Is Masaaki Hatsumi the unique Ninjutsu traditions heir?

Some say hatsumi is the only perosn who inherited ninjutsu traditions. I do not doubt he is a real Ninjutsu master, the Japanese govertment regards him so. But I don not think he is the only one, it might there be other sokes also, from other traditons or linages.|||please send me a link of a site where i could learn more about this art|||Nice copy %26amp; paste job (above).








If it%26#039;s Bunjikan you want, you needn%26#039;t go all the way to Japan. Stephen Hayes is located in Dayton, Ohio.|||Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, Grandmaster


Inheriting Soke of 9 Ninjutsu Traditions and


Founder of the Bujinkan Dojo





Born in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture on December 2, 1931.


Warrior names: Yoshikai, Tetzusan, Hisamune.


Started martial arts at about age 7.





Grandmaster Hatsumi is the founder and International Director of the Bujinkan Dojo with its Hombu Dojo, the Bujinden (Divine Palace), residing in Noda City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan and has an administration office attached to his downtown home. He is married to his lovely wife, Mariko, a famous Japanese dance teacher and 10th dan director of women%26#039;s training for the Bujinkan. Dr. Hatsumi is the inheritor of nine Ninjutsu traditions from the late O%26#039;Sensei Toshitsugu Takamatsu (the last true living Ninja) in the early 1970%26#039;s just before Soke Takamatsu%26#039;s passing in 1972. It is said that Dr. Hatsumi was the only one receiving indepth training with the great Takamatsu during the last 15 years of his life.





He graduated from Meiji University in Tokyo, with a major in theater studies, and osteopathic medicine (bone doctor). Soon after graduation he opened a bone clinic in his home town and his practice continued on a steady basis until about 1990 when his travel and movie schedule seemed to take over all his time.





Grandmaster Hatsumi is the author of over a dozen books and 40+ video tapes on the art of Ninjutsu. He has been featured in almost every magazine relating to this subject in Japan, and throughout the entire world. He has authored countless magazine and newspaper articles on Ninjutsu and on living a productive life. He wrote, directed and acted in 50 episodes of a television series called %26#039;Jiraya%26#039; which was the number one watched kid%26#039;s program in Japan. He is now what is called a historiographer of martial arts for various plays and movies, acting as a consultant to ensure that what is being portrayed is done correctly based on true history.





He is a past President of the Writers Guild of Japan. He is sought out as a speaker and television personality in Japan. He is an accomplished musician and singer who plays guitar and yukelale. For several years he played night clubs in a Hawaiian band as a singer and musician. The walls of his 3 story brick home display an elaborate collection of signed photos from presidents and leaders of many countries around the world, along with awards, certificates, and honorary degrees from some of the most elite organizations in the world. Among them are Honorary Doctorate degrees from the USA in Human Sciences and Philosophy, Honorary Texas Ranger, Title of Knighthood from Germany, Blackbelt Magazine%26#039;s Instructor of the Year, and Honorable Citizenship from the state of Texas and cities of Los Angeles, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Dublin, Ireland; etc.. In 2000 Soke was awarded Japan%26#039;s highest honor, the Cultural Award, by the Emperor of Japan for his worldwide martial arts contributions.The list is long and grows every month as he travels around the world teaching at international Tai Kai events hosted by senior Bujinkan students in their countries.





To sum it up yes he is the rightfull heir..|||Well if he isn%26#039;t it doesn%26#039;t really matter because I know he is one of the best Ninjitsu teachers right now. If I had the money and knoweldge of Japanese I would go to Tokyo right now to his dojo.|||Masaaki Hatsumi is a grandmaster if the art of Ninjitsu. He is one of several. LIke other forms of martial arts there are several different styles of Ninjitsu. Hatsumi-san is the grandmaster of the particular branc of Ninjutsu that he studied. There are other grandmasters of other systems, including Ronald Duncan and Ashida Kim.