Toshitsugu Takamatsu ( 高松 寿嗣 ) -33th Soke

The 33th Grand Master of nine ryuha (traditional schools) of ninjutsu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi ( 初見良昭 ) -34th Soke

The 34th Grand Master of nine ryuha (traditional schools) of ninjutsu. He offers his teachings via the Bujinkan Dojo, an organization that he founded in honour of this teacher, the famous Takamatsu Toshitsugu. The lineage that relates Dr. Hatsumi to his predecessors is unbroken since the foundation of the ryūhas.

 

Among many things, Dr. Hatsumi is a doctor of oriental medicine, specializing in the mending of bones. Also the author of multiple books pertaining to martial arts and has realized many videos on the subject, and contributed to several films. Dr. Hatsumi is also a renowned painter in Japan. He also received the international culture award from the Japanese Government.

Shihan Tetsuji Ishizuka (石塚哲二) -Shihan of Soke Masaaki Hatsumi

Shown in front row, left of 33th Soke Toshitsugu Takamatsu. Ishizuka Shihan has been training with Soke Hatsumi since the 1960’s. He is one of the original students who met Hatsumi’s teacher, Takamatsu Sensei.

 

 

Dr. Kacem Zoughari - Personal student of Hatsumi Masaaki Soke and Ishizuka Tetsuji Sensei.

Dr. Kacem Zoughari is a well known Japanese History and Martial Arts researcher and practitioner. Born in Paris, France he began studying Martial Arts as a teenager and quickly began visiting Japan to further his studies. He become a member of the Nihon Budo Gakkai. (Japanese Martial Arts research organization). He has practiced Ninjutsu for over 20 years and is a personal student of Hatsumi Masaaki Soke and Ishizuka Tetsuji Sensei.

 

 

Darryl Ingalls - Personal student of Dr. Kacem Zoughari.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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