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Originally Posted by John Takeshi  Lin means "forest". Kuei means "Demon".
Shao means "young."
Hence, Shao-Lin Keui means "Young Forest Demon".
They were the predecessors of a branch of Japanese ninjitsu, which has its root in the teachings of a southern Chinese Monk. Hence I tag Ninjitsu onto the end of the name, in order to identify the branch of ninjitsu claimed by my lineage, through Grandmaster Sensei Takeshi Ukeno. It's not Japanese ninjitsu, per say. But nobody knows what Shao-Lin Kuei is, so it wouldn't be good for business. But since I have studied Bujinkan, I know that they are almost exactly alike. It's a mixed martial art. I consider it my personal style, as I am both Chinese and Japanese. Why would anyone here want to ridicule my heritage? I will not tolerate anyone here being racist against me.
In my short term here, I have been on good terms with most of the moderators, and I don't think it would be beyond them to ban some of the ruder persons in this thread. Is this the welcome a new person to this forum can expect?
Many of you have been polite, and I thank you for that.
I think this demonstrates how kind you all are. |
Hello and welcome. I don't know much about ninjitsu. The few ninjutsu practitioners I have met trace their lineage to Iga and practice a Buddhits-like spiritual tradition.
I respect anyone who has dedicated as much of their life to martial arts as you have. It is an honor to meet you even if only in cyber space.