I agree with chris.
Basically you got it. flips and other "tricks" are all for show.
Do you think a real nija would be jumping around around?
Remember not everything in movies and TV is real.
In movies, it's just for show... but then nearly everything martial arts in the movies is for show. In real live, a no-holds-barred fight between highly skilled martial artists is over fast, because the first person to score a real hit pretty much ends the fight right there.
In real live, a certain amount of groundwork is normal in most martial arts, often to dissipate the energy of a throw or fall and return to your feet. Taijutsu in particular will use a ground roll to reverse an arm, wrist, or finger lock, or to either open or close the range at an unexpected angle. But to be clear, these are GROUND ROLLS and not the showy handsprings and flips shown in movies.
Flips are not recommended for fighting. Some people use them as training tools. for strength and balance. I would never get in the air in a real fight. Once you leave the ground, you have committed to a course of action, giving your opponent ample time to adjust and prepare.
Nothing. Traditional Ninpo Taijutsu does NOT teach flips or any sort of acrobatics you see in movies.
If you see flips being taught in any martial art school, that place is a McDojo, and is not teaching a legitimate martial art.
Lol, thanks Chris, indeed they make Hollywood make money. Ninjutsu does not focus on acrobatics, and true ninjutsu was simple, brutal, ruthless, and to the point. Like any other martial art.
A true fight to kill should last a few seconds.
Flips would only lead to you getting hurt. They are impractical.
Watch this video. It tells you all you need to know.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5tYYC0XX2_U
Its not MS13 really its all in the mind.
they help Hollywood make more money.
So I am curious to what flips were/are for (backflips and frontflips). for example, ninjas. Were flips every helpful to them? Because it looks like it is just for show.
