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Bujinkan

The Bujinkan (武神館) (Warrior Spirit Training Hall) is an international martial art, based on fighting and tactics from nine traditional ryuha (schools) established in feudal Japan. The Bujinkan is headed by Masaaki Hatsumi-sensei (初見良昭) who is the recognised Soke (Grandmaster).

Referred to as Bujinkan Budō Taijutsu (武神館武道体術), these nine schools date as far back as the 7th century and beyond. In the past the Bujinkan has been solely associated with the art of Ninjutsu, because of the associations with the only surviving forms of Ninpo. Three of the schools teach Ninjutsu ancestry, whilst the remaining six schools teach bujutsu (martial forms) common in warfare fighting forms, including those utilised by Samurai.