Students of Bushijutsu use a wooden fan to enhance the strikes, joint-locks and pressure attacks they employ during unarmed technique. Bushijutsu students strive to attain perfection in all aspects of the sword. To accomplish this, they are exposed to numerous techniques that involve cutting, thrusting, parrying, striking and controlling. These skills are further enhanced by exposing students to combative strategies, fast drawing and twin sword technique. When setting up a camp fortification, for example, one needs to consider how to communicate with other members of the team, whether verbally or by sign language, or some other form.
Line of sight is also very important.
Should there be an altercation or infiltration of the fortification, each member needs to have a clear shot at the intruders. If the fortification has been breeched team members should be able to cut off lines of escape quickly before the infiltrators to get away. Terrain also plays a major factor in the setting up of a defense. For example, one should never put the only means of retreat to the back of a cliff. There are three methods of defense that will work with almost any situation when digging in and making a camp fortification or similar temporary structures.