeding bullet. If you were the enemy, frankly, you wouldn’t be able to unsheathe your gun before they have wiped out your entire force. Before Ninja Assassin, the early 80s and 90s came the explosion of Ninja everything. This explosion led to numerous TV shows, thousands of films, merchandise and students haphazardly enrolling in martial arts courses. Amongst the many old films, a few of them were actually pretty cool. Below I’ll talk about a few movies that I’ve seen, not in any particular ranked order. More »

Women aren’t the first thing you think of when someone says ninja. More often than not, your mind jumps to men with dirty glares in black outfits. What you may or may not know, is that women played an integral role in ninja clans of the past. More »

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“Nin, nin! de gozaru.”

Okay, regardless of who would win in a fight, can we all agree that Talk Like a Pirate Day is a tad bit–shall we say–overplayed? In honor of Ninja Week, your resident pidgin-Japanese speaker is here to teach you how to Talk Like a Ninja. More »

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