Black Dragon Ninjitsu Camp

Handbook:
Espionage Camp Level I
Nature of Espionage:
Espionage is a unique subject, since it allows a
wide range of activity ranging from simple scouting
ahead of one’s own troops to locate enemy weakness
and provide security for those troop movements to
insure they move in undetected, to infiltration of enemy
held terrain, airing enemy logistics & interrogation of
the enemy with or without their knowledge.
It is through the use of spies that the ninja
gained many of their rumored “mystical” powers to see
the future or pass unseen. Despite popular TV culture
the ninja did their best work not in a shinobi-gi creeping
around at night but as everyday citizens who looked,
listen and recorded everything the enemy did around
them. This camp deals with methods of acquiring
knowledge & using that knowledge to gain the
advantage. The nature of Espionage lays in the
following operations but is not limited to them;
 Infiltration: Securing means to cross enemy
borders and lines for later operations.
 Assassination: The removal of key enemy
personnel.
 Sabotage: The covert destruction of enemy
equipment & resources.
 Intelligence: Acquiring knowledge about the
enemy or specific enemy assets.
 Counter-Intelligence: Providing false
information to the enemy to cause them to do
what you want them to do.
 Propaganda: Providing the enemy civilian
population with true or false information to
cause public distrust of their native
government.
  False-Flag Operations: Carrying out operations,
particularly combat operations, under the false
identity of another enemy regime or a false
group.
 Proxy-Warfare: The arming, training and
development of neutral parties who share a
common enemy; thus the ninja can prepare a
neutral group to fight their enemy for them.

Types of Agents:
Agents: Are primary agents of friendly force, they seek
to turn enemy agents into double agents & conduct
80% of all espionage operations…
Double Agents: Are enemy agents turned via threat,
black mail or bribery to supply the ninja’s forces with
intelligence and conduct operations will the enemy
believes them to operate on their side…
Triple Agents: Are agents the enemy thinks they have
turned but are acting to support their original side by
pretending to be double agents…
Disposable Agents: Are agents the ninja intends to
sacrifice to the enemy to spread blame or false
intelligence; this especially true of disposable agents
used in assassination, counter-intelligence, false-flag &
proxy-warfare operations…
Sleeper Agents: Are agents sent into enemy terrain with
a specific mission based on a “silent clock” or awaiting
an “activation code” to carry out their mission. Many
sleeper agents are also consider disposable, as well.

Types of Intelligence:
Human Intelligence: Knowledge acquired via the
interview process, must be confirmed by two (2)
additional sources…
Eyes-On Intelligence: Knowledge acquired via agents
firsthand observation & means of recording…
Enemy Intelligence: Knowledge taken from the enemy
himself…
Technological Intelligence: Knowledge acquired via
technological means such as satellite imagery, UAV
drones or a computer virus…

Intelligence & Warfare:

Intelligence is the corner stone of warfare, its
knowing where the enemy is and where he isn’t. Unlike
the Western method of holding ground in war, the
Eastern method of maneuver warfare is more reliant on
intelligence and more disruptive to it as well. Since the
Eastern army is always on the move they are hard to
find or predict. However that also makes them easy
targets by modern weapons such as air strikes & cruise
missiles.
Of course light infantry has always been the
back bone of the military because infantry can so small
& scattered into pockets that they can hide among
civilian populations, along rough terrain & with the use
of spider holes even within lightly wooded areas of
enemy bases & civilian towns. With modern means of
communication has come the need for every
infantryman to be a means of supplying “eyes-on” &
“human” intelligence.

SALUTE Report:
Standard Operating Procedure for the US
Military when observing enemy activity, is the SALUTE
report. Size, Action, Location, Unit or Unit Insignia, Time
& Date, and Equipment Used.
Example: 5-man team, patrolling the border at (enter
grid location) with black eagle unit patches, 0433 18th
June 2010 with small arms: 4x AK47s & 1x Dragunov,
LBV and Rucksack.

5Ws Report/Also Called an After Action Report:

The Standard Operating Procedure for following
up with SALUTE report explaining the US Military man’s
actions on contact with the enemy can likewise be used
for modern ninjitsu application; Who, What, When,
Where & Why.
Example: Agent; Freeman & myself observed 5-man
enemy patrol from concealed observation post on 18th
June 2010 at (enter grid location) but did not react to
keep enemy from noticing the observation post &
knowing we are inside enemy terrain observing.

Ninja Field-Agents Report:

Security of Target:
Terrain:
Weaknesses of Target Location:
People to Avoid & Personality Types:
People to Influence & Personality Types:
Activities & Patterns of Target:
People the Ninja can Influence:
Enemy Weapons & Equipment:
Training & Leaders of the Enemy:

Codes & Cryptography:

Codes & Cryptography only delay the enemy
from getting the intelligence it doesn’t prevent them
from getting the intelligence. However that delay can
be useful if the intelligence is time dependant, such as
well a particular operation is going to take place.
Cryptography is the substitution of letters or
grammatical order to disguise a word via a cipher &
codes are simply words which have a specific and
unique meaning, opposite that of their true meanings.
So here are few basic examples of cryptography &
codes.

