Upen has been learning Ninjutsu

The actor, who was MIA on the party circuit, has been learning ninjutsu in Japan

Upen has been learning Ninjutsu

The actor, who was MIA on the party circuit, has been learning ninjutsu in Japan

Upen Patel has been missing from the Mumbai social circuit because he was in Japan, learning ninjutsu in a training camp, under the expert eye ofu00a0 a grandmaster.

The actor who returned in December after spending a month training for the martial arts course with legendary master Masaaki Hatsumi.u00a0 Ninjutsu is the ancient art of the ninja warriors of Japan.
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On a recommendation

Upen says, "I love martial arts and have learnt many forms of it including muay thai, judo, taekwondo, Krav Maga (an Israeli form of self-defence) and boxing. I took upu00a0 ninjutsu when a friend of mine recommended it I looked it up on the net and went to Tokyo to train."

Rigorous schedule

Upen says the training schedule is very rigorous. "The students at the camp had to get up every day at 6 am and go to bed by 10 pm. The actor and the other students would start training with spiritual refinement and an hour of meditation in the morning and then the 18 skills of the Togakure Ryu Ninja some of which included unarmed combat, ninja sword, stick and staff fighting, blade-throwing, spear-fighting, halberd fighting, chain- and-sickle weapon, fire and explosives, disguise and impersonation and other skills."

Strict culture

The actor continues, "It was a very strict atmosphere where no mobiles, papers, pens or any form of communication was allowed. Our only communication was with the ninja master. We were not allowed to take pictures of anything.u00a0

Not only did I push my body mentally and physically but came away calmer, at peace and more mature. It's every kids dream to become a ninja master especially after watching such movies.

People believe that ninja masters have special or magical powers as they are so fast. I don't know about that, but Ninjutsu is definitely the best form of defense. I hope to use it now for one of my action films."

What is ninjutsu?

Ninjutsu is the martial art, strategy and tactic of unconventional warfare and guerilla warfare practised by the shinobi (commonly known outside of Japan as ninja.) Ninjutsu was developed as a collection of fundamental survivalist techniques in te warring state of feudal Japan.