Talk:History of the ninja

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With all of the constant bickering back and forth over the history and sheer childish vandalism of the artical "ninja" I created this in an attempt to cite the best possable authorities on the subject so as to prevent any bickering before it even starts.Larquitte 15:40, 30 December 2005 (UTC)


 * First off, this page is not written in an encyclopaedic format, which someone is bound to tag it for Real Soon Now.
 * Secondly, it would be advisable to research the topic a bit more up front with regards to "best possible authorities".
 * I would tend to agree that Hatsumi Masaaki is recognized as the leading authority on the schools of which he has been appointed Soke, though I'm sure some might consider Manaka Unsui and Tanemura Shoto equal or better in at least some of these schools. And via this, some might argue that he is the leading authority on the living tradition.
 * However, on the topic of the history of the ninja, he is not a leading authority. For this, we must look to other sources. Several have been mentioned on the ninja page, such as this western fellow whose name I can't recall.
 * Personally, I have also pointed out shihan Roy "Tosen" Ron, who is actively researching the topic. Someone also pointed out soke Tanemura Shoto, whose academic interest appears greater than that of Hatsumi-san, which it also needs to be in order to support the legitimacy of the Tanemura-ha variants in the eyes of the koryu community. Michael Coleman, who has edited a lot of this material, might also be a good resource. Zuiram 00:57, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

i cleened it up
tha articel is now good --Ghetteaux 20:40, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

Just who is this shadowy John Rothenburg? I think this is the worst page I've ever seen. Blackbrock 20:54, 11 December 2006 (UTC)