Masaaki Hatsumi (初見良昭 Hatsumi Masaaki, born December 2, 1931) is the founder and current head of the Bujinkan Dojo martial arts organization. He is currently residing and teaching in the city of Noda, Chiba in Japan.^[1]. Image File history File links Masaaki-hatsumi. ... is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bujinkan (武神館) is a martial arts organization practicing the art commonly referred to as Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu (武神館武道体術). It is headed by the Sōke Dr Masaaki Hatsumi (初見良昭). Dr Hatsumi is the recognized lineage holder of the nine ryÅ«ha[1][2] (see ancestral schools) transferred to him in the middle... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Noda (Japanese: 野田市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. ...

Early years

Beginning in childhood, Masaaki Hatsumi studied many of the more popular martial arts, including judo, karate and western boxing. While instructing American soldiers in the art of judo, he noticed that because of their size and strength, the Americans were learning in months what typically took a Japanese practitioner years to master. As a result, he began to question the legitimacy of modern martial arts training. It was after this time, while studying ancient Japanese weaponry, that he learned of a martial artist named Toshitsugu Takamatsu. This article is about the martial art and sport. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... For other senses of these words, see boxing (disambiguation) or boxer (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1957 he began making regular trips to train with his new teacher (who resided at the time in Kashiwabara, in Nara), taking a 15-hour train ride from his hometown of Noda in Chiba. This one-on-one training continued for 15 years until the passing of Toshitsugu Takamatsu in 1972. Noda (Japanese: 野田市; -shi) is a city located in Chiba, Japan. ... Chiba Prefecture ) is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Honshu Island, Japan. ...

Soke

From his teacher he inherited the position of sōke (headmaster) of 9 ryū (schools of martial arts): Soke is a Japanese title that means Headmaster (or sometimes translated as Grand Master or Head of the Family). It can mean one who is the leader of any school or the master of a style, but it is most commonly used as a highest level Japanese martial arts title... A RyÅ« (流) is any school of a Japanese martial art. ...

• Togakure-ryū Ninpō Taijutsu (戸隠流忍法体術)
• Gyokko-ryū Kosshijutsu (玉虎流骨指術)
• Kuki Shinden Happō Bikenjutsu (九鬼神伝流八法秘剣術)
• Kotō-ryū Koppōjutsu (虎倒流骨法術)
• Shinden Fudō-ryū Dakentaijutsu (神伝不動流打拳体術)
• Takagi Yōshin-ryū Jūtaijutsu (高木揚心流柔体術)
• Gikan-ryū Koppōjutsu (義鑑流骨法術)
• Gyokushin-ryū Ninpō (玉心流忍法)
• Kumogakure-ryū Ninpō (雲隠流忍法)

The Togakure ryu is a ninjutsu ryuha that was founded, according to Bujinkan, about eight hundred years ago by Daisuke Nishina (Togakure), who learned shugendo practices as well as hakuun ryu ninjutsu from Kagakure Doshi. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Taijutsu literally Body Arts) is a term for Japanese martial arts techniques that rely solely on body dynamics as opposed to weapons and other devices. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Kukishin Ryu is a samurai school of jujutsu, Yoroi Kumiuchi (Grappling in Samurai armour), kenjutsu, bojutsu, sojutsu, naginatajutsu, juttejutsu, Bo-ryaku (Strategy), and Sui Ren in Ka Ren (Use of water and fire), bajutsu. ... Koto Ryu is a school of koppojutsu (bone striking, or bone breaking). ... Shinden Fudo Ryu is a school of dakentaijutsu and jutaijutsu/jujutsu. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Gyokushin-ryū is one of the nine schools of martial arts belonging to the Bujinkan. ... The Kumogakure-ryū is one of the nine schools of martial arts belonging to the Bujinkan. ...

Approach

Unlike many martial arts and their instructors, Masaaki Hatsumi focuses the training of the Bujinkan on the "feeling" of technique, or perhaps more accurately, what he terms the feeling of real situations. While technical knowledge of an art is considered important, the direction of this feeling-based approach guides the practitioner towards a "natural understanding" of what links various martial lineages as well as what is most effective in real situations.

