whats the differnce between taijutsu and kenjutsu?

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If 2 ninjas use hands or kunai its considered taijutsu but when then use swords its considered kenjutsu? that don't make sense if you ask me or is their something to it?
 

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Personally, I don't think there's a difference. Kenjutsu would just be a sub category of taijutsu, as long as the user does not use chakra with his/her weapon.
 

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as you said, kenjutsu is a fighting style which relies on the usage of swords only (the samurais, for example), while taijutsu is basically hand to hand combat;

the kunais are a part of the taijutsu fighting style for the majority of Naruto characters; Gai and Lee are the "pure taijutsu" users that come to my mind...

I hope I made sense...
 
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There is clearly a differences in using fists and weapons
there is also a clear difference in using fire jutsu and water jutsu but they are all ninjutsu so why cant kenjutsu be a type of taijutsu?

taijutsu is hand to hand combat while kinjutsu is sword combat.

i dont think fighting with kunais is classified as taijutsu
maybe, but I think it is

Personally, I don't think there's a difference. Kenjutsu would just be a sub category of taijutsu, as long as the user does not use chakra with his/her weapon.
That's what I also think
 

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as you said, kenjutsu is a fighting style which relies on the usage of swords only (the samurais, for example), while taijutsu is basically hand to hand combat;

the kunais are a part of the taijutsu fighting style for the majority of Naruto characters; Gai and Lee are the "pure taijutsu" users that come to my mind...

I hope I made sense...
Actually just Rock Lee Gai uses his dragon nunchakus.
 
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