Ninjutsu

The Ninjutsu we cover here comes from the modern schools of Genbukan and Bujinkan.

There are 9 schools of Ninjutsu that survive today. The core of our practice comes from the Gyokko ryu of Koshijutsu, a unique unarmed combat system similar to Jujutsu.

We back this up with the weapons system of the Kukkushinden ryu school of Happo Hikenjutsu. Primarily a sword school it focusses on the short straight Ninja-to and the 3 foot hanbo staff.

We also practice techniques from other ninja schools such as the bone breaking of Koto ryu koppojutsu and the chokes and strangles of Takagi yoshin ryu jutaijutsu.


The 9 schools of nunjutsu are:

1. TOGAKURE RYU NINPO
2. GYOKKO RYU KOSHIJUTSU
3. KOTO RYU KOPPOJUTSU
4. KUKI SHINDEN RYU HAPPO HIKEN
5. KUMOGAKURE RYU NINJUTSU
6. GIKAN RYU KOPPOJUTSU
7. SHINDEN FUDO RYU DAKENTAIJUTSU
8. GYOKIJSHIN RYU NINPO
9. TAKAGI YOSHIN RYU JUTAIJUTSU

Ninja Politics:

The claim by the Bujinkan is that the 34th and current Grandmaster of the Ninja, Masaaki Hatsumi, is the only person qualified to teach these 9 schools, having inherited them from To*****uga Takamatsu the 33rd Grandmaster.

The Bujinkan claim is that one man, Takamatsu, was the only person to train and master all 9 schools and the only person he ever taught was Sensei Hatsumi.

However the Genbukan hold that Sensei Takamatsu trained many students, including the Grandmaster of the Genbukan, Sensei Tanemura.

While both schools have different claims to the ninja heritage, both have a lot to offer.

It is also believed by some that many other Ninja schools survived, and were passed down in secret father-to-son, as was their tradition.

We don't get involved in any of these theories or politics, just enjoy training in what both schools have to offer.