Budo masters

Millions of people study martial arts though individuals are able to master this art who commit to devote the whole of them to study and percept themselves.

Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi, a great and legendary ronin, is recognized as one of the most famous swordsmen in a history of Japan. His contemporaries have given him a nickname “The Holy Sword”. Musashi became famous due to his outstanding sword technique which he tried to improve in many fights from an early age, just using a wooden sword.

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Toshitsugu Takamatsu

The first real name of Toshitsugu Takamatsu was Hisatsugu and later on he changed it for Toshitsugu, most known as Moko No Tora (Mongolian Tiger). He was born in 1888 in Kobe and he was also known under different nicknames, including Jutaro (Pure Water), Kikaku (Demon Horns), Kotaro (Young Tiger), Yokuoh (Running in the Sky Old Man) and many others. So many books and articles tell about him and his life. Toshitsugu Takamatsu is the 33rd Togakure-ryu Patriarch of Ninjutsu and master of as many as 8 styles of Bujutsu and Ninjutsu.

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Masaaki Hatsumi

Masaaki Hatsumi is the founder of the Bujinkan Organization, the international martial arts organization known in relation to Ninjutsu. Masaaki Hatsumi calls himself the 34th Grandmaster of Ninjutsu. Masaaki was born on December 2, 1931 in Noda, the Chiba Prefecture, Japan. At the age of 13 he got engaged in martial arts and judo was first that attracted him.

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