| Does the ninja secret training school still really exist? | | | | components. Firstly, be prepared and practised, |
| And if it does, what can it teach us about self defense | | | | because what often counts in situations of self |
| that we need to understand for everyday life, far | | | | defense is to know what to know and to do it simply |
| away from the cloak and dagger images that the ninja | | | | and effectively. Secondly, if you need to use a |
| warriors so often inspire? | | | | weapon in self-defense, be prepared to use everyday |
| It is the practical side of the ninja warriors training that | | | | items that you can carry inconspicuously on your |
| is the most relevant. It was no secret that their school | | | | person. |
| did not bind them with the same rules and taught them | | | | The range of everyday articles that can help in self |
| to use methods that their fellow japanese countrymen | | | | defense is wide. Car keys, cigarette lighters, walking |
| considered underhand or downright dishonest. | | | | sticks or umbrellas can all inflict intense and dissuasive |
| In addition, they would abandon or avoid fights that did | | | | pain on aggressors if you cannot avoid or escape a |
| not suit them. Not for them the principles of other | | | | confrontation. But you still need to know how and |
| japanese fighters who preferred to die with honour | | | | where to use them and to stay focussed in the |
| rather than run away and live. The ninjas had a clear | | | | second or two that is all it takes for an attack to |
| advantage in terms of life expectancy. | | | | happen. |
| They learned these tactics and others and practised | | | | Like the ninjas' school that trained them in their |
| them until they became second nature. When they | | | | "secrets", the next step for you is to learn, practise and |
| needed to apply them, they could stay cool and | | | | be ready, knowing that the readier you are, the more |
| defend themselves, or better stay out of sight and out | | | | chance that your would be aggressor will leave you |
| of mind. Their weapons were often fashioned out of | | | | alone. |
| simple items that did not attract attention, where the | | | | By coincidence, on the internet there are also |
| effectiveness was as much in how they were used | | | | references to games with secret ninja training schools |
| as in any intrinsic qualities. | | | | where players can exchange artefacts and gain |
| This is the part of the ninja secret training school that is | | | | points. It's surely fun to play in a virtual world, but given |
| of most immediate use to anyone who is concerned | | | | the choice, I for one will be sticking to the real-world |
| for his or her personal safety. It divides into two main | | | | ninja's approach. |