ninpotradition

Ninpo otherwise known to many as ninjutsu . Has a very obscure background . Mainly because of people and movies , the great 80's hype . Soke Hatsumi has since brought this forth with the Bujinkan , divine warrior training .. Which encompasses 3 ninjutsu (ninpo) schools , 5 samurai warrior art schools , and one weapon school . Nine schools ( arts ) are taught when training in the Bujinkan .

Ninpo has a great background forged on the battlefields of japan . It is a hard art and a soft art . Ninpo uses karateka , stricking and kicking and flow of motion , your body (taisabaki) and moving in time and spirit with the attacker . This is a life martial art (not a sport martial art) . Your rewards instead of trophies is a balance in life with friends , work mates , family , yourself and nature .

None of this would be possible without Takamatsu sensei and the men before him . This otherwise secret or hidden martial art was passed on from one great man to the next making it possible for the rest of us to attain .

Honto-no hono ( repaying our debt of gratitude to our anscestors )

Ground yourself with the knowledge of who came before you .

Without Takamatsu sensei and this man Hatsumi sensei ninpo would not exist outside of Japan . Hatsumi soke is the 34th Grandmaster in Togakure ryu ninjutsu , he also holds 8 other titles in other ryuha (schools) . He has given the world a treasure .

Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu 28th Soke

Kukishin Ryu Happo Hikenjutsu 28th Soke

Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentaijutsu 26th Soke

Gyokushin Ryu Ninpo 21st Soke

Koto Ryu Koppojutsu 18th Soke

Gikan Ryu Koppojutsu 15th Soke

Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu 17th Soke

Kumogakure Ryu Ninpo 14th Soke

There may be others out there that are great

and train in ninpo . But Masaaki Hatsumi was the only

to recieve the densho from Takamatsu sensei .

The others have great skill and we can learn