Masaaki Hatsumi Biography

Masaaki Hatsumi continued learning judo and eventually rose to Yudansha or Dan rank. He also began teaching Judo during his time at the university to American soldiers at the nearby Yokota Air Base. After graduating Hatsumi began to search for a teacher to further his study of martial arts and when he was 26 he met Toshitsugu Takamatsu known as the Tiger of Mongolia. Hatsumi was accepted as Takamatsu's student and spent 15 years on Honshu Island learning various ninjutsu styles from Takamatsu and other members of the Takamatsu family also he continued to learn judo Shito Ryu karate aikido and kobudo. Takamatsu died in Nara Japan in 1972 after advancing Hatsumi from student and bestowing on him all the art of the nine schools three of which he indicated were ancient ninja schools and six samurai jujutsu schools of martial arts. Hatsumi went on to found the Bujinkan Dojo in Noda Japan to teach the nine schools to other students.

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