The document provides information on ninjutsu, the martial art of stealth and assassination practiced by ninjas in feudal Japan. It describes ninjutsu techniques including weapons mastery, poison use, espionage, sabotage, assassination, and suicide to defend honor. Additional techniques discussed include stealth walking, hiding, climbing, evasion, disguise, fire use, strategy, and five element hiding methods. The document outlines various ninjutsu tactics for silent movement, infiltration, awareness, cover, sabotage, and evasion.

2. • A MERCENARY OR WARRIOR WHO IS TRAINED IN THE ART OF NINJUTSU, OR A JAPANESE
MARTIAL-ARTS STYLE WHICH INVOLVES STEALTH, SPEED, MASTERY OF VARIOUS WEAPONS
AND POISONS, EFFICIENT AND DEADLY COMBAT TACTICS, AND THE WILL TO COMMIT
SEPPUKU, OR SUICIDE, TO DEFEND THE HONOR OF A PARTICULAR FAMILY OR CLAN.THERE
PRIMARY ROLES WERE THOSE OF ESPIONAGE, SABOTAGE, AND ASSASSINATIONS. IN
BATTLE, THE NINJA COULD ALSO BE USED TO CAUSE CONFUSION AMONGST THE
ENEMY. FOR THE MODERN PRACTITIONER OF NINJUTSU, OR NINPO, THE TERM NINJUTSU
REPRESENTS A SET OF UNARMED AND WEAPON TECHNIQUES FROM A NUMBER OF
SCHOOLS (RYUHA). THE TECHNIQUES INCLUDE VARIOUS METHODS OF FIGHTING, LEAPING,
HIDING, WALKING AND RUNNING METHODS, AS WELL AS SWORD EVADING TECHNIQUES,
AND SPECIAL UTILIZATION OF THE BODY.

3. • USING PRINCIPLES OF LEVERAGE, TIMING, DISTANCE, AND DECEPTION, ONE CAN DEFEAT A
BIGGER STRONGER ATTACKER IF NECESSARY. WHEN WEAPONS, STEALTH, EVASION, AND
OTHER STRATEGIC TRAINING IS INTRODUCED, YOU HAVE NINJUTSU. THIS IS THE ULTIMATE
ART FOR THE SURVIVALIST. BY COMBINING UNARMED SELF-DEFENSE WITH METHODS OF
MOVING SILENTLY, EFFECTIVE HIDING TECHNIQUES, AND EVASIVE TACTICS, STUDENTS WILL
HAVE TOOLS TO SURVIVE ANY WORST-CASE SCENARIO.

4. SHINOBI-IRI- STEALTH
• NINJA TACTIC 1 : TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NATURAL NOISE
• MAKE USE OF NATURAL NOISE TO MASK YOUR FOOTSTEPS. A PASSING AEROPLANE CAN COVER THE SOUND OF
FOOTSTEPS. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT TO MOVE FASTER. DON’T DO THIS IF SOMEONE IS DIRECTLY FACING YOU
THOUGH. YOU MOVEMENT WILL BE NOTICED.
• NINJA TACTIC 2 : WALK OVER A PIECE OF CLOTH
• IF YOU NEED ONLY WALK A SHORT DISTANCE OVER NOISY SURFACES, THROW A PIECE OF CLOTH OVER THE
SURFACE TO WALK ON. THE CLOTH WILL MUFFLE MOST OF THE NOISE.
• NINJA TACTIC 3 : USING ANIMAL COMPANIONS
• BRING AN ANIMAL COMPANION TO DISTRACT THE SENTRY.
• WHILE MOVING IN THE DARK, YOU ACCIDENTALLY MADE SOME NOISE. THE GUARD’S CURIOSITY WILL ENSURE
THAT HE INVESTIGATES THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE.

5. ZANSHIN- AWARNESS
• SEIZON TORE-NINGU (TACTICAL SURVIVAL SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES)
• KEEP YOUR EYES, EARS, AND SENSES OPEN TO YOUR SURROUNDINGS. MAKE IT A HABIT
TO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO SNEAK UP ON YOU OR SURPRISE YOU. MAKE A GAME OUT OF
KNOWING WHERE PEOPLE AROUND YOU ARE, EVEN IF YOU CAN’T “SEE” THEM.

