Airjitzu

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“A lost martial art created by Sensei Yang, who passed years ago. If mastered, it allows one to temporarily take flight.”

— Misako, "Ghost Story"

Airjitzu
Information
Creator	Yang
Owner/User	Yang Yang's students Morro Ninja Cryptor
Element/Essence	All
First appearance	Ghost Story (pictured) 70735 Ronin R.E.X.
Latest appearance	Stop, Drop and Side Scroll 70590 Airjitzu Battle Grounds
Status	Unused

Airjitzu (referred as Cyclon-Do by Jay and Nya) is a martial arts technique that was created by Master Kodokuna Yang. It involves the user tapping into their innate energies while spinning rapidly, creating a tornado-like vortex of energy around themselves which also allows them to levitate over land. It is similar to Spinjitzu, which Yang used as inspiration to create the air-based technique.

Airjitzu grants the user the ability to fly in a small vortex of a specific element and color around themselves in the form of a single, short burst for under ten seconds. After mastering it from the scroll, users simply use it to also levitate in the air or glide to places, sometimes longer than the usual amount.

History

Stiix and Stones

After taking the Scroll of Airjitzu, Morro used it to learn Airjitzu and to escape from the ninja.

Peak-a-Boo

The ninja practiced Airjitzu at the Destiny's Bounty, by attempting to grab a flag atop the ship's mast. Jay kept failing to perform the martial art and jokingly called it Cyclon-Do. Meanwhile, Cole, still depressed about being a ghost, refused to practice until Nya came to comfort him.

Kingdom Come

The four ninja used Airjitzu to ascend the tallest tower in Cloud Kingdom to retrieve the Sword of Sanctuary. Morro then used Airjitzu to escape from the ninja who also used Airjitzu to pursue.

Later on, after Kai secured the Sword of Sanctuary, he used Airjitzu to reach the Destiny's Bounty.

Curseworld, Part I

Lloyd used Airjitzu when fighting Morro to get the Realm Crystal, although Morro manage to knock him off using Wind.

Enkrypted

After Lloyd managed to break the ninja free, he, Kai, Zane, Cole, and Jay (who carried Nya) used Airjitzu to escape "The Hole."

Misfortune Rising

Lloyd and Cole use Airjitzu to avoid Doubloon.

My Dinner With Nadakhan

Lloyd and Cole airjitzu their way to safety. Briefly, Nya uses Airjitzu to escape the Sand eels. This is the first time she ever uses Airjitzu.

The Way Back

After Jay made his final wish for the Teapot of Tyrahn to have never be found, the six ninja use Airjitzu.

Dark Island Trilogy, Part 1

After Jay and Nya were knocked off the Destiny's Bounty by an unnatural storm they used Airjitzu to safely land on the Dark Island. The two would later use Airjitzu to battle a Leviathan.

When Wu and Lloyd fell into quicksand after being chased by a pack of gorillas, Wu used Airjitzu to pull them out.

Dark Island Trilogy, Part 2

Under the influence of Dark Matter, Lloyd used Airjitzu to hop from the Destiny's Bounty onto the mainland.

Day of the Departed

Cole used Airjitzu to fly up to the Temple of Airjitzu.

When Zane was confronted by Cryptor, he attempted to use Airjitzu to escape.

When the Rift of Return opened, Yang attempted to use Airjitzu to fly towards it. However, Cole used Airjitzu to catch up with him and the two fell back to the Temple. After making amends, Cole used Airjitzu to fly him and Yang to the Rift but Yang realized that the curse required one of them to remain as a ghost. He threw Cole through the Rift, turning him back into a human.

Pause and Effect

Cole and Jay suggest using Airjitzu to get out of the building with the kidnapped builders, but they then realize that the builders don't know Airjitzu. Since Karlof is too heavy to hold, Cole and Jay decided to find another way out.

School for Crooks

Kai used Airjitzu to bring himself and Skylor closer to the cloaked stranger they were chasing at the Ninjago Harbor. Skylor was impressed, as she had not seen the martial art before. Later, Kai used Airjitzu to get to the rooftop where Skylor had cornered the stranger.

Stop, Drop and Side Scroll

In Prime Empire, Nya obtained a loot box, which gave her the ability to use Airjitzu temporarily again. She told Lloyd and Jay to grab on in order to reach the top of the infinity maze.

Airjitzu Users

• Kai
• Jay Walker
• Cole
• Zane
• Lloyd Garmadon
• Nya
• Morro
• Wrayth (in sets)
• Yang
• Yang's students
  • Chris
  • Martin
  • "Chuck"
• Wu (Dark Island Trilogy only)
• Skylor (Ninjago Rush only)
• Cryptor

Types of Airjitzu

Elemental

• Fire — used by Kai
• Lightning — used by Jay Walker
• Water — used by Nya
• Ice — used by Zane
• Earth — used by Cole
• Energy — used by Lloyd Garmadon
• Wind — used by Morro
• Creation - used by Wu (possibly non-canon)
• Amber — used by Skylor (non-canon)

Non-elemental

• Green — used by Wrayth (non-canon)
• White — in training
• Golden — Used by Yang
• Yellow — Power Up in Prime Empire
• Blue - in training

Appearances

Sets

• 70735 Ronin R.E.X.
• 70739 Airjitzu Kai Flyer
• 70740 Airjitzu Jay Flyer
• 70741 Airjitzu Cole Flyer
• 70742 Airjitzu Zane Flyer
• 70743 Airjitzu Morro Flyer
• 70744 Airjitzu Wrayth Flyer
• 70590 Airjitzu Battle Grounds

