Talk:Easter eggs/@comment-90.202.53.81-20111203174230/@comment-77.249.217.209-20111215212648

Many of the ideas originated in India, and made their way across Tibet and China before turning up in Japan. The monks taught their methods to Japan's warrior-monks, or yamabushi, as well as to members of the first ninja clans. For a century or more, the blend of Chinese and native tactics that would become ninjutsu developed as a counter-culture, without rules. It was first formalized by Daisuke Togakure and Kain Doshi, two guys who lost their lands and samurai titles and started something new