I am a Ninjutsu Warrior

[ShadowNINku]

My school does not advertise itself on how long it's sensei/guru/sifu/or master have been teaching because that only brings about a conformist perspective to the ARTS which is what it is and ART which has no boundaries but with certain rules still implemented

He told me that only people of a certain level may actually spar at the dojo. Evidentaly real combat would end in the death of somebody.

That is total busll[img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img][img]/xxx.gif[/img], you have to spar or train with a slightly resisting partner at the beggining no matter what.... or you won't pick up on timing or get real practice and will be practicing dead patterns for a while losing your time

Now, if what this guy is talking about all out sparring, (which is good usually meant for competitive practitioners) then hell no you don't belong there but every class should have a play/sparring section in order to try out your techniques and LEARN

There are different levels to sparring

Do Judo guys spar from the beggining or as white belts....YES
Do Wrestlers spar within 2 weeks of learning....YES

that is why these COMPETITIVE arts in which people can actually test themselves through competition are poractical and work

Kyokushin Kai Karate spar, maybe not even %50 at the start but they SURE DO after a couple months...this is a reason why out of all the KARATE styles Kyokushinkai is respected because they do more than KATAS and REVERSE PUNCHES therefore sparring and being more effective

Even Capoeira which is not the most practical for fighting spar , this spar is the Roda in which the practitioners PLAY the game

watch this video on sparring and playing the game->http://www.roninathletics.com/video/sbg2.wmv