True Path of the Ninja by Antony Cummins & Yoshie Minami

Author:Antony Cummins & Yoshie Minami
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-4-8053-1439-5
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing

How to Get Over

a High Place and Get in

Through a Low Barrier

高越下キに入ルの習

Takaki wo Koe Hikuki ni Hairu no Narai

Disappearing in the middle of the night, escaping detection from an enemy is another stereotypical vision of the ninja that has merit based on this passage. We see from this chapter that the field agent would have been in close proximity to the “enemy” and would need to have a variety of tricks to get down from a height or escape through a hedge or a wall. This reaffirms the idea of the ninja leaping from castle walls or using his grappling hook to scale or descend enemy fortifications. However, it does show that, like all humans, they are limited in their ability by the physical limitations that rule us all. Natori viewed these limitations as challenges for the ingenuity of the shinobi, and so using their creativity would help them circumvent any obstacle.

This chapter is about tools.

Though there are various tools that a shinobi should have, if you have those tools or equipment and they are particularly strange or look out of place for the situation that you are in, they can arouse someone’s suspicion. In a perfect world, you shouldn’t carry any tools at all; even a tiny object like a needle might fall out when you have to move fast and give you away if the context is not right. You should be aware that such a single small thing could possibly unmask your cover as a shinobi soldier.

To climb a high wall or place, use a kaginawa grappling iron. If you put bamboo cylinders on the kaginawa rope and use a coin as a washer in-between the cylinders you can make a rod if you pull the rope tight. You can use this to get over a wall when you have no other way to get a grip.

When you are descending from a height, you should use a length of bamboo or a spear as a stick to lean against the wall. In this way you can slide down the wall on your back to help you break the fall. Also, leaping down with a stick that is your own height, letting the stick land first and act as a buffer, even if you fall down, it will still enable a lighter landing. Climbing up with a long or short sword is mentioned previously. This is where you use the sword as a footrest by leaning it against the wall. Be sure to tie the sword’s long sageo cord onto your foot, otherwise you will not be able to pull it back up after you and you will lose your sword.

To get down from a height, you should use a prepared rope if you have one at hand. If you don’t have one, undress yourself and tie up your clothing to make a temporary rope. If you are going to get down from a 3 ken 間 (18 feet, or nearly 5.5 m) height with a rope that

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