Black Dragon Ninjitsu/Omoto Ryu Budo Syllabus: 24 Skills of the Omoto Ryu Black Dragon Dojo Bujutsu: 1. Juji Jujits tsu/ u/T Taiji aijits tsu: u: Unarmed combat 2. Tanto antoji jits tsu: u: Knife skills 3. Bojitsu: stick and staff skills 4. Ku Kusa sari riji jits tsu: u: Chain skills 5. Sh Shur urik iken enji jits tsu: u: Throwing weapons skills 6. Yariari-ji jits tsu: u: Spear skills 7. Kyujitsu: Archery skills 8. Kenjitsu: Swordsmanship 9. Ku Kusa sari ri-G -Gam amaj ajut utsu su:: Sickle & Chain Art 10. Shogeji Shogejitsu: tsu: Shoge Art 11. Boryaku: Military Strategy & Tactics; Basic Maneuver Warfare Ninjutsu: 1. Angour: Signaling & cryptography 2. Inton tonjits jitsu u: Escape & Concealment -Inpo: Principles of Escape & Infiltration; breaking in, lock picking, trap making, tracking & counter-tracking... -Tonpo: Principles of Concealment; disguise, camouflage & concealed shelter build/survival training... 3. Yogen: Literally: Prediction refers to Chemistry -Poisons, Herbal Medicines & Pyrotechnic Formula 4. Kaya Kayaku kuji jits tsu: u: Use of offensive firearms, pyrotechnics & arson 5. Katon tonjitsu itsu:: Use of Pyrotechnics for defense 6. Genjitsu: “Art of Illusion” -Slight of Hand -Disguise & Impersonation -Stage Magic & Occultism 7. Choho: Espionage skills -Propaganda & Counter-Propaganda -Sabotage & Assassination Tactics -Interrogation & Brainwashing -Memory Training Training & Deductive Reasoning -Use of Guerrillas & Proxy Forces/False Flag Operations in conjunction with Boryaku 8. Sami Samin njit jitsu: Way of Mindgate -Hypnosis & Psychological Manipulation Modern Additions by me: 1. Making Making & use use of ghilli ghilliee suit suits.. s.... 2. Constructi Construction on of Zip Guns Guns and Bench Bench Work Work Firearms Firearms such such as the STEN... STEN... 3. Use of materia materiall to hide Thermal Thermal Signat Signatures ures & Subvers Subversion ion of Night Night Optic Optic Devices... Devices... 4. Modern Modern Firearms Firearms Training Training:: M14, AR15/AR AR15/AR10, 10, M25, AK47/AK AK47/AK74, 74, Dragonov Dragonov,, Shotguns & modern Handguns... 5. Modern Modern Poiso Poisons ns and Chemi Chemical cal Weapo Weapons. ns... ..
Rank Structure of Omoto Ryu Black Dragon Ninjitsu: White Belt (5th Kyu): Focus is on the body mechanics of stance work & ukemi, kuji-in meditation, visualization exercises & breath control. * Kamae * Ukemi & Kaiten * Kuji-In/Kuji-Kiri Yellow Belt (4 th Kyu): Focus is on vital points, striking techniques, blocking & trapping into joint-locks, breaks & sweeps. * Atemi-waza * Kansetsu-waza Orange Belt (3 rd Kyu): Focus is turning trapping in throws, takedowns, chokes and neck breaks as well as groundfighting... * Nage-waza * Shime-Waza *Na-waza Green Belt (2 nd Kyu): Focus takes a new shift away from jujitsu/taijutsu skills and more toward Intonjitsu; escape &evasion skills; bear in mind the skills of intonjutsu to escape c an also be used to infiltrate. * Inpo: The principles of Stealth/Concealment * Tonpo: The principles of Escape & Evasion * Yogen-no-Jitsu: Yogen-no-Jitsu: Art Art of Prediction; namely the making & use of poisons, pyrotechnic devices & herbal medicines... Brown Belt (1 st Kyu): Now with a basic understanding of Stealth, Evasion & Jujitsu the focus returns to more combative designs with training the four fundamental weapons with a focus stealth based ambush and open combat useage... * Tanto-Jutsu: Knife art is address as both a ambush skill & open combat (dueling system) * Kusari-Jitsu: Use of the Chain as a whip type weapon and a garrote are addressed. * Bojutsu: The use of stick & staff weapons is basic skill... * Shurikenjutsu: The use of throwing stars, knives, spikes & even rocks as weapons is covered here... ab out to test for their Shodan to wear Black Belt (1 st Kyu): This rank is reserve for those who are about during the test, it serves as motivation as well as sign of seniority. seniority. •
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Black Belt (1 st Dan): At 1st degree black belt and having survived/passed the “field test” training once again focuses on combative principles... * Battlefield Strategy: The Senior student now begins to focus heavily on the study of maneuver warfare, small teams warfare, guerrilla warfare & signaling & cryptography... * Kenjutsu: Art of the Katana... * Yarijutsu: Spear Fighting & use... * Kyujitsu: Archery, modernized to include compound bows & crossbows... Black Belt (2 nd Dan): At 2nd Degree Black Belt the focus on weaponry is complete & the final move into espionage agent is began... * Kusarigama-jutsu: The Kusari-gama (chain & cycle) is trained... *Shoge-jitsu: The use of the Shoge is trained... Choho no jutsu: The beginning principles of espionage are taught here beginning with memory training & deductive reasoning... •
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Black Belt (3 rd Dan): The only licensed teachers of the Omoto-Ryu system are Sandan or higher, & here training is focus more on espionage then ever before... *Choho-no-jutsu: Espionage training follows the use of proxy forces, sabotage, assassination, interrogation (hard & soft) and waging propaganda campaigns. *Genjitsu: The art of illusion; disguise, impersonation, simple & advanced stage magic... •
Black Belt (4 th Dan): The 4 th Dan is training that wholly completes the system... *Katonjuton: Uses fire, smoke & pyrotechnics to confuse the enemy and completes the illusion of supernatural powers... *Kayakujitsu: Use firearms, improvised firearms, pyrotechnics, smoke & fire to attack the enemy. enemy. This applies elements of the Intonjutsu systems & Choho-no-jitsu to create an effective Ninja-Sniper as well as the appearance of a Warrior-W Warrior-Wizard. izard. *Saminjutsu: The Way Way of the Mind Gate; reading body language, psychological manipulation & hypnosis are trained and while elements of this system are used initially in the Kuji-in training this finalizes the training in self-hypnosis and hypnosis... •
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Black Belt w/ Red Stripe (5 th Dan): This where the Oniki test is administered and if successful the student then achieves the final rank of Godan or 5th Degree Black Belt. As a master of this system training is now directed at adding to the s ystem to achieve a higher standard and progressive adaptation of the principles of the system.
Any Ranks beyond Godan are awarded for various reasons and while they symbolize a rise in rank they do not convey additional skills or lessons...
