I have created “scrolls” (a.k.a.) chapters for the first ranking level for our Ninjas in Nature training program, or the rank of NiN.  Here are the scrolls/chapters:

• Prep/Journal/Zanshin Zone

getting a notebook, minds eye journaling, and getting a sit spot in nature (aka zanshin zone)

• First aid and safety

putting together a basic first aid kit

• Fire

match lighting challenge, and one match fire challenge

• Shelter

basic knot tying and putting up a tarp shelter

• Water

purifying water on a fire

• Food

identifying 5 local edibles

• Movement

forward and backward ninja rolls (zenpo/koho kaiten) in nature

silent/fox walking challenge

• Animal

bird language mapping exercise

• Tracking

tracking exercise

• Time, Space, and Energy

peripheral vision training (aka “ninjavision”), sit spot landmark mapping

 
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