A few years earlier Takamatsu had already decided that Hatsumi would be the next sole inheritor and "Soke" (grandmaster) of: He performed frequently in the childrens program "Suteki-na-Mama!"Īfter 15 years of studying, Takamatsu Toshitsugu died 83 years old in his home in Nara (just East of Osaka) April 2, 1972. Showa 38 (1964) - Year of Tatsu-Kinoe (Dragon-Wood) The film "Shinobi no mono" a film about Ishikawa Goemon and Momochi Sandayu was released this year, he acted as the advisor to the film company.
November 3 he held a lecture to the Japanese Tenno (crown prince) about Ninpo. The train ride took him over a half day from his home in Noda to Takamatsu's home in Kashiwabara. He travelled across Honshu island every weekend for fifteen years to study with his teacher. When he was 26 years old he met Takamatsu Toshitsugu in Kashiwabara City west of the Iga region in Japan. Masaaki Hatsumi was born in December 1931 in Noda city
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During his many years of training he has also supplied martial arts guidance for numerous film, (Ninja Nights) TV (Jiraiya, Ninja-boy-Fujimaru) & theater events. Hatsumi is a Nihonga (Japanese-style) painter and has had exhibitions in Noda, Ginza (Nagai Gallery), etc. He could even strike down a wild animal with but a single blow."įor over fifteen years Hatsumi trained under the supervision of Takamatsu and in 1972, with the death of his teacher, Hatsumi Sensei became the heir to the last and oldest ninja tradition existing. Yet he was so brave that not even 10,000 enemies could make him show fear. He was calm and peaceful like the flowers of springtime. "In the days of the Tenei era there was great master of Koppo. For Takamatsu the meeting was more like a reunion than a first meeting. At that time, Takamatsu did not accept any new students, and yet, seeing something special in this young man he agreed to teach him. I immediately knew this is what I was looking for. He didn'tjust apply one GYAKU but four or five. It was as if something would explode, if my blood would be sucked up and I would die right away. I had only felt a cold, momentary pain, while with Sensei I was exposed to a hot, burning pain. The pain of his technique was different from any pain I had ever suffered before.
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Full of confidence, Hatsumi had a match with the veteran battler and learned the true meaning of training. Takamatsu was well into his 60's when the two met. In 1957, upon meeting Takamatsu, Hatsumi felt a strange aura emanate from him. The train ride took over half a day to get from Hatsumi's home to that of Takamatsu. As a last hope of finding a teacher who could impart the essence of a living warrior tradition and not just some recreational sport or lifeless art form, Hatsumi traveled across Honsho island to seek out the teacher he had searched for his whole life. While studying kobudo ("ancient weapons") with a renowned instructor Hatsumi learned about a teacher named Toshitsugu Takamatsu, of Kashiwabara City which is to the west of the Iga region of Japan. What good is a martial art if a bigger or stronger person could easily defeat you? Hatsumi began searching for a true warrior tradition.
He was in his early 20s and found that the big Americans seemed to have size and natural ability and Hatsumi found that they were learning in months what took the typical Japanese years. After he attained a 4th degree Black Belt in Judo he was asked to teach at a United States Army base. From that point on he began studying many popular Japanese martial arts and earned ranking in Karate, Aikido and Judo. Hatsumi began practicing when he was seven years old and found his fathers Bokuto ("wooden sword"). He grew up with an avid love of the martial arts and in his youth studied many martial art styles. Masaaki Hatsumi was born in December 1931 in Noda city, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Masaaki Hatsumi: A Biography Compiled By Joe Maurantonio
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