HOW DO YOU CHOOSE A DOJO? When you decide to practice martial arts, you need to clarify a few things in yourself. Don't approach it like a new hobby that will quickly bring you a sense of success! I know it can be scary at first, but martial arts don't fit into our fast-paced world. However...
The use of weapons in Ninjutsu differs in many respects from that of other martial arts. Some of our nine schools, which were formed on the battlefields, emphasize traditional weapons, such as the yari or the tachi in Kukishinden ryu. However, the approach of the ninja schools is completely different, thanks to their formation...
According to popular belief, they are assassins in feudal Japan. Historians who study the history of the island country can't really agree on exactly when the ninja community was created and who it consisted of. Since these people liked to be in the background and the current power…
The Bujinkan is only open to those who agree and approve the Bujinkan Dojo guidelines. Those who don't can't join. Only those who have read and agree to these guidelines may participate in the training sessions. Only those who can exercise true patience, self-control and dedication can join.…
Many excellent martial artists practice within the Bujinkan. Here we present only those whose work has a significant impact on the Seijin dojo community. JAPAN TAKAMATSU TOSHITSUGU He was the master of Hatsumi sensei and also the 33rd soke (grandmaster) of Togakure ryu. Many legends about his life can be read in various books, or in the…
Bujinkan is a martial arts organization based in Japan, now known all over the world, which has its own fighting style called Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu. Bujinkan itself in its current form has existed since the 1970s, but it does not really belong to the family of modern Japanese martial arts, because its foundations are laid by our grandmaster...
With the tables and descriptions below, I would like to present the nine old schools (koryu) that make up the Bujinkan, thereby making its technical structure more transparent. The list is far from complete, certain weapons and oral teachings (kuden) are not listed. I won't give precise technical descriptions either, because Hatsumi sensei's "Unarmed fighting...