Alphabet Cipher:
A=Z F=U K=P P=K U=F Z=A
B=Y G=T L=O Q=J V=E
C=X H=S M=M R=I W=D
D=W I=R N=N S=H X=C
E=V J=Q O=L T=G Y=B
Numeric Cipher:
A = 1 F = 6 K = 11 P = 16 U = 21 Z = 26
B = 2 G = 7 L = 12 Q = 17 V = 22
C = 3 H = 8 M = 13 R = 18 W = 23
D=4 I=9 N = 14 S = 19 X = 24
E = 5 J = 10 O = 15 T = 20 Y = 25
Symbolic Cipher:
Example: Theban Alphabet (AKA Witch’s Alphabet)

Code Words:
Cat: Night Time/Night Time Operation
Dog: Day Time/Day Time Operation
Stay: Enemy/Enemy Agent
Frog: Water/Water Operation
Horoscope: Report/Message
Zodiac: Field Base
Water: All Clear
Coffee: Not Safe/Break Contact
Tea: Not Safe but Proceed

Signs & Signals:

Signs and signals are used to mark targets or
send messages without actually being present.
Hand Signals:
Freeze/Stop: Up raised Fist
Security: Point to eyes and to person or direction.
Get Down: Patting Motion with open hand.
Flank: Point to flankers & move open hand direction
(right or left) you wish for them to flank.
Defend/Patrol Halt: Fists “punching” each other.
Rally Point: Open hand moving in a circle & then
pointing down.
Retreat: Freeze/Stop plus thumb pointing back.
Disperse: Arms crossed over chest, then whipped down
& back.
Follow Me: Wave forward.
Follow Him: Point to members, wave forward and point
to target to be followed.

Flag Signals:
Black/Purple: Friendly Agent
Red: Unsafe
Blue: Safe
Green: Being Watched
White: Proceed
Yellow: Send Support
Covert Hand Signals:
Freeze/Stop: Cough with Fist
Security: Cough with Open hand
Flank: Crack neck in the flanking direction
Defend/Patrol Halt: Clear throat
Rally Point: Rub Right Eye
Retreat: Rub Left Eye
Disperse: Scratch Left Ear
Follow Me: Scratch Right Ear
Follow Him: Yon & stretch while looking at the target

Kuji-Kiri as Hand Signals:

1. Rin: Attack

2. Kyo: Retreat

3. Toh: Hide

4. Sha: Send Medical Aid/Injured

5. Kai: Intelligence Received/Intelligence Passed

6. Jin: Watching/Be Watched

7. Retsu: Spread Out/Perimeter

8. Zai: Camp/Position
 9. Zen: Confirmation/Acceptance

Field Agent Skill Sets:

Ninjitsu is the perfect example of the science of
espionage and ninja requires the basic skills of the
warrior, such as taijitsu (unarmed combatives), kenjitsu
(fencing) and tantojitsu (knife-fighting). However unlike
the warriors of old and soldiers of today the ninja of
both the past & today survive off the land and make do
without any special equipment if necessary this places a
need for a higher level of skill in unarmed combat and
the use a some basic weapons such as knives, sticks and
staves, thrown objects & flexible weapons like chain.
Where espionage is concerned, the ninja must be able
to make do with nothing and improvise their equipment
as they are needed.
As such we will examine the following subject
matter listed here;
 Kata Dante: General Hand-to-Hand Combatives
 Sentry Removal & Knife-Fighting Techniques
 Basic Espionage Tactics
 Gojo-Goyoku: Psychological Manipulation of
Targets & Target Populations
 Methods of Covert Infiltration, Escape &
Evasion Training
 Gyaku-Waza & Ne-Waza: Joint Manipulation &
Groundfighting
Gojo-Goyoku: The Five-Weakness
Kyosha: This method plays on the fears of the target
and is best approached from an authoritarian manner
such as if the Ninja were a displeased father talking to a
disobedient son. This makes the ninja less threatening
as an object and will allow the ninja to gain information
as well as make the target feel shamed and weak.
Kisha: This method plays on sexual frustration and
dominance, such as a husband talking to their wife
dominating the sexual experience and using frustration
& release to get what the ninja wants.
Dosha: This is the ploy which seems best when playing
the younger sibling to an older sibling like figure, even
while subordinate the younger sibling does not “yield
easily” to his older counterpart and always seeking to
over shadow them. This frustrating of the target with
anger but forcing them to hold back such anger causing
their anger to confuse and distract them, more so when
shown a target to release this anger on, they jump at it
recklessly .
Rakusha: This ploy is best used as a master to disciple
relationship where the loyalty of the disciple is being
“tested” by the action required and the reward in both
fortune and position are offered as rewards. Thus,
appealing to more than simply a mercenary offer of
payment.
Aisha: This ploy relies on approaching as a friend and
requiring their aid and that often means befriending
them before this approach is found to be effective.

Tashintsu: Mind Reading

The ninja art of reading the mind, is not
exclusive to ninjitsu nor is some mystic jedi-like power.
Tashintsu; is the ninja art of reading the subtle facial
reactions of the subject to gather clues about the
person & a means of gaining confidence. More so, these
methods can be employed by the ninja to conceal his
thoughts from others…
Tashintsu techniques makes use of physical and
behavioral reactions to reveal the truth or a lie and with
conditioning the ninja can learn to cheat these clues in
themselves to mislead others.

