What does Heisei Budo teach?

Bujinkan Symbol

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is the official designation for the traditional Japanese budo martial arts as taught by Soke (Grandmaster) Masaaki Hatsumi of Noda-shi, Japan.

The organization is a compilation of 9 ryu (complete "schools") teaching martial art traditions of armed and unarmed combative techniques. Armed skills encompass swordsmanship, use of the staff (various lengths including pole-arms), small handheld weapons, several throwing and rope or chain type weapons. Unarmed skills include throwing, joint locking, choking, striking, kicking, ground fighting, and strategy combined with proper body positioning. All skills focus on the basic way of moving the body enabling the practitioner to translate between armed and unarmed techniques, standing and on the ground, making one complete, interchangeable system.

Sensei Biographies

• Dan Rheaume
• Dr. Kacem Zoughari Sensei
• Masaaki Hatsumi (Soke / Grand Master)
• Takamatsu Toshitsugu

9 Ryu-Ha (9 Schools)

Hatsumi Sensei

The Bujinkan is a collection of these nine schools:

• Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu
• Kukishinden Ryu Happo Hiken Jutsu
• Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentaijutsu / Jutaijutsu
• Koto Ryu Koppojutsu
• Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu
• Gikan Ryu Koppojutsu
• Togakure Ryu Ninpo Taijutsu
• Gyokushin Ryu Ninpo
• Kumogakure Ryu Ninpo

Modern Combatives /Defensive Tactics

Combatives / personal defensive tactics are raw, aggressive techniques for dealing with interpersonal violence in an immediate, effective manner.

Combatives Skills Practiced

• Empty Hand
• Knife
• Baton / Stick
• Defence Against Guns (Simulated Firearms)
• Pressure-testing Drills
• Legal Considerations
• Mental Conditioning
• Physiological Effects Of Violence
• Pre-incident Indicators/avoidance of Confrontation

The techniques are simple, efficient, easy to learn and retain under stress. Originally designed for military application but suitable for law enforcement or civilian self-defense. Combatives can hold its own as a complete system or can compliment any martial art.

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Sources of the combatives material come from the "Fathers of Modern Combatives," World War 2 era masters of Allied Forces commando training such as Britain's William E. Fairbairn, America's Rex Applegate and John Styers to name a few. Modern combatives, as practiced by Heisei Budo, are influenced greatly through the works of modern masters such as Kelly McCann (aka Jim Grover), Bob Kasper and their contemporaries.