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Season 5: Possession

• 46. "Ghost Story" (pictured)
• 47. "Stiix and Stones"
• 49. "Peak-a-Boo"
• 50. "Kingdom Come"
• 51. "The Crooked Path"
• 52. "Grave Danger"
• 53. "Curseworld, Part I"
• 54. "Curseworld, Part II"

Season 6: Skybound

• 55. "Infamous"
• 57. "Enkrypted"
• 58. "Misfortune Rising"
• 60. "My Dinner With Nadakhan"
• 64. "The Way Back"

Day of the Departed

• "Day of the Departed"

Season 7: The Hands of Time

• 66. "The Hatching"
• 67. "A Time of Traitors"
• 69. "A Line in the Sand"
• 72. "Pause and Effect" (mentioned)
• 73. "Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea"
• 74. "Lost in Time"

Season 12: Prime Empire

• 137. "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" (pictured)
• 140. "Stop, Drop and Side Scroll"

Books

• Dark Island Trilogy, Part 1
• Dark Island Trilogy, Part 2
• School for Crooks

Video games

• Ninjago Rush (non-canon)
• Ninjago Possession (non-canon)
• Ninjago Skybound (non-canon)

Trivia

• At first, all of the ninja's Airjitzu appeared to be blue whereas Morro appeared to have a green Airjitzu.
  • In "Curseworld, Part II," it is shown that the Airjitzu of the ninja turned to their element's colors. This indicates that someone with an active elemental power will have an Airjitzu technique the same color as their element, as the ninja were without their powers in previous episodes.
  • In "Curseworld, Part I," Lloyd used Airjitzu for the first time. This is because when Morro was using his body, he can also learn a technique even if he wasn't exactly in control due to his body being used as a host.
• Wrayth never uses Airjitzu in the TV series, despite him having a LEGO flyer.
• In "My Dinner With Nadakhan," Nya learns Airjitzu.
• Its name is a pun on "air" and "ninjutsu," a real type of martial art.
• Jay's way of saying Airjitzu, "Cyclon-Do," is a portmanteau of "cyclone" and "taekwondo."
  • Nya also calls it that in "Stop, Drop and Side Scroll," indicating that she likes the name.
  • Tommy Andreasen originally kept pitching the name, but no one else liked it, so the Hageman Brothers added it as a running joke.
• In "Day of the Departed", Cryptor claims to have learned Airjitzu from Zane's programming and seemingly uses it to fly to the tree branch Zane was on.
• It was confirmed by the creators that Airjitzu would not be used starting with Sons of Garmadon. This was done for the purpose of preventing the ninja from being too overpowered. Tommy Andreasen gave the analogy, "Sometimes you buy some piece of furniture which is too big. It seems like good idea at the time, but it didn't really fit the room. And now it just sits there getting in the way of something more useful and better. You gotta clean up and make way for new stuff or you're hoarding."
  • A possible explanation for why the ninja stopped using it is given in the could-be-canonical novel Way of the Departed, where it's stated that Airjitzu draws on Edo magic, a dark form of Magic.
  • At one point, the Hageman Brothers joked that Airjitzu was erased by a Cloud Kingdom writer.
• In "Stop, Drop and Side Scroll," Nya acquires a power-up within Prime Empire that grants her the ability to use Airjitzu.
  • Milton Dyer appears to have heard of it when he was programming Prime Empire, which explains why it was in the game.
• Though Wu does Airjitzu in the Dark Island Trilogy and refers to it as Airjitzu, Tommy Andreasen said that was actually Spinjitzu, though he later said it was possible the ninja had taught him before the trilogy.
• Nya learned Airjitzu the fastest out of all the ninja, as she did it in a moment of panic .
• The ninja all have their own unique Airjitzu colors, other than Jay and Nya, who both share the exact same color for Airjitzu.
• Lloyd is technically the first ninja to learn Airjitzu.

Videos

Airjitzu Snippet - LEGO Ninjago

Gallery

Promotional media

Kai and Wrayth using Airjitzu in combat

Jay and Cole doing Airjitzu in a promotional poster for Possession from Cartoon Network Africa

Art of Kai and Morro doing Airjitzu

Kai in the Airjitzu Flyers commercial

In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Season 5: Possession

All four ninja doing Airjitzu

Morro doing Airjitzu

Kai, Jay, Zane, and Cole's Airjitzu up close

Lloyd performing Airjitzu

Kai, Zane, Cole, and Jay's Airjitzu in their elemental colors

Fire and Earth Airjitzu

Season 6: Skybound

Nya learning Airjitzu on the spot

Day of the Departed

Master Yang's Airjitzu

Season 7: The Hands of Time

Season 12: Prime Empire

Nya doing Airjitzu in Prime Empire

In Ninjago Rush

Red Airjitzu

Orange Airjitzu

Green Airjitzu

Blue Airjitzu

Purple Airjitzu

White Airjitzu

Black Airjitzu

Pink Airjitzu

In other media

In Ninjago Skybound

In The Book of Spinjitzu

In Way of the Departed

Concept art

Early Airjitzu concept sketch from 2014

Translations

Translations	Name
Chinese (Simplified)	飞天旋转术 暴风道 (Called by Jay in S5 and Nya in S12)
Norwegian	Luftjitsu Syklon-do (Called by Jay in S5 and Nya in S12)
French	Airjitzu/Cyclondo