Airjitzu

This article is about the martial art. For the game, see Airjitzu Flyers.

“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 (referred to as Cyclon-Do by Jay and Nya^[1]) 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.^[2] 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. Airjitzu can also be used to counteract the strong winds from natural storms, but unable to take a direct hit from powerful Winds or mechs like the Iron Doom.

History

History[]

Possession[]

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.

As the Ninja climb up the Wailing Alps to get to the Blind Man's Eye, Kai, Jay, Zane and later Cole manage to use Airjitzu to get to the top where they finally jump into the eye to get into the Cloud Kingdom.

Kingdom Come[]

The four ninja used Airjitzu to ascend the tallest tower in Cloud Kingdom to retrieve the Sword of Sanctuary. Although, Morro got to the sword before the four of them and he then used Airjitzu to escape from the ninja who also used Airjitzu to pursue, landing on a Cloud Kingdom skiff, while Morro landed in the Ghost ship, Soul Archer and Bansha corrupted.

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

The Crooked Path[]

Kai attempted to use Airjitzu to chase after Ronin when he stole the Sword of Sanctuary but he fails to go high enough to catch up to R.E.X. and ends up getting away.

In the Caves of Despair, Ninja to use Airjitzu (or Cyclon-do in Jay's case) to escape through a gap, caused by Ghoultar's cave in which Zane and P.I.X.A.L. scanned for when Cole made a kethanol geyser's pressure to multiply the damage tenfold.

Grave Danger[]

Upon seeing the Staff of the First Spinjitzu Master, Kai attempted to use Airjitzu to get the staff but he fails and triggers a booby trap.

Curseworld, Part I[]

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

The following events were undone due to Jay's final wish, and thus, did not happen in the current timeline.

Skybound[]

Infamous[]

The Ninja used Airjitzu to escape the fans and later at Stiix when the citizens attempted to arrest them.

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[]

Zane and Kai use Airjitzu to avoid the repo yard's electrified fence.

Lloyd and Cole use Airjitzu to avoid Doubloon's Spinjitzu attack.

My Dinner With Nadakhan[]

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

The Way Back[]

The ninja use Airjitzu to get to the Misfortune's Keep ship. While getting up they avoid the sky mines and Nadakhan clone army.

The following events occurred after Jay made his final wish, and thus, happened.

The Way Back[]

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

Dark Island Trilogy[]

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.

The Hands of Time[]

The Hatching[]

All of the Ninjas used Airjitsu down from the temple of Airjitsu and lands straight to their vehicles.

A Time of Traitors[]

Jay and Cole uses Airjitzu to get out of their vehicles to take care of the Vermillion.

A Line in the Sand[]

Zane uses Airjitsu to save people from the rollercoaster.

Cole also uses Airjitsu to take care of the Vermillion.

Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea[]

Lloyd uses Airjitsu to attack one of the Vermillions and up with the other ninjas.

Zane sees one of the Vermillions trying to attack Samurai X, so he uses Airjitsu to stop him.

Jay, Cole, and Lloyd all use Airjitsu to save Zane, Cyric borg, and Samurai X.

Lost in Time[]

Kai and Nya, after seeing everyone defeated, as to get a top of the Iron Doom. So, they both Airjitzu, but they both failed as the Iron Doom swat both of them aside.

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.

After The Hands of Time[]

At some point the battles against the Time Twins and the Vermillion, the ninja have retired the usage of Airjitzu for reasons only known to them; presumably related to Yang likely using Dark Magic to create it.

Prime Empire[]

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.

Other appearances and mentions

Other appearances and mentions[]

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.

Airjitzu Users

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

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
Life — used by Lloyd Garmadon
Creation - used by Wu (possibly non-canon)^[3]^[4]
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
Unknown - Used by Cryptor

Appearances

Appearances[]

"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"

Decoded[]

1. "Legacy" (mentioned)
2. "Legendary Places" (mentioned)

Books[]

Video games[]

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

Trivia

Trivia[]

At first, all of the ninja's Airjitzu appeared to be blue whereas Morro appeared to have a green Airjitzu.
- From "Curseworld, Part II" onwards, the color of the ninja's Airjitzu turned to their element's colors (save for Jay, whose Airjitzu was blue by default due to his element). 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.
  - Since Spinjitzu channels a person's Elemental Power and was used as inspiration for Airjitzu, the Airjitzu color being dependent on the element may be due to Airjitzu also channeling the user's element (if they have any).
- In "Curseworld, Part I", Lloyd used Airjitzu for the first time. This is because when Morro was using his body, he also learned the technique even if he wasn't exactly in control due to his body being used as a host.
In "My Dinner With Nadakhan", Nya learns Airjitzu, which is a lighter shade of blue compared to the default.
- Nya learned Airjitzu the fastest out of all the ninja, as she did it in a moment of panic.
Wrayth never uses Airjitzu in the TV series, despite him having a LEGO flyer.
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".^[5]
  - 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.^[6]
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.^[7]^[8] 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".^[9]
- 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.^[10]
- According to Chris "Doc" Wyatt, the Ninja most likely cannot perform the technique anymore as "It's been a while since they focused on that in [their] training".^[11]
- 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,^[3] though he later said it was possible the ninja had taught him before the trilogy.^[4]
Lloyd is technically the first ninja to learn Airjitzu.
In several promotional posters, Airjitzu looked like normal Spinjitzu, but with the ninja riding/staying atop the tornado instead of inside it.
- In "The Turn of the Tide", while merged with the Endless Sea, Nya's final attack against Wojira resembled Airjitzu.
Using Spinjitzu while jumping in the air is similar to performing Airjitzu, as seen with the ninja in "The Last Hope", and with Wu in "Curseworld, Part II".