People of Ninjutsu

Ninjutsu: 7 documented people. Also: predecessor / teacher (1), grandmaster (1), master (2).

Founder (3)

Izumo Kanja YoshiteruFounder: Shinden Fudo-ryu DakentaijutsuSenseiLegendary Japanese samurai of the Heian period and founder of Shinden Fudo-ryu Dakentaijutsu.Kuki RyushinFounder: Kukishin-ryu Happo BikenjutsuRyushin Yakushimaru / SokeJapanese samurai and founder of the lineage koryu system Kukishin-ryu Happo Bikenjutsu.Masaaki HatsumiFounder: Bujinkan