Advanced Online Ninja Training Lesson: Easily Maximize The Power And Effectiveness Of Any Technique

Are you a student of Ninjutsu - of Ninpo-Taijutsu, the ninja's armed and unarmed self-defense system? I can understand why. The art of Ninjutsu is arguably the most comprehensive system of personal development and self-protection ever devised by man.

Here is a lesson taught to advanced students who are working through the concepts of strategic control and defeating an opponent who is bigger, stronger, and more skilled than you. After reading this article, you will have a secret key to making your techniques much more powerful and effective.

And, the most surprising thing will be, the ease of which you'll be able to make it happen!

It's true.

The secret to power and effective technique in the art of the Ninja warriors of ancient Japan doesn't lie in the conventional realms of speed, strength, and raw, animalistic power that you might see in a UFC or other mma match-up, or in other martial arts systems. No, the secret to realizing these principles, concepts, and abilities in ninjutsu lies in the spaces within your techniques - and your ability to use strategy, not muscle, to maximize your effectiveness.

What I'm talking about is creating, recognizing, or exploiting the "gaps" inherent in the situation.

Gaps in his movements.

Gaps in his perceptual awareness.

Gaps in the timing of the fight.

Gaps in the step-by-step, mechanical pieces of your technique.

Etc.

And, the greater your ability to use these gaps, the more effective your techniques will be, the less in-control your opponent will be... and the easier your job of winning will be!

Here's an example of creating one of these strategic "gaps," or kan (kahn), as they are called in the Japanese language:

Let's say that your attacker is coming in with a right punch to your face. And, your technique calls for you step to the outside, covering the arm at the elbow so he can't follow-up with a speed counter with his elbow. Then, you turn into him and catch his arm in a straightened arm-bar, before taking him down on his face.

Pretty simple and straightforward.

Now, the common approaches to learning and performing this technique can be seen in the opposite extremes of:

1) Doing things in a step by step fashion, using strength and power to literally grab your opponent and force the technique on him. Or...

2) Move into, and apply the technique in a way where the different parts simply flow together in one movement.

Either way, there is always the possibility where the technique can come to a standstill. Your hold on him could slip momentarily, or he could resist and stiffen up.

Again, for the beginner or immature practitioner, the tendency is to try to force the technique to make it work. Even with the single, flowing approach indicative of systems like aikido, jujitsu, and ninpo-taijutsu, there is a way to increase the power and damage potential of the technique, and to cover your next move so that your attacker doesn't try to prevent it.

And that is in adding a smaller, mini-attack that takes the attacker by surprise - and simultaneously creates this "gap" that I've been talking about.

Using the above technique, the idea is that, between the catching of the arm at the wrist and elbow, and actually applying the arm-bar...

...you could execute a very quick, sharp, jarring snap to the elbow joint.

This "mini-attack" isn't enough to do real damage to the joint itself, but it does have the power and ability to shock your assailant and weaken things enough to actually have more of his balance when you follow this sharp snap with the real arm bar.

Another example, using the same technique, can occur between the covering of the arm and entering to catch it for the arm-bar. This gap keeps the attacker busy catching his own balance and regaining stability while you are doing your thing. And, this gap can be created with nothing more than a step on the top of his foot/toes, a swatting kick with the side of your foot to his shin, or even knee leverage if you're close enough.

These things are difficult to describe in words but, once you understand the concept, your techniques will never be the same. And your level of control and skill proficiency will shoot through the roof!