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Originally Posted by Draven  Actually the Lin Kuei, are mention in Arts of the Ninja, some old generalized book on Ninjitsu/ninjutsu. As I recall, Lin (means forrest) and Kuei (means demon or spirit). The Lin Kuei were a link between the Tengu myth of the ninja in Japan.
I'm not sure on details but a group of Chinese bandits/assassins called the "forrest demons" who were alledgedly ran out of China to Japan. And who allegedly became known as the Tengu in Japan and taught some of there methods to the peasants creating Japanese ninja. Not sure what they base this on.
Doesn't explain the Bujutsu link to the art, which most scholars link to Chinese philosophy and tactics.
It's like the story of the first jujitsu practicer, was studying medicine in China and brought back Jujitsu to Japan. The thing with Japanese history is thats its extremely subjective and been written and rewritten many times. Plus the Japanese have a habit of "adding age" to anything of value to make it seem more important then it was. |
lin-Forest-Kuei Demon, I fond no reference of it in language.
Sounds like a fanatasy *BOLD* ALL countries/cultures DO this
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That post before mine, was that for post counting? How about the one after?
Hey, my post count has the same palaverment tone as anyone elses'
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