Meaning of kawarimi | Babel Free

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An ancient ninja art revolving around misdirection and the split-second timing of a switch between a 'body' and a location, or between two or more bodies. A technique utilized by ninja in ancient Japan, involving the ninja and anything that can be mistaken for them, such as a dummy or a mannequin.

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“Kawarimi; ancient Ninja art of misdirection. All you need is something some idiot can mistake you for... and some idiot.”

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