Bujinkan Ninjutsu.

武神忍術

The Bujinkan is an international martial arts organization based in Japan and headed by Masaaki Hatsumi. The combat system taught by this organization comprises nine separate ryuha, or schools, which are collectively referred to as Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. The Bujinkan is most commonly associated with Ninjutsu. However, Masaaki Hatsumi uses the term Budo (meaning martial way) as he says the ryuha are descended from historical samurai schools taht teach samurai martial tactics and ninjutsu schools that teach ninja tactics.

The Schools

The Bujinkan organization incorporates the teachings of the martial arts lineage (ryuha) that Masaaki Hatsumi learnt from Takamatsu Toshitsugu. These are: Togakure-ryu Ninpo Taijutsu Gyokko ryu Kosshi jutsu Kuki Shinden Happo Bikenjutsu Koto Ryu Koppo jutsu Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentai jutsu Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutai jutsu Gikan Ryu Koppo jutsu Gyokushin-ryu Ryu Ninpo Kumogakure Ryu Ninpo

Ninjutsu sometimes used interchangeably with the modem term ninpo is the martial art, strategy, and tactics of unconventional warfare and guerrilla warfare as well as the art of espionage purportedly practiced by the shinobi (commonly known outside of Japan as ninja)S Ninjutsu was more an art of tricks, than a martial art. Ninjutsu was a separate discipline in some traditional Japanese schools, which integrated study of more conventional martial arts along with shurikenjutsu, kenjutsu, sojutsu, bojutsu, battlefield ppUng kumi-uchi (an old form jujutsu) and others

Competitions

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu training does not include participation in competitions or contests, as the school's training aims to develop the ability to protect oneself and other using techniques that focus on disabling an attacker(&/or removing their desire/ability to continue) as efficiently as possible.

Weapons

Weapons use is among the 18 disciplines taught in the Bujinkan: ken (sword), kodachi (short sword), jutte (sword breaker), tessen (iron fan), kabuto (helmet breaker), bo (long staff), jo (4 foot staff), hanbo (half staff), yari (spear), naginata (halbred), shuriken (throwing blades), kusarigama (sickle and chain), kusarifiindo (weight and chain), kyoketsu shoge (dagger £ind chain), ono (war axe) tetsubishi (caltrops), tanto (dagger), shuko (hand claws), ashiko (foot spikes), metsubushi (blinding powders), and kayaku (the use of firearms). Some types of weapons in the Bujinkan have more than one type, such as the shuriken. Historically, there are two main types of shuriken, hira shuriken (flat blade) and bo shuriken (straight blade). The hira shuriken are also called shaken and senban shuriken; these types of shuriken are flat multi-pointed plates and blades which can have fi-om three to as many as ei^ t points. Some different styles of hira shuriken are Sanko Gata (3 pointed triangular), Juji (cross shaped), Manji(swastika shaped), and Kumi Awase (a cross shaped folding shuriken). The bo shuriken can be round or flat, thick or thin, and come in many different styles such as straight and round with a single point, round and pointed at both ends, flat

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