道場訓Dōjō-Kun Dōjō Rules 一、忍耐は先ずー服の間とぞ知れ 1. Know that endurance is but a moment in time. 二、人の道は正義也と知れと知れ 2. Know that the path of humanity is justice. 三、大慾と楽と依枯の心を忘れよ 3. Forget feelings of greed, laziness, and prejudice. 四、悲しみも恨みも自然の定めと思唯だ不動心の悟りを得可 し 4. Recognize that sorrow and resentment are natural and acquire an understanding of fudōshin (immovable heart). 五、心常に忠孝の道を離れず深く文武に志す可し 5. Always stay

武道の位歴史Budō no Kurai Rekishi History of Ranks in the Martial Arts Menkyo Prior to the current Kyū / Dan system Japanese martial arts employed a series of Menkyo or licenses. The exact Menkyo used varied from school to school, but a typical progression was: Shoden Menkyo (Initial Transmission License) Chūden Menkyo (Middle Transmission License) Jōden

武神館指導方針Bujinkan Shidōhōshin Guidelines For Participation In The Bujinkan 1. The Bujinkan shall be open to only those who agree with and uphold the guidelines of the Bujinkan Dōjō. Those not doing so shall not be allowed to join. Specifically: Only those who have read and agreed with these guidelines shall be allowed to participate. 2.

武神館新宗家Bujinkan Shin Sōke New Bujinkan Sōke Ishizuka Tetsuji Daishihan Gyokko Ryū 29th Sōke Nagato Toshiro Daishihan Shinden Fudō Ryū 27th Sōke Kan Jun’ichi Daishihan Gyokushin Ryū 22nd Sōke Furuta Kōji Daishihan Kumogakure Ryū 15th Sōke Noguchi Yukio Daishihan Kotō Ryū 19th Sōke Tsutsui Takumi Daishihan Togakure Ryū 35th Sōke Iwata Yoshio Daishihan Kukishinden Ryū 29th

初見良昭宗家 Hatsumi Masaaki Sōke Hatsumi Masaaki was born on December 2, 1931 in Noda-shi, Japan. When he was 7 years old he held his father’s bokken for the first time and began training in Kendō and other Budō (martial arts). After World War II he taught Judō to occupation soldiers at the Yokata Army Base

武神館 The Bujinkan The Bujinkan (Hall of the Divine Warrior) is an international organization founded by Sōke Masaaki Hatsumi to pass on the nine historical traditions inherited from his teacher, Toshitsugu Takamatsu: Gyokko Ryū Kosshijutsu Kotō Ryū Koppōjutsu Kukishinden Ryū Happō Biken Shinden Fudō Ryū Dakentaijutsu Takagi Yoshin Ryū Jūtaijutsu Togakure Ryū Ninpō Taijutsu Kumogakure

武神館位Bujinkan Kurai Bujinkan Ranks The Bujinkan utilizes both the Kyū / Dan system and Menkyo licenses. Ranks are divided into 9 Kyū grades and 15 Dan levels with the occasional Menkyo being awarded in an individual school or a specific discipline from one of the schools. There is only one official test in the Bujinkan,