[nerdwithagun]

I'm going to have to disagree with that. Nothing against the SEALs, but to my knowledge, their training is more “smash and grab”. Ninjas were more like a combo of the Greene Beret and the CIA. They were far more involved with espionage and embroiled with dealing with locals and politics.

Anyway, an American with a little bit of training with one of these http://www.albion-swords.com/swords/albion/swords-albion-mark-nextgen.htm would destroy any Ninja, Samurai, or any other Eastern warrior and only may find a decent opponent with European Medieval and Renaissance Knights. I didn't think I would end up going “there” but the silly turn this thread has taken I don't think I am trolling too hard.

[Jack Hammer]

The point I was making is that ninjutsu is out of date and would be utterly ineffective in a modern setting. I stand by that assertion. Ninjutsu is of interest to antiquarians only.