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Now it’s time to learn the Ninjutsu elements tai sabaki (body movement) & ashi sabaki (foot movement), & tobi jutsu (hopping art). Ashi sabaki is also sometimes referred to as san shin sabaki (3 hearts movement, as in facing forward, right, or left).
This is where they fit into the Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu curriculum:
All in all there are 13 directions:
1) face forward (san shin / ashi sabaki – mae)
2) turn right (san shin / ashi sabaki – migi)
3) turn left (san shin / ashi sabaki – hidari)
4) forward (mae / zenpo)
5) backward (koho / oshiru)
6) side right (yoko – migi)
7) side left (yoko – hidari)
8) up (agyi)
9) down (otoshi)
10) diagonal forward right (sayo migi)
11) diagonal forward left (sayo hidari)
12) diagonal backward right (naname migi)
13) diagonal backward left (naname hidari)
We start off with sui (water) gyu (element) in which diagonal taihenjutsu is ideal. Why water first? It is the most ideally defensive element because it is more adaptive, and because it is easiest element in the Path.
Each of the movements can be done with a hop (tobi) also.
It is not recommended to go backward (#5) because your attacker will just keep coming at you. However, if you can go back just enough to avoid the attack then immediately forward then it can work as a surprise.
All in all there are 13 directions:
1) face forward (san shin / ashi sabaki – mae)
2) turn right (san shin / ashi sabaki – migi)
3) turn left (san shin / ashi sabaki – hidari)
4) forward (mae / zenpo)
5) backward (koho / oshiru)
6) side right (yoko – migi)
7) side left (yoko – hidari)
8) up (agyi)
9) down (otoshi)
10) diagonal forward right (sayo migi)
11) diagonal forward left (sayo hidari)
12) diagonal backward right (naname migi)
13) diagonal backward left (naname hidari)
We start off with sui (water) gyu (element) in which diagonal taihenjutsu is ideal. Water is is the most ideally defensive and the easiest element in the Path.
Since this is so important then let’s do it again!
The remaining elements are done by their dominant body part:
Each of the movements can be done with a hop (tobi) also.
It is not recommended to go backward (#5) because your attacker will just keep coming at you. However, if you can go back just enough to avoid the attack then immediately forward then it can work as a surprise.
That concludes our Ninjutsu elements tai sabaki (body movement) tutorial 
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