| i dont think anyone implied naming one a "ninja" makes them better. just talking about titles an terms for people who practice certain arts
ninja and ninjutsu never died out. historically alot of clans were wiped out , some went underground, some adopted the modern Budo concepts like many other Japanese arts did
like for instance......if u was to take a ninjutsu's certain art like togakure-ryu....if u took that scroll for yourself
and attempted to learn it....you wouldnt be able to fully understand and apply the techniques properly because of the way
the scroll is written and drawn. its done so in a way that is "hidden in plain site". under a qualified instructor you would get the proper application of the techniques and understanding of the scroll.
for your opposing question
incidentally an example in the case of ninja would be some tools i was watching on youtube a while ago whove never trained in ninjutsu but they watched a couple of "online courses" from a TKD / Hapkido dude claimin to be a ninja and they in turn, who are made assistant instructors
don ninja suits an teach crappy techniques to impressionable others giving them a false sense of instruction
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“You could do this same technique with a knife. Just keep it hidden. Don’t go swinging it around. We’re not yakuza here.”
“Don’t make the other person your opponent. If you do that, you lose your awareness to other people. Taijutsu is not just one on one.”
--- Hatsumi Sensei---
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