Quote Originally Posted by silentwindfr View Post

actually Shinobi when was fighting in direct combat was more a martial artist, since no deception can be really done at this time. anyway, it's a matter of perspective... but i feel the monk is the true rogue of the game, while the ninja is the true... martial artist of the game. a bit sad, but that ok, i have both 50 with 1-2 ilevel of difference *grins*
That makes sense. But I think the difference is moreso in the attack animations themselves, rather than the execution. Every one of NIN's attacks animations is a dance, whereas the majority of the MNK attack animations (excluding Dragon Kick) is pretty much a direct straightforward strike.