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'''Neo-ninja''', sometimes used in conjunction with the term ''Gendai Ninpo'', refers to modern [[martial arts]] schools which claim to teach elements of the historic [[ninja]] of [[Japan]], or base their school's philosophy upon traits attributed to the historic ninja of Japan. <br />
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Among Neo-ninja schools there is a lot of variety, some attempt to obscure the sources of their teachings with an aura of mysticism, while others state that they teach eclectic an curriculum from a variety of other "non ninja" arts. Many neo-ninja schools came into being in the 1980s during the "[[ninja boom]]".{{Fact|date=September 2008}}<br />
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The topic of modern ninjutsu is often of debate in martial arts forums <ref>[http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22169&page=5 Martial talk disscusion]</ref> and there are some that believe that modern [[Ninjutsu]] practitioners were in fact the first neo-ninjas. Some articles also question the background of [[Masaaki Hatsumi]] head of the [[Bujinkan]] organization<ref>http://kenjutsu-ryu.livejournal.com/tag/bujinkan</ref> one of the better known organizations that describe their curriculum as ninjutsu, thought there are several.<br />
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The term American Ninjutsu <ref>http://www.american-ninjutsu.com/history.shtml</ref> also is used commonly with neo-ninja, as the term neo-ninja is used mostly in a negative manner. http://www.martialtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22169&page=5{{Fact|date=September 2008}} <br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Schools of Ninjutsu]]<br />
* [[Ashida Kim]]<br />
* [[Frank Dux]]<br />
* [[Rick Tew]]<br />
* [[Glen Levy]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Ninjutsu]]<br />
[[Category:Martial arts terms]]<br />
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