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Hatsumi
Masaaki... Born in 1931 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
He studied under the last combat Ninja, Takamatsu Toshitsugu
(also known as the Mongolian Tiger), where he inherited the
title of Grand Master of nine schools of martial arts:
Koto-ryu
Koppojutsu
Gikan-ryu Koppojutsu
Gyokko-ryu Kosshijutsu
Takagiyoshin-ryu Jutaijutsu
Shindenfudo-ryu Dakentaijutsu
Kukishinden-ryu Happo Hikenjutsu
Kumogakure-ryu Ninpo
Gyokushin-ryu Ninpo
Togakure-ryu Ninpo
Combining
the essence of these nine traditions, he established the Bujinkan
Dojo to pursue Ninpo Taijutsu based on the whole body feeling.
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