Impossible to avoid when it comes to Japanese culture and thus Japan Expo, martial arts are, as always, well represented. Le Temple du Ninja helps you discover Nin-Jutsu!

Introduction

© All rights reserved Le Temple du Ninja, the temple of the Ninja, is at Japan Expo to represent some discipline which is not very well known in France, Nin-Jutsu. The French Federation for Nin-Jutsu was founded by Philippe BARTHELEMY in 1983. Before that Nin-Jutsu did not really exist in Europe and no club had been created to spread this discipline. A pioneer in Europe, the federation aims at promoting this ancestral martial technique in France.

The two most famous trends of Nin-Jutsu (there has actually been 73 Nin-Jutsu trends) were Koga and Iga, won fame as one was said to be dedicated to protecting the Emperor and had been created on his decision, and the other dealt with intelligence and intervention missions.

The art of the Ninja

A Ninja was a spy working for the Japanese government, then became some kind of policeman during the Edo era. A Ninja was yet much more than a warrior, he was a weapon. Having official free hand, he was allowed to use any necessary means to realize his mission. According to the experts teaching Nin-Jutsu in Japan, fighting techniques were divided into 36 families.

Each Ninja was specialized in one discipline in which he excelled: climbing, swimming, document searching… Some of them turned to more scientific techniques which allowed them to make ingenious gadgets to be used during missions. The specialization determined the choice of one Ninja or another for a particular action.

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