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* The Ninja Warrior *
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* Climbing Tutorial 1 *
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THIS IS
THE FOURTH OF THE NINJA009 SERIES. I HOPE YOU’VE ENJOYED THE FIRST
THREE BULLETINS AND I’M
SURE YOU’LL ENJOY THIS ONE AS WELL…
BACKGROUND ON CLIMBING TECHNIQUES:
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MAY RUMORS HAVE BEEN SAID THAT NINJA’S CAN FLY OR THEY CAN
CLIMB FLAT,
VERTICAL WALLS, WITH NO SWEAT…BULLSHIT…I, PERSONALLY HAVE A HELL OF A
WORK OUT WHEN I CLIMB WALLS, SOME TIMES I STAY STUCK TO A WALL FOR OVER
AN HOUR JUST TO GET
SOME REST. THE ANCIENT NINJA’S USED A VERY WELL CON-
STRUCTED TOOL CALLED THE TEKAGI (HAND
CLAWS), AND THE ASHIKO (LITERALLY
TRANSLATED, FOOT CLAWS, LIKE ON CATS.). THE ONES YOU SEE IN
THOSE MAIL
ORDER SHITS, ARE VERY FRAGILE AND WEAK…I HAVE TESTED OVER TWENTY DIFFERENT
ONES, THEY ALL BROKE AFTER THE SECOND OR THE THIRD CLIMB. BUT I’LL TELL
YOU ONE THING, THEY
ARE HELLA GOOD FOR FIGHTING…AS A MATTER OF FACT, I KNOW
THIS GUY, ONE OF MY BROTHERS OF THE
CLAN, KILLED AN ASSAULTANT WITH IT.
THE ASSULTANT HAD A GUN AND HE JUST SLASHED HIS HAND
APART, HE BLED TO DEATH.
ANYWAYS…ENUFF OF THIS BORING STUFF.
I WON’T TELL YOU
HOW TO MAKE A WELL, CONSTRUCTED TEKAGI OR ASHIKO, SINCE I
MYSELF STILL CANNOT MAKE IT
PERFECTLY…WHICH KINDA MEANS SOMETHING.
THE RULES OF WEAPONS IN THE NINJUTSU SYSTEM IS THAT,
IF YOU CANNOT BUILD
IT YOU CANNOT USE IT. AS MY MASTER SAYS.
CLIMBING A WALL THAT
IS FLAT AND VERTICAL
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HA! HA! YOU
SAY…IMPOSSIBLE TO THE CORE…YOU SAY…
WELL…IF YOU ARE WELL TRAINED, YOU CAN CLIMB A FLAT
WALL AS HIGH AS
20 FEET. ONE OF MY BROTHERS OF THE CLAN CAN DO IT. I CAN ONLY GET UP
ABOUT 15 FEET.
ALL IT TAKES IS PRACTICE, WHICH I REALLY DON’T DO ANYMORE.
TO BE
PHYSICALLY FIT FOR THIS, YOU SHOUD DO THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES.
*** WARNING ***
DON’T TRY
ANYTHING THAT MAY HARM YOUR HEALTH OR YOUR LIFE.
DON’T OVER-EXERCISE YOURSELF…I’LL GUARANTEE
YOU’LL GET BOARD OF IT.
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JUMP AS HIGH AS YOU CAN REPEATEDLY (
START AT 10 TIMES A DAY )
( WORK UP TO 50 TIMES…. )
STRETCH YOUR LEGS
AFTERWARDS
- DO FRONT SPLITS ON YOUR RIGHT ( YOU DON’T HAVE TO GO ALL )
- DO FRONT
SPLITS ON YOUR LEFT ( THE WAY DOWN ON THE SPLITS )
- DO SIDE SPLITS ( IT’LL GO DOWN
EVENTUALLY.. )
OKAY AFTER YOUR EXERCISE, DRILL THE FOLLOWING 10 TIMES…NO MORE THAN
10…
YOU’LL FIND OUT WHY…
- LOOK FOR A WALL ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE YOUR OWN
HEIGHT. MAKE SURE IT IS A
STURDY WALL…
- RUN AS FAST AS YOU CAN TO THE WALL AND START
CLIMBING. AS YOU CLIMB,
PUT YOUR BODY AS CLOSE TO THE WALL AS POSSIBLE.
- AT YOUR FIRST
ATTEMPT AT THIS, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO STEP TWO TIMES ON
THE WALL AND SLIP AND DROP TO THE
GROUND.
- JUST TUCK YOUR BODY AS SOON AS YOU MAKE YOUR FIRST STEP ON THE WALL.
THEN YOUR
OTHER STEPS WILL BECOME NATURAL.
- YOU WILL KNOW WHEN YOU ARE LOSING THE GRIP ON THE WALL,
THAT IS WHEN
YOU REACH FOR THE TOP.
- AS YOU REACH FOR THE TOP, PUSH UP OFF THE WALL.
/> - YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GRAB THE TOP.
- IF YOU GET TO THIS POINT OF HANGING AT THE EDGE OF
THE TOP OF THE WALL,
THEN CONSIDER YOURSELF ALREADY UP.
- NOW ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS USE
THE ELBOW LOCK SYSTEM TO CLIMB UP TO THE
TOP, OR YOU CAN KIP UP.
- ( KIPPING UP ) - AS
YOU HANG, PULL YOUR LEGS UP AS HIGH AS POSSIBLE.
REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR LEGS AS STRAIGHT AS
POSSIBLE. WHEN YOU GET YOUR
BODY TO BEND ABOUT A 90 DEGREE BEND OR LESS, THEN PUSH OFF THE
WALL WITH
YOUR LEGS AND AS SOON AS YOUR FEET COME OFF OF THE WALL, PULL UP WITH YOUR
ARMS.
ALL THIS SOUNDS SO DAMN EASY TO ANYONE…BUT IT ISN’T…I AM SORRY THAT THIS
/> IS NOT A TECHNIQUE THAT EVERYONE CAN LEARN IN A MATTER OF MONTHS. IT TOOK
ME 5 YEARS TO GET
15 FEET. 5 FUCKING YEARS!!!
SO DON’T GET DISCOURAGED…IF YOU GET TWICE YOUR HEIGHT,
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.
WORK HARD ON IT…IF YOU CAN WORK ON SOME WEIGHTS ON THE BI-CEPS AND
TRI-CEPS.
DON’T OVER BUILD YOUR BODY THOUGH. ALSO TRY TO DEVELOP ELBOW AND WRIST POWER.
PUSH YOURSELF IF GOT THE GUTTS…YOU MAY END UP DOING THINGS YOU ONLY DREAMT
ABOUT.
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WRITTEN BY: THE NINJA WARRIOR
ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS OR THE PREVIOUS
SERIES, LEAVE E-MAIL TO:
THE NINJA
AT THRASHER BBS (415) 822-5630
NEXT IN THE
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SERIES…
DOOR ENTRY/LOCK PICKING TECHNIQUES.