TAIYO TSUKI KYO Ronin Shinobi Jutsu
Sun Moon Buyu Shibu - St Louis Missouri

Chi (Earth) -  Uke punches at Nage's head. Nage drops back diagonally while blocking with forward fist. Nage steps forward swinging arm in bowling ball fashion to attack Uke under chin or side of neck with sanshinken fingers or fudo ken ("upper-cut") strike.  Nage immediately follows up with either downward sanshinken or fudo ken knocking Uke to the Ground.

Sui (Water) -  Uke punches at Nage's head. Nage drops back diagonally with upper block to Uke's bicep. Nage steps forward to attack Uke's other side of neck with shuto strike.

Ka (Fire) - Uke punches at Nage's head. Nage drops back diagonally with upper block to Uke's elbow. Nage steps forward with elbow to Uke's chin and attacks Uke's side of neck with shuto strike.

Fu (Air) - Uke punches at Nage's body. Nage drops back diagonally with downwards block to Uke's arm then follows up with boshiken to the ribs. Nage steps forward to attack Uke with boshiken to inner thigh.

Ku (Void) - Uke kicks at Nage's body.  Nage drops back diagonally with block to Uke's leg. Nage steps forward with distracting technique and forward kick, following through with forward stomp.

Ichimonji Omote - Uke punches to head. Nage (in Ichimonji) drops diagonally back (to Uke's inside) and upper block. Nage steps forward with Fudo Ken to head.

Ichimonji Ura - Uke punches to head. Nage (in Ichimonji) drops diagonally back (to Uke's outside) and upper block. Nage steps forward with Fudo Ken to kidneys.

Hicho - Nage stands in Hicho. Uke punches to stomach. Nage performs lower block and kicks lower ribs. Nage drops forward performing omote shuto to neck.

Ura Gyaku - Uke grabs Nage's lapel. Nage covers and steps diagonally back taking Uke's balance while performing inner wrist-lock. Nage steps through taking Uke to the ground.

Omote Gyaku - Uke grabs Nage's lapel. Nage covers and steps diagonally back taking Uke's balance while performing outer wrist-lock. Nage steps away from Uke taking Uke to the ground.

Omote Gyaku Tsuki - Uke grabs Nage's lapel. Nage covers Uke's hand. Uke throws hook punch with other hand.  Nage steps forward performing shuto to crook of attacking eldbow stopping the punch.  Nage away from Uke while performing outer wrist-lock taking Uke to the ground.

Musha Dori - Uke grabs Nage's lapel. Nage covers Uke's hand. Nage steps forward reaching over performing elbow lock and takes Uke to the ground.  (Interchangeable with Onikudaki)

Muso Dori - Uke grabs Nage's lapel.  Nage covers Uke's hand. Nage steps forward reacihing under performing elbow lock and takes Uke to the ground. (Interchangeable with Gansake Nage)

Additional/Interchangeable Options:

Gansake Nage - Uke grabs Nage's lapel and sleeve and Nage grab's Uke in mirror fashion. Nage twists "low" side foot to outside. Nage steps through/in-between Uke's legs while slipping arm under Uke's shoulder. Nage turns into Uke simultaneously pulling Uke's sleeve and pushing Uke's shoulder to throw Uke to the ground.

Gansake Nage Tsuki - Uke punches at Nage's head. Nage drops diagonally back (to Uke's inside) with upper block. Nage steps forward while slipping arm under Uke's shoulder. Nage either turns into Uke or steps across Uke's feet throwing Uke to the ground.

Onikudaki - Uke grabs Nage's sleeve. Nage steps forward raising grabbed arm and reaching under with other arm to performing elbow lock and takes Uke to the ground.

Plan Ahead

Have basic items such as water, food, lighter, knife, flashlight, batteries, rain poncho, mirror, whistle, compass, map, first aid, large trash bags, extra ammunition, currency - all of this in your "ready-to-go bag".  Have extra fuel and a full gas tank.  At home make sure you have extra food, water and supplies.  Have a predesignated rally point. Plan your escape route.  Do a test run in different weather (you can call it a "vacation").

Run or Hide?

You will have to decide quickly whether to run for the hills or bunker in place.  First, you will want to shield yourself from the danger as much as possible.  Typically this would be the basement, a bathroom, or closet (smaller rooms are reinforced structurally).  If you where caught in the bedroom, you could get into a corner and cover yourself with the mattress (the middle of the room is the most likely to collapse).  If you are unable to remain, then you may consider relocating up-hill and up-wind away from the danger zone.

Dress For Survival

Wool socks will maintain a lot of your body heat even when wet!  So it's good to have wool blankets as well.  Water resistant boots are recommended.  Always have an extra pair of dry socks - you have to take good care of your feet, they are your primary mode of transportation!  A little foot powder wouldn't hurt either.  I prefer under armor tops and bottoms because of their moisture wick fabric as my base layer.  Long sleeve shirts and pants (you don't want to expose your skin), gloves, skull cap, jacket, rain poncho (I also recommend rain suit), scarf or bandana, hat and sun glasses.

Find A Water and Food Source - Yes, in that order!

You can only go 3 days without water, but you could last over a month without food.  The only water you could drink unfiltered is rain, dew, and ice (don't drink snow! unless you mash it tightly, otherwise it will dehydrate you). Otherwise you should always boil your water after you have filtered it.  You can make a filter through some tube/funnel with a cloth or strainer followed by small rocks, then sand, then charcoal (which is burnt firewood), and repeat layers once or twice more.  Boil at least 10 minutes.

Find Survivors & Help

You can use a whistle to alert others of your presence.  This is especially helpful if you are trapped.  Mirrors can be used to reflect sunlight which can be seen for miles.

SOS code for "HELP!"

International Morse code is composed of six elements:

short mark, dot or 'dit' (·)
longer mark, dash or 'dah' (-)
intra-character gap (between the dots and dashes within a character)
short gap (between letters)
medium gap (between words)
long gap (between sentences — about seven units of time)
These six elements serve as the basis for International Morse code and therefore can be applied to the use of Morse code world-wide.

So "SOS" is ... --- ... or "dit dit dit" pause "dah dah dah" pause "dit dit dit" or "short short short" pause "long long long" pause "short short short" which could be a sound, light, or whatever means of communication you have.  Or you can make something in the shape of the letters "SOS" that can be seen from the sky.

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