Greetings, honored Deshi! On this page you will take your evasive capability to an entirely new level, as you evade multiple attacks in rapid succession. Please note that though you will be training in evading multiple attacks, this training is actually to enable you to evade attacks while fighting MULTIPLE opponents.
With a single opponent, a ninja is expected to evade perhaps one attack before counter-attacking so lethally that the attacker cannot continue to fight.
Even better would be to not allow the attacker to attack first - rather, the ninja should strike first, when he senses that the attacker INTENDS to strike.
Nevertheless, in combat, there is no greater advantage than to always be able to move out of the attack of your enemy, so that his blade does not touch you. Mastering the Multiple Evasion Capability is your first step towards making yourself truly untouchable in combat. And to be untouchable in combat is the Way of the Jeweled Tiger, of the Gyokku Ninja Clan.
Now proceed to master the four sets of Multiple Evasions taught on this page.
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The Multiple Evasion exercises require two training partners, an attacker and a defender - alternatively, if you have no training partner, a trusted friend can act as the attacker. As the attacking partner makes each new attack in the sequence, the defender is expected to evade the attacks, moving smoothly from one evasion to another. Your legs should move as naturally as possible, with no strain on the knees.
There are precise instructions provided with each set of Multiple Evasions below, telling you what attacks are to be made, and how to avoid them. Besides this, a detailed video is provided, depicting each Multiple Evasion Set.
Start with executing the attacks and evasions at half speed. After a few repetitions, increase the speed until you are executing the attacks and evasions at actual combat speeds.
Practice each set of combat evasions between five to twenty times. You can do more repetitions, depending upon your endurance and capability.
You must practice each set with BOTH sides of the body - after practicing the movements as shown in the video, do the attacks, defenses and movements with the other side of the body as well. You must train BOTH sides of the body in each technique that you learn, equally. The ninja trains to be ambidextrous.
It goes without saying that this exercise is not only a training in evasions for the defender, but also a training in cutting for the attacking partner - the attacking partner should concentrate on correct form while making his attacks.
Remember that the masters are ALWAYS available should you have any questions or need any help with your training. There is a contact form on every page of the site.
Training in these techniques is to be done with a soft rubber knife, or something that simulates it, such as a rolled up newspaper. The ninja in the videos is executing the techniques against a short sword SOLELY for purposes of demonstration. You must not train outside a Gyokku Ninja Dojo against a live, sharp blade. Train safely. Live longer.
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EVADING MULTIPLE ATTACKS
THIS SET CONSISTS OF THE GENIN CONTINUOUSLY EVADING, ONE AFTER THE OTHER, A CUT TO THE HEAD, A CUT TO THE LEGS, AND A STRAIGHT THRUST TO THE BODY...
THE SEQUENCE OF MULTIPLE ATTACKS AND EVASIONS FOR THIS SET:
First the attacking partner cuts to the head, which the defending partner ducks under.
Then the attacking partner cuts to the legs, which the defender leaps over.
Then the attacking partner delivers a straight thrust to the middle of the body, which the defender side-steps.
...THE VIDEO BELOW WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO EXECUTE THIS FIRST SET OF ADVANCED EVASIONS...
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EVADING MULTIPLE ATTACKS
IN THIS SET, YOU WILL EVADE, CONTINUOUSLY, ONE AFTER THE OTHER, A HORIZONTAL CUT TO THE BODY, A VERTICAL CUT TO THE BODY, AND A STRAIGHT THRUST...
THE SEQUENCE OF MULTIPLE ATTACKS AND EVASIONS FOR THIS SET:
First the attacking partner delivers a horizontal cut to the body, which the defending partner evades by leaping backwards.
Then the attacking partner delivers a vertical cut, which the defender evades by leaping sideways.
Then the attacking partner delivers a straight thrust to the middle of the body, which the defender again side-steps.
...THE VIDEO BELOW WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO EXECUTE THIS SECOND SET OF ADVANCED EVASIONS...
...NOW GO ON TO THE NEXT MULTIPLE EVASION SET, AFTER THE MESSAGE BELOW...
HERE YOU WILL EVADE CONTINUOUSLY, ONE AFTER THE OTHER, A RISING DIAGONAL CUT TO THE BODY, A HORIZONTAL CUT TO THE HEAD, A STRAIGHT THRUST TO THE BODY, AND A CUT TO THE LEGS...
THE SEQUENCE OF MULTIPLE ATTACKS AND EVASIONS FOR THIS SET:
First the attacking partner attacks with a rising diagonal cut - this is a relatively unconventional attack, which makes it all the more necessary to know how to evade it. The defender leans back out of the line of attack .
Then the attacking partner cuts horizonatally to the head, which the defender ducks under.
Then the attacker delivers a straight thrust to the middle of the body, which the defender side-steps.
Finally, the attacker cuts to the defender's legs, which the defender leaps over.
...THE VIDEO BELOW WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO EXECUTE THIS THIRD SET OF ADVANCED EVASIONS...
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EVADING MULTIPLE ATTACKS
THIS SET CONSTITIUTES CONTINUOUS EVASIONS
OF A CUT TO THE LEGS, A RISING DIAGONAL CUT AND A DESCENDING VERTICAL CUT...
THE SEQUENCE OF MULTIPLE ATTACKS AND EVASIONS FOR THIS SET:
As the attacking partner cuts to the legs, the defender leaps over the attack.
Then the attacking partner delivers a rising diagonal cut, which the defender steps back and leans back from.
Now the attacking partner moves into a descending vertical cut, which the defender counters by side-stepping.
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EVADING MULTIPLE ATTACKS
It is not merely speed that is the basis of ninja evasions, but AWARENESS of the intentions of the enemy.
Indeed, in many cases, the ninja is able to begin his evasion fractionally BEFORE the enemy begins his attack. This gives the ninja an additional edge in combat.
HOW IS THIS ACCOMPLISHED?
This is accomplished through Awareness Battle Meditations that increase the bond between the ninja and his foe. Do you consider this a strange thing, that there should be a bond between enemies? It is not strange at all, for we are all, friend, enemy, ally - we are all brothers, children of one planet, inhabitants of one universe, and that which we have in COMMON will always be greater than that which drives us apart.
Never forget this lesson, honorable Deshi of the Gyokku Ninja Clan!!
...IN THE VIDEO BELOW, A MASTER TELLS YOU OF THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS IN EVASIONS - AND A NINJA GENIN DEMONSTRATES HOW EFFECTIVE EVASIONS CAN BECOME WHEN COMBINED WITH SUPERIOR AWARENESS...
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