International seminars

Masaaki Hatsumi's experiences include holding training seminars for law enforcement organisations, including the FBI Hostage Rescue Team, CIA, the Mossad and for police counter-terrorism units like SWAT or military Special Forces units in Britain, France and Germany. He conducted bi-annual training seminars throughout North and South America, Europe, Oceania and Africa. F.B.I. and FBI redirect here. ... The Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations Counter-Terrorism tactical unit. ... “CIA” redirects here. ...   (Hebrew: המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations), often referred to as The Mossad (meaning The Institute), is Israels intelligence agency and is responsible for intelligence collection, counter-terrorism, covert operations such as paramilitary activities, and the facilitation of aliyah where it is banned. ... Counter-terrorism refers to the practices, tactics, and strategies that governments, militaries, and other groups adopt in order to fight terrorism. ... The word unit means any of several things: One, the first natural number. ... This article is about Special Weapons and Tactics. ... Special Forces (SF) or Special Operations Forces (SOF) are highly-trained military units that conduct specialized operations such as reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, and counter-terrorism actions. ... The word unit means any of several things: One, the first natural number. ...

Media

He has also served as a martial arts advisor to various films and television productions, including the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice ^[2] and the highly popular Japanese movie Shinobi no Mono. Among the awards he has received are the 1999 Japan Culture Promoting Association's Grand Prize, the 2000 World Culture Grand Prize as well as being the first martial artist to receive an Apostolic Blessing from the Pope (2001). Ian Flemings You Only Live Twice is the fifth film in the EON Productions James Bond series, the fifth to star Sean Connery as British Secret Service agent Commander James Bond 007, and the sixth film to feature James Bond. ...

Well-known senior students taught under Hatsumi-sensei

Some of his more well-known senior students include:

East Asia

• Toshiro Nagato 15th Dan, Japan
• Isamu Shiraishi 15th Dan, Japan
• Phil Legare 15th Dan, 10th Dan Shinkenjutsu, Japan
• Fumio Manaka 10th Dan, Founded the Jinenkan Dojo in 1996, Japan
• Shoto Tanemura 10th Dan, Founded Genbukan Dojo in 1984, Japan

Oceania This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jinenkan (in Japanese 自然舘) means Hall of Nature, reflecting an emphasis on natural movements and the strength found in nature and the environment. ... // Genbukan World Ninpo Bugei Federation, President Kokusai Jujutsu Renmei/Federation, Executive Director Japan Jujutsu Federation, Executive President Japan Chinese Martial Art Federation, Saitama Director He was born with the name Tsunehisa Tanemura on the 28th of August 1947, in the town of Matsubushi, which is located in Saitama prefecture, Japan. ... Genbukan is a school of Japanese martial arts, and one of the three X-kan. ...

• Ed Lomax 15h Dan, Adelaide, Australia
• John Cantor 14th Dan, Sydney, Australia
• Andrew Beattie 12th Dan, Sydney, Australia
• Nicholas Lynn 12th Dan, Sydney, Australia
• Duncan Mitchell 12th Dan, Brisbane, Australia
• Simon Gaunt 12th Dan, Hamilton, New Zealand

Middle East

• Doron Navon 15th Dan, (now lives in Japan)
• Moti Nativ 15th Dan, Israel
• Danny Waxman 15th Dan, Israel
• Ilan Gattegno 11th Dan, Israel
• Jacob Hazan 11th Dan, Israel
• Yossi Tshuva 10th Dan, Israel
• Moshe Zouler 10th Dan, Israel

