Hatsumi Masaaki

Japan
Born 1931
13.3

Also known as

Hatsumi Yoshiaki

Description

Disciple of Takamatsu Toshitsugu and founder of the Bujinkan, through which most ninjutsu outside Japan is taught.

Teachers (1)

  • Takamatsu Toshitsugu
    sports_martial_artsNinjutsu Probable
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    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    “Takamatsu taught the martial traditions he inherited to many others, and eventually he entrusted their transmission to a small group of disciples, to include Akimoto Fumio (1894–1962), Ueno Takashi (1899–1976), Kimura Masaji (1901–2000), Sato Kinbei (1925–1999), and Hatsumi (Masaaki) Yoshiaki (1931–).”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Lineage

Students (2)

  • Tanemura Shōtō
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    Probable
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    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    “In 1984, Tanemura (Tsunehisa) Shoto (1947–), who was a student of and trained with Kimura, Sato, and Hatsumi, established his Genbukan organization and began to propagate Takamatsu’s traditions.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
  • Tanaka Unsui
    sports_martial_artsNinjutsu Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    “In 1996, Tanaka (Fumio) Unsui (1945–), a student of Hatsumi, began propagating Ninpo traditions through his Jinenkan organization.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Sources

“During the late 1960s, Hatsumi Masaaki (1931–) organized the Bujinkan Ninpo organization in Japan”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovationinfo

Identifiers

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Hatsumi Masaaki. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H4EE3XKYP8N2XDHWF8D97G - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5H4EE3XKYP8N2XDHWF8D97G, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Hatsumi Masaaki}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5H4EE3XKYP8N2XDHWF8D97G}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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