6. INTON JUTSU- COVER, CONCEAL
• MONOMI NO JUTSU NINJUTSU TECHNIQUES FOR SILENT MOVEMENT AND CLIMBING FOR
COVERT INFILTRATION.
• EBI (SHRIPING) IS A METHOD OF WALKING OR MOVING WHILE ON YOUR BACK. IT IS ESPECIALLY
USEFUL FOR GROUND FIGHTING SITUATIONS.
• NUKI ASHI. THIS IS ONE OF THE TECHNIQUES OF SHINOBI ARUKI. IT IS VERY USEFUL FOR
MOVING ACROSS CREAKY FLOOR BOARDS AND THE LIKE.
• YOKO ARUKI OR SIDEWALK. THIS IS A WALKING TECHNIQUE USED TO TRAVEL ALONG WALLS
AND THROUGH TIGHT SPACES
• CHOHO JUTSU
• YONIN - THIS IS INFILTRATION WHEN IN PLAIN VIEW OF THE PEOPLE.
• INNIN - THIS IS INFILTRATION WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN PLAIN VIEW

7. CHOHO JUTSU- ESPIONAGE
• NINJA TACTICS IN SABOTAGE AND ASSASSINATION WAS ADAPTATION FOR SURPRISE
ATTACKS (NIGHT, AMBUSH, IN THE BACK) AND FOR SMALL SPACE (THICKET BUSH IN THE
FOREST, LOW CORRIDORS AND SMALL ROOMS, WHICH REQUIRES SHORT AND SMALL
WEAPONS AND SHORT STRIKES).
• YONIN - THIS IS INFILTRATION WHEN IN PLAIN VIEW OF THE PEOPLE.
• INNIN - THIS IS INFILTRATION WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN PLAIN VIEW

8. TAIHEN JUTSU- EVASION
• UKEMI IS WHERE THE PRACTITIONER ROLLS TO DISSIPATE ENERGY OR FOR EVASION.
• KAITEN- ROLLS
• KITEN- FLIPS
• KUTEN- HANDSPRINGS
• ZENPO KAITEN “FORWARD ROLL”
• YOKO KAITEN “SIDEWAYS ROLL
• TOBI “LEAPING"
• THE METHOD FOR LEAPING AND/OR JUMPING – FOR BOTH DEFENSE AND OFFENSE.
• SHIHO TENCHI TOBI- 4 WAYS OF LEAPING
• ZENPO TOBI “FORWARDS LEAP”
• YOKO TOBI “SIDEWAYS LEAP
• ”KOHO TOBI “BACKWARDS LEAP
• ”TENCHI TOBI “HEAVEN EARTH LEAP"

9. HENSO-JUTSU (DISGUISE AND IMPERSONATION)
• METSUBISHI (DECEPTIVE DISTRACTION)
• KAYAKU-JUTSU (FIRE AND EXPLOSIVES)

10. BORYAKU- STRATEGY
• ONE OF THE 18 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS OF THE TOGAKURE-RYŪ SCHOOL
OF NINJUTSU. ALONGSIDE MORE ORTHODOX AND MAINSTREAM MEASURES, BORYAKU
INCLUDES USE OF UNORTHODOX STRATEGIES AND TACTICS, AS WELL AS MANIPULATION OF
POLITICS AND EXPLOITATION OF OTHER CURRENT EVENTS TO ASSIST IN SUBTLE INFLUENCE OF
THE OPPONENT.
PREPARE FOR GENERAL TRADECRAFT OF DEAD DROPS, INCONSPICUOUS MARKERS, SET UPS
FOR FACE TO FACE MEETINGS, BACKUP PLANS, STASHES AND SAFE HOUSES. ON THE TECHNICAL
SIDE, USING A CHEAP BURNER PHONE AS A BUG IS HELPFUL, TAPING TWO PHONES HEAD TO TOE
TOGETHER *IS* A GOOD METHOD OF THROWING PEOPLE OFF THE LOCATION YOU'RE CALLING
FROM.

11. GOTENPO JUTSU- FIVE ELEMENT HIDING METHODS
• MOST NINJUTSU TECHNIQUES RECORDED IN SCROLLS AND MANUALS REVOLVE AROUND
WAYS TO AVOID DETECTION, AND METHODS OF ESCAPE. THESE TECHNIQUES WERE
LOOSELY GROUPED UNDER CORRESPONDING NATURAL ELEMENTS.