The ninja's self-defense and unarmed, hand-to-hand combat techniques are called Ninpo Taijutsu. The phrase taijutsu in Japanese means "body art" or "skills with the body." And, the phrase Ninpo means, "the way of the Ninja," or "the way of naturalness" - that is the same thing. I mean , that rather than having a system of fixed, stylized movements that you must conform to, the skill of ninpo taijutsu is actually a collection of principles and concepts that adhere to natural laws like physics, human bio-mechanics, etc., and work to conform to your body and your natural way of moving. Rather than being a fixed "thing" which you either do "right" or "wrong," ninpo taijutsu, and each and every part of ninjutsu training - including training with ninja weapons - relies much more on strat