Is Ninjutsu or Aikido better? In which do you get to train with weapons?

Like wooden swords or real swords? Also do you wear hakama in both?|||Ninjitsu does not learn any sword techniques. Depending on the school they might teach some weapon techniques but that is most likely gonna be a few of the more civil weapons like the kama, sai or grappling hook. But not all schools do weapon techniques. Aikido teaches a lot of sword techniques due to the fact that a lot of the techniques are based upon the art of the sword. A sword is a good weapon to master it teaches you a lot about balance, control and use of the body but also about your perimetre (ma ai) and defense. it%26#039;s true that some argue that no one uses swords these days but the striking of the sword can be compared to the strikes of a few contemporary weapons (baseball bat, crowbar, table legs,...) it%26#039;s a beautiful weapon and it%26#039;s beatiful to use if you master it. As to the hakama it does not appear in ninjitsu. A hakama was a robe exclusively worn by the Samurai. Thus ninja would never have worn these. The samurai derived arts kendo, aikido, iaido still use the hakama|||you can not compare these two styles.beacause their bases are different.the main point is :you should not restrict yourself to learn one thing.you should improve your way of fighting.|||you%26#039;ll most likely not find real ninjutsu just a good number of ninjutsu schools claiming to teach ninjutsu cashing in off the %26quot;ninja%26quot; craze: ninja turtles, 3 ninjas, surf ninjas, naruto. since %26quot;ninjutsu%26quot; really doesnt have many organzations regulating it anyone can just come and say yes i trained in the art for several years in the mountains of japan under some wise man where i learned the deadly chuck norris roundhouse, you cant verify that so theres no real way of telling if hes lying or not. google frank dux for more info.





ninjutsu is the art of stealth or secrecy/enduring(so wouldnt that make a school advertsing they teach it an oxymoron?)anyways %26quot;ninjas%26quot; often acted as todays special/covert forces would act: assassins, gathering information, disguise, escape, explosion, weapons, some hand to hand combat etc...





a misconception is that ninjas were excellent fighters. i doubt they would be any better than samurais they just didnt have an honor code and did anything to live. a true ninja would only fight head on if its their last choice they would most likely ambush whom they wanted to take out, or like poison their drink.





now if you do learn %26quot;ninjutsu%26quot; try to make sure the linage goes back to Soke Masaaki Hatsumi the style is Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu.





aikido its a peaceful art focused on avoiding fights and resolving it in a peaceful way. usually you learn to use enough force to subdue not to cripple, so you can leave.





as far as which one is %26quot;better%26quot; even though i doubt you%26#039;ll find true ninjutsu, you might find a good fighting system using the name ninjutsu. no martial art is better than another its all how you train and the person using it. if you are taught practial movements and spar regularly against a resisting opponent then you%26#039;ll be able to handle yourself pretty well





ninjutsu usually teaches kamas, swords, bos, jos, spears, and shuriken/throwing knives some modern day places teach firearms





aikido usually teachs swords, knife, jos maybe tonfa





and yea its safe to say you%26#039;ll practice with a wooden sword(bokken) because instructors dont want people getting hurt. you%26#039;ll definitely use wooden swords starting out





by your questions you seem to have an interest in japanese culture