I would like to know , the training method's of ninjas and samurai in the edo period.?

Question:

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Im a huge fan of anime.
I do not collect dolls or anything
Im four-teen.
And i would like to know the training method's of Ninja's back in the edo period
NO Bullshit okay...

Answer:

Well, in the Edo Period, Japan was at peace during this time. The civil wars were over so interest in the martial arts and training for them started to decline too.

In the Sengoku Jidai Period (Warring States Period 1467-1600) war was everywhere. The samurai trained their children from a very young age in the warrior arts (swordsmanship, archery, unarmed combat, riding a horse, and spearmanship). The samurai had a saying, "Old enough to walk, old enough to train." So a lot of the training started for children around 3-4 years old. There are accounts of children as young as 12 going off to war. Usually their fathers taught them martial arts But if they were wealthy enough, they would hire a renowned swordsman to teach their sons. The actual training curriculum consisted of what a lot of modern Japanese martial arts teach today. The samurai martial arts are very much alive, and well in Japanese society.

Ninja, huh? Well, alot of what we perceive as ninja today is actually myth and folklore. They did not wear a black uniform with a mask, jump up 18 feet and do a somersault, disappear into the mist, or have the abilities of turning into animals or shadows.

They were just medieval Japanese spies. Some samurai were actually ninja, and some were just peasants. Ninja is actually a modern name for them too, in medieval Japan they were called shinobi.
Their primary job was to spy on rival feudal lord's domains and report any activity back to their own lord or person hiring them. They were skilled in disguising themselves, espionage, infiltration, and just blending in with the local population. Throughout their work and experiences, they gradually came up with clever devices, primitive weapons, and used samurai martial arts to help them with their missions. Their is absolutely nothing supernatural about the historical ninja. All the myths we know today are products of Japanese folklore and theater (like Kabuki). Although, I will admit, it is cool to think about ninja as how they are perceived in anime :) (samurai too).

You might be a little too young for it, but I recommend watching the anime called Ninja Scroll (the movie).

Hope I helped answering your question.