‘I AM NINJAMy Magic is Training…My Body is Control…

My Strength is Adaptability…My Weapons are Everything That Exists…’

Extract from the Ninja’s Covenant.From Jay Sensei’s Tiger Scroll of the ˚Koga

Ninja

1. The Kanji for the Japanese word にんじゃ are:

にん

忍 and じゃ

者. Find out the meaning of these two characters and explain how they relate to the role of the Ninja as a spy.

忍

者

2. Traditional ninja clothingWhat was the traditional ninja outfit? Describe it with the aid of sketches.SHIRT JACKET

Jikanwari WORKSHEET 5Research task:

にんじゅつ

忍 術—what is it?

TROUSERS HEAD GEAR

FOOTWEAR ACCESSORIES

3. The ninjas adopted ‘The Way of Invisibility’What special walking techniques do ninjas use to move about undetected? Start by looking up ‘Ko

Ashi’, ‘Yoko Aruki’ and ‘Nuki Ashi’.

KO ASHI

YOKO ARUKI

NUKI ASHI

What other techniques can you find that ninjas used to move around without being seen or heard?

Practise these techniques so you can demonstrate them to the class in Lesson 10.4. Inside a Ninja House

Investigate the security features (secret compartments, hidden rooms, peepholes, hidden stairways or ladders, special locks etc.) that you would find in a typical ninja’s house.

You could try the following websites:

‘Koka Ninja House’ photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.php?album=687‘Inside the Ninja House’haunty.hubpages.com/hub/Inside-the-Ninja-House

Draw a detailed plan for the house, including as many features as you can.

ORMake a 3D model of the house including these

features.