14 - Kankyo Jutsu






Japanese word that has like literal translation "art of the environment". It taught by the old masters, the art of the Kankyo Jutsu aimed at the utilization of the environment as weapon help.

It obtain itself move in a tight or too spacious localities is not so easy task that should be despised.




The beginning of the Kankyo Jutsu occurred due to the need of the battles in forests, towns, villages, cowsheds etc.

It was Tokugawa was marked by the constant evolution of the thought of war.




Several they were the Ryu that developed in their teachings to ambientalizaão and awareness of the space offered by the moment of the conflict.




The idea of that a warrior always should be ready obliged the class samurai older it develop certain strategic beginnings that would be applied in determined localities.

Many they attributed important victories to knowledge that were added the arts as Heiho, Bajutsu, Kyujutsu between other.




Doubtless, in a field of battle defeated the army more well prepared.

Such art was a lot utilized by the secret class that exercised the protection to Ieyasu Tokugawa, always being positioned us debris of the castle or even in rooms with false bottom and utilizing attributes that facilitated the retreat of such leader in case of an unexpected war.




The Kankyo Jutsu was to main weapon utilized by big strategists that cited in his passages the difficulties offered by the land.