Physical Reactions:
Pale Face: Fear or shock common with sudden
revelations that hit close to the truth.
Cold Sweet: Another sign of shock or fear especially true
with a layered approach building to the truth.
Temple & Neck Pulse: A high pulse (i.e. raised heart
rate) shows stress or a high emotional state.
Eyes: Blinking a lot is a method of trying to “hide” the
eyes, where as looking to one’s right is a sign of
imagining were as looking to the left is a sign of
remembering. However, when looking at a person
looking left means imaging (lying) and looking right
means (truth) remembering.
Blushing: Embarrassment, possible guilt or anger.
Licking Lips: Licking Lips and Swallowing are all signs of a
dry mouth, another clue to a highly emotional state of
fear or shock.
Hands: Sweaty hands may show nervousness and guilt
while constantly touching the face, such as covering the
mouth while coughing or rubbing the eyes are used to
“hide” the liars face.
Fidgeting: Nervious or Angry; the adrenaline dump is
making it hard for them to contain the fight or flight
response.
Actions: Appear stiff and thought out…
Eye Contact (Amateur): Amateur liars avoid eye contact.
Eye Contact (Professional): Professional liars keep eye
contact and sometimes more than usual.

Behavioral Reactions:
Defensive: Liars tend to be defensive
Talkative: Becomes more talkative supplying more
details
Statements: Use in direct statements such as “might
have” or “could have been” and language use to
distance themselves from a statement to remove
responsibility for the lie. Also people telling the truth
are more likely to use words like “can’t” or didn’t as
opposed to “cannot” or “did not.”
Uses Humor or Sarcasm: Many times people admit or
suggest things via sarcasms…
Changes Subject: Is happy when or wants to change the
subject…
Timing: Speaking and gestures seems delayed…
Facial Expressions: Often are delayed and focused
around the mouth…
Voice: Low or garbled causing a person to not hear
them correctly, a form of distancing themselves from
the lie.

Stealth & Disguise:

Camouflage:
Colors that are no reflective or shiny are called drab
colors. Color is the last aspect recognized by the eye,
but as color may allow one to blend into a larger mass,
it conceal shape if one is simply still.
Jungle Terrain- Olive greens, brown & tan in a leaf-like
pattern
Desert Terrain- Drab Tan
Woodland Terrain- Light drab gray, drab brown or drab
Green
Snowy Terrain- Drab white
Urban Terrain- Light gray or medium dark tan
Night/Shadow in General Terrain- Flat black, drab
midnight blue or a drab charcoal gray

Individual Methods:
Adjust movement to terrain, cover, and
visibility. In low visibility, belly crawl. Sprint or dash
from cover to cover, giving several minutes between
sprints. Side step along walls to help shield your
silhouette from view. Use slow walking or crawling
around good cover. Use a light sprint to close in on a
sentry or targeted opponent within ten to fifteen feet
away.
The most important rule to the rule that in an
emergency do not move. If you think you’ve been
spotted remain perfectly still, frozen in your tracks. If
you do need to move while following this rule drop as
softly as possible to your stomach and listen for signs
you were spotted.

Five-Elemental Principles of Stealth:

Principle of Earth- Which suggest hiding in small gaps
between two larger objects. One may escape detection
in this way, since most observers will scan past them as
he walks around. Such as hiding under overhanging
brush, grass, or even the earth itself. One technique
based on this elementary school principle is the science
fact that the closer an object comes, the larger it
appears. This means that a tiny grain of sand may had
an entire army or even a single man if it is close enough
to the eyes.
Principle of Air- Means to climb a wall, tree, etc, any
high position, and to “blend” or “melt” (conform) into
the shape of the object. An example may be to climb a
tree and hide in a gap between two branches. By
holding the limbs with one’s hands and hanging the legs
along the trunk to assume a “Y” silhouette overlapped
the trees own shape.
Principle of Water- Which suggests hiding your trail by
passing through water or hiding under the water’s
surface. Though in day light hours unless the dirt and
mud at the bottom is used to cloud the water, an
observer may easily spot the ninja student.
In a combat scenario, the water may allow poor
footing for your enemies or pursuers. And, if you
conceal yourself under water, you may pull them
underwater to be drowned or murdered in some other
fashion.
Principle of Fire- Suggests hiding behind a source of
light, to erase silhouette and shadow for the observer.
This principle is both easiest & hardest to effectively
preformed. This principle may also betray you. As an
example of this one may use a flash light to blind their
opponent.
He/she may then need only attack in the direction of
the light source to reach you.
Principle of the Void- In zen alchemy the void of nothing
creates existence & when something is destroyed it
returns to the nothingness that it began. Though the
four primal elements, where first and make up all of
matter they came from the nothingness of space or the
void.
So then on one hand this principle is hiding in
plain sight, using various postures to assume a
silhouette of something you are not. One the other
hand, we see the combining of principles to find new
and creative examples of using those elements of
creation.