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Bujinkan is the name given to the organization which the current Grandmaster, Masaaki Hatsumi, heads. The name Bujinkan, which translates as the “Divine Warrior Training Hall”, was chosen by Hatsumi Sensei in honor of his late teacher, Toshitsugu Takamatsu. Budo Taijutsu is a generic term referring to the unarmed self defense system taught in the Bujinkan organization. Although the term ninjutsu is often used to describe Bujinkan, this is a bit of a misnomer as only three of the schools are actual ninjutsu styles.
The 9 martial traditions which form the core of Bujinkan training are:
Togakure-ryu Ninpo
Within these nine schools you can find eighteen traditional topics of study; they include:
Taijutsu - unarmed fighting Ninja Ken - ninja sword Bojutsu - long and short stick fighting Shurikenjutsu - throwing weapons Yarijutsu - spear fighting Naginatajutsu - halberd fighting Kusari Gama - chain and sickle Hensojutsu - disguises Shinobi iri - stealth and infiltration techniques Sui ren - water training Bo ryaku - strategy Cho ho - espionage Intonjutsu - escape and evasion Tenmon - meteorology Chimon - geography Seshin Teki Kyoyo - Spiritual Refinement Kayaku Jutsu - Fire and Explosives Ba Jutsu – Horsemanship |
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What is the Bujinkan |
