One of the most important lessons that you could ever learn about real-world self defense can be found in the Ninja's unorthodox self-protection methods. It's the skill of thinking and acting "outside the box!"
This article focuses on the ability to see anything as a potential weapon in your own defense. So, read on and join me for a day at the grocery store. Ninja-style!
Can you imagine being out at the store on your day off? The sun is shining, it's a beautiful day, when suddenly there he is... the mugger who wants your money!
What do you do?
You've got your gun in the glove compartment, and your shuriken back at the dojo. All you have in your hand is a grocery bag full of food!
Follow me through the recesses of your grocery bag, as we back up to create necessary space and time - put the bag down, and begin to employ surprising examples of the Ninja's 5 primary weapon types.
The first thing we do is pull out a loaf of sliced bread and pull back as if to use it as a club. As soon as the attacker stops to figure out what he's looking at, we quickly tear the plastic open and help ourselves to several slices.
As he recovers from his surprised disbelief, he begins to move in again, only to find that he is being hit by bread shuriken - slices of the bread in your hand that you are launching at his face like the Ninja stars - projectile type weapons - they resemble!
This gives you the needed time to reach back into the bag and pull out that bottle of soda you were going to enjoy on the way home.
Now, with fury at the fool that you made of him with the bread, your assailant comes in at you with a clothing grab to take control of the victim who thinks he's a comedian. Except that as soon as his hand grabs your shirt, he feels the splintering pain shoot through the back of his hand and up his outstretched arm.
As he starts to let go, the pain moves to his head, as the bottle is suddenly slammed into his face and the side of his head. As he reels from the brain-jarring attack, and tries to contain his dizziness from the plastic, soda filled bottle - an example of a stick or clubbing type weapon - he turns back to you, only to be met by the explosive spray of liquid coming from the now charged bottle you just strategically opened in his direction!
You move to pick up your remaining groceries and get out of there, when you feel the grip of his massive arms wrap around you from behind.
As you drop the bag, you hold onto the bunch of celery that was waiting it's turn inside. Then, using the vegetable's leafy end you reach over your shoulder as if to dust off his face - attacking his eyes with what he will soon find is an example of a combination weapon type. Because, as he flinches back from the assault on his eyes, his grip loosens enough for you to shift to the side and slam the club-like bunch of celery into his groin.
While he is doubled over, you look into the bag and look at the lone pack of lunch meat, sealed in that thick, plastic wrapper that takes super-human strength to open. You're still looking at it, when you suddenly realize that he has upped the rules of the game, and is lunging at you with a knife.
Sidestepping the attempted stab, and bringing the serrated edge of the lunch meat wrapper across his cutting arm, opening him up with a cut of your own with your make-shift blade-type weapon, you quickly cause him to drop the knife in his now wounded hand.
Undeterred, he reaches out and slaps the small package from your hand. Then, with a warning yell that speaks of his pain, frustration, and humiliation...
...he makes a final attempt to do what he set out to do. Except, as his fist flies out to smash into your face, you slip by his moving arm to use the bag in your hand like the flexible weapon that it is. You deftly parry his arm to the side far enough to catch his head with the bag stretched between your hands.
As soon as you know you have his balance, you shift into position for a rear hip throw and, using the bag as a rope, you shift out - causing his head and neck to crash into the pavement - rendering him unconscious!
And, that's how we Ninja are always "armed." Except now you're out of weapons...I mean food!
I guess it's back into the store to refill your grocery bag for dinner...
...or the next unsuspecting criminal who has no idea who he's choosing as a target!
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