Masaaki Hatsumi

Masaaki Hatsumi
Born (1931-12-02) December 2, 1931 (age 92)
ResidenceNoda, Chiba, Japan
StyleNinjutsu[1]
Teacher(s)Toshitsugu Takamatsu
RankSōke

Masaaki Hatsumi (初見 良昭, Hatsumi Masaaki, born December 2, 1931), formerly Yoshiaki Hatsumi, is the founder of the Bujinkan Organization and is the former Togakure-ryū soke (grandmaster).[2] He no longer teaches, but currently resides in Noda, Chiba, Japan.[3]

  1. ^ Welzenbach, Michael (April 30, 1988). "Japan's Hatsumi Will Highlight Burbank Martial-Arts Event". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  2. ^ Phelan, Stephen (October 12, 2011). "Lethal weapon: Hanging with the world's last living ninja". CNN. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "Bujinkan Hombu Dojo Contact Information". Honbu Dojo. Retrieved February 7, 2013.