2nd Degree Black Belt

Often when teaching my students ninja, it seems necessary to consider the high level of ninjutsu training, advancement, and capacity in the degrees of black belt. For ninjutsu is a results-oriented, as opposed to a "style-system-based, students often have trouble recognizing the value of their own continuing education after reaching shodan, first degree black belt.

If you really want to master the art of the ninja, you must understand how to progress in the skill levels of ninjutsu is different in that it is in most classical and popular "sport of martial arts. In fact, it is essential to your future development not only wear a black belt, but in the ability to think, live and act like a real ninja.

Here is a brief overview of four degrees in the first level of black belt in ninjutsu:

Shodan - 1st degree (beginner) - Having knowledge of and competence with, kihon or "basics" techniques of the art.

Nidan - 2nd degree ("level 2") - The ability to react appropriately against everything that a real attacker throws at you.

Sandan - 3rd degree ("level 3") - This level requires that the student can manipulate the strategic choice to bring her attacker to attack you the way you want. It also includes the ability to escape and lock, hold, or discard.

Yondan - 4th degree ("level 4") - Here, students seem to violate the laws of physics, as he or she slips into the ideal position that causes the aggressor to attack back against him. Here, the student ninja is the proverbial eye of the hurricane which allows him to access his attacker goals, while making it nearly impossible for the opponent to retaliate.

As you can see, moves ninjutsu training of mechanics, step by step, physical training, where most of the martial arts tend to stop, and in the field of strategic partnership. There are still several areas through which the prospective teacher must pass, but this should give you and overview of how ninjutsu adopt a very different approach from that used by most systems of martial arts that you will encounter in the world today.