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THE NINJA ERA
The shogundynasty start at the 1100
century, shogun was the the man who had
the real power in japan(the emperor was
only a foreground figure with only
religious power). 1200- to 1600-century
was the era of greatness for the ninjas
a time of murders, sabotage, espionage,
blackmailing and kidnapping. There were
no possibilites for outsiders to
insunate into a ninjaclan. That's one
of the reasons why the art was secret
and mystical to outsiders.You were born
to be a ninja or kunoichi,man or woman.
All these families were concentrated to
the iga- and the kogaprovinces.
TRAINING AND SYSTEM
A ninja started the training already
when he/she was about 5 years old. The
father trained the son or daughter in
the fundamental techniques which were
required. The training was rigorous. By
five years old the child was trained in
different balance exercises. This
training was supplemented with running,
high jumps and techniques to improve
the elasticity.The child was trained to