In the previous post we looked at basic knowledge you should educate yourself in to become an urban ninja.  We looked briefly on learning basic martial arts; and some basic human anatomy. Lastly we looked a bit on learning magic tricks and illusion to better understand the human mind.

After understanding deception and the human mind you might start to practice on moving in darkness. This is difficult skill to acquire as the sight is significantly reduced in darkness. It could however be improved by eating minerals and vitamins, and practicing movements in darkness.

You should also educate yourself within colors and how certain colors is less visible in darkness; and some colors camouflage better with wood or grass. Some colors better used in cities etc. But to successfully move unnoticed you should educate yourself in color perception, and visual perception. This is also how illusionist gives impression of floating in the air or when using boxes people are not really inside, but behind it.

There could also be some physical exercises you could start doing; both endurance and speed can be achieved by running longer distances mixed with hill training and interval training. There are important features to anything you do. You could also practice flexibility training, and jumping exercises. The body should be well exercised, to become a tool well suited for good endurance and speed for good movements; and might be slightly more important than strength. Strength might of course also be practiced, and maybe in good combination with climbing. The point is to improve your body to be suitable for movements.

Another natural exercise could be to practice moving with as little sounds as possible to avoid being caught by others. No one can be completely silent; but you can hide some of the sounds you make through moving in particular ways, and by clothing and shoes you wear.

Meditation is another exercise often used to calm your mind, and to be better to focus and concentrate while doing tasks.

Remember; the most important tools you always will have available are your mind and you body. You might in many situations be unequipped with no tools, but you will always have your mind and body ready; and that’s why these are the tools that needs the most exercise to become an urban ninja in these days. In most situations you have nothing but yourself to depend upon.