Budo Taijutsu Articles

It is with much respect and admiration that we welcome the literary and philosophical contributions of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi to our magazine. Dr. Hatsumi, as many of you know by now, is the 34th Soke (Grandmaster) of Togakureryu ninjutsu, the title having been passed down to him from his master, the late Toshitsugu Takamatsu, 33rd Soke. What many people are not aware of, however, is that the venerable Takamatsu also bequeathed his prize student the authority and position of headmaster in seven other martial arts (Read Article)

As told by Doron Navon to Ilan Gattegno
Like a true ninja, he remains a complex and intriguing enigma to most of the world, even to us who know him personally. While many of his students bathe openly in the limelight, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, 34th Grandmaster of Togakureryu ninjutsu, stays quietly in the shadows. It is his choice. He is a man of subtle, yet great substance who frequently prefers to observe from a distance. (Read Article)

by Ilan Gattegno Ninja Magazine
A narrow path leads from the main road to the house of Tanemura Shihan, one of the master teachers of the ancient art of ninjutsu. Rice fields, cut not long ago, surround the house in Matsubushi Mura, a village only two hours away from Tokyo.
In the dojo, at the house, all are silent. The Grandmaster, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, takes a sword that hangs on the wall. "Doron-kun, " he orders his Israeli student. "Sit in front of me." (Read Article)

by Ilan Gattegno Only a handful of teachers in the Bujinkan are qualified to teach. In this art becoming a "teacher" is quite simple: You get a black belt and Sensei says: Go teach. You go to your community, find an empty space, allocate the time, gather a few people and become the local authority. Of course, in most cases you know more than the others in the group, but being a teacher, a true teacher, requires much more than that simple process.
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