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In his youth the ninja made special preparations to develop a unique body. Then, when bones were soft and ligatures and tendons pliable, he learned to stretch and manipulate his joints so that he might dislocate them, under control, from their normal positions. This strange skill came into good use in the event he was captured. If bound up by his captors he could effect his own release by appropriate dislocations and stretching actions. A ninja who was being trussed up always expanded his body as much as possible, for later by simply relaxing, he greatly loosened his bonds.

If it became necessary for the ninja to squeeze through small openings, he could do so by manipulation of his joints. The skill was also useful in certain aspects of hand-to-hand combat such as at the time an enemy applied a painful joint lock against the ninja. By dislocation techniques the ninja could minimize the pain and actually escape from the leverage being applied.

The ninja's expertise at walking was the result of the use of ten styles or techniques: