9 Schools of the Bujinkan

Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi is the grandmaster of the martial art called Budo Taijutsu. The organization that oversees this martial art is called the Bujinkan.

Budo Taijutsu is not a single martial art, but integrates 9 different martial arts that Hatsumi-sensei inherited from his teacher, Toshitsugu Takamatsu. Each of these martial arts has its own tradition and methods. By bringing them under a single integrated martial art, Hatsumi-sensei has not only preserved these traditional arts, but created something even more significant: Budo Taijutsu.

The 9 schools that comprise Budo Taijutsu:

Gyokko-ryū Kosshijutsu 玉虎流骨指術 (Jewel Tiger School)

 

Kotō-ryū Koppōjutsu 虎倒流骨法術

 

Shinden Fudo-Ryu Taijutsu 神伝不動流打拳体術

 

Kuki Shinden Happō Bikenjutsu 九鬼神伝流八法秘剣術

 

Takagi Yōshin-ryū Jūtaijutsu 高木揚心流柔体術

 

Togakure-Ryu Ninpo Taijutsu 戸隠流忍法体術

 

Kumogakure-ryū Ninpō 雲隠流忍法

 

Gyokushin-ryū Ninpō 玉心流忍法

 

Gikan-ryū Koppōjutsu 義鑑流骨法術