Europe

• Ernani P. Bastos 15th Dan, [[Portugal[[1]]al]]
• Pedro Fleitas 15th Dan, Spain
• Steffen Frohlich 15th Dan, Germany
• Brinley Morgan 15th Dan, Manchester, England
• Sveneric Bogsäter 15th Dan, Sweden/Holland
• Arnaud Cousergue 15th Dan, France
• José Manuel Collado 15th dan, Spain
• Peter King 15th Dan, UK
• Keith Porter 15th Dan, UK
• David K Heald 15th Dan Menkyo Kaiden, UK
• Mariëtte van der Vliet, 15th Dan, Holland
• Norman Smithers 15th Dan, UK
• Dean Rostohar, 15th Dan, Croatia
• Jake Sharpstone 10th Dan, UK
• Lubos Pokorny 15th Dan, Czech Republic
• Kostas Kanakis 15th Dan, Greece
• Thomas Franzén 15th Dan, Stockholm, Sweden
• Andrew Young 14th Dan, Sweden
• Michael Cartwright 12th Dan, Yorkshire, England
• Marc Moor 10th Dan, Budo Warrior Schools, England and Wales
• Bo Munthe 9th Dan, first European to spread Ninjutsu in Europe.
• Holger Kunzmann 12th Dan, Germany
• Heinz Meyer 10th Dan, Germany

North America Well-known people called Peter King include: Pete King, English jazz-musician (sax) and manager of Ronnie Scotts Jazz Club; b. ...

• Michael Asuncion 15th Dan, Michigan
• Robert Fraser, 15th Dan, Hawaii
• Chuck Cory 15th Dan, California
• Ed Martin 15th Dan, Pennsylvania
• Richard J. Van Donk 15th Dan, California
• Jack Hoban 15th Dan, New Jersey
• Roy Wilkinson 15th Dan,Georgia
• Jeffrey Prather 15th Dan, Arizona
• Matthew Woodard 14th Dan, California
• Julio Toribio 10th Dan, Founder of Seibukan Jujutsu, California
• Greg Kowalski 14th Dan, Connecticut
• Robert Hamilton 13th Dan, Florida
• Gregory Heeg 11th Dan, Ohio
• Joel Everett 11th Dan, California,
• Karl Koch, 11th Dan, NC
• Bud Malmstrom 10th Dan (Judan Chigyo), Georgia
• Bonnie Malmstrom 10th Dan, Georgia
• Stephen K. Hayes 10th Dan, Founder of Toshindo and Quest Centers, Ohio
• Bernard Grégoire 10th Dan, Canada
• Stéphane Meunier 10th Dan, Canada
• Mark Guest, 10th Dan, New York
• Justin Burt, 12th Dan, Canada
• Mark Davis, 10th Dan, Boston
• Matthew Hildreth 10th Dan, New York
• Joe Maurantonio 10th Dan, New York
• Sean Askew 10th Dan, Kentucky
• David Dow 10th Dan, California

South America Jack Hoban is a former active duty US Marine Corps Captain and subject matter expert for the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP). ... Julio Toribio is a martial artist in jujutsu, aikido, karate, ninjutsu, and iaido. ... Robert Hamilton (June 11, 1743 - 1829), Scottish economist and mathematician, was born at Pilrig, Edinburgh. ... Stephen K. Hayes Stephen K. Hayes (born September 9, 1949 in Delaware) was a 10th degree black belt. ...

• Carlos Etchegaray 15th Dan, Argentina
• Christian Petroccello 15th Dan, Argentina
• Daniel Hernandez 15th Dan, Argentina
• Rafael Antonio Franco 10th Dan, Venezuela

Awards

• 1986 - Instructor of the Year, Black Belt Magazine
• 1999 - Social Cultural Distinguished Service Award, Japanese Culture Promotion Society
• 2000 - World Cultural Grand Prize: Martial Arts Division, World Peace and Culture Association
• 2001 - Apostolic Blessing, the Vatican^[3]
• 2001 - Lifetime Achievement Award, USMA International Hall of Fame^[4]

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References

1. ^ Bujinkan Hombu Dojo Contact Information Bujinkan Hombu Dojo Website
2. ^ IMDb Entry For Masaaki Hatsumi
3. ^ Apostolic Blessing
4. ^ USMA International Hall of Fame

External links

• Bujinkan Dojo
• Ninjutsu.com Article on Masaaki Hatsumi
• Ninpo:Wisdom for Life - Philosophy book by Masaaki Hatsumi

Training Dojo's in UK

• Bujin Martial Arts in Swindon.