Comparing The Stealth Principle Body Lighting And Jumping Art

NIMPO KARUMIJUTSU TO HICHOJUTSU: The Stealth Principle Body Lighting And Jumping Art by Dr. William Durbin

In the Buddhist temples of ancient Japan the monks, who had trained and learned in the temples of China, practiced not only the Buddhist austerities, but also other arts related to the teachings of Buddhism that are not always known outside of temple life. Some of these arts were eventually passed on to Buddhist Samurai. Nimpo was a principle which dealt with one of the most important aspects of religious faith. That principle, which is a constant of all religions, is also considered one of the most important virtues of life, patience. Normally Nin is translated stealth and deals with skills which can be used in regard to espionage
Koppo was used, specifically by the Kosho Ryu monks, to 'destroy the fort', which meant to attack the limbs, doing damage to them in order to render the attacker helpless, without having to kill them outright. It was actually hoped that the assailant would stop attacking once the monk used the Ashisabaki, to avoid and foil the attack of the aggressor, but once it was obvious that the person was too violent prone or intent on causing injury or death, then the intermediate skills of open hand striking was resorted to, and then the damaging skills of Koppo. And in the case of a multiple attack situation, or an extremely skilled opponent, then the Atemi, striking of vital points, using the rest of the Kempo techniques were applied. It was even then hoped that avoiding killing would be possible, but once a defender started attacking actual vital points, it was a clear possibility that the aggressors could be fatally
The idea is for the antagonist to see what you want him to see, rather than what is actually happening. In regard to the use of the Nimpo Karumijutsu or Hichojutsu skills when used in conjunction with Kempo, was for the person to be blinded to the actual combat situation of distancing. The Hichojutsu, jumping skills could be used to cover a greater distance, than would be realized by a person who trained in the normal stepping skills of Ayumiashi, walking step, and Tsuginoashi, following foot. Thus a Samurai who faced a Sohei, warrior monk, trained in Nimpo, would be deceived by the distance, thinking himself beyond the reach of the opponent, when with a single leap, the monk would be close enough to use his Kempo skills or in the case of war, his weapon of choice. Today the training of Koga Ha Kosho Shorei Ryu Kempo majors on the practice of these patterns passed on from James Masayoshi Mitose to his personal student Nimr Hassan. And as is true in all combat systems, Kiyojute Ryu Kempo Bugei, as practiced by the author, also maintains the ancient tradition of Nimpo Karumijutsu and Hichojutsu, as part of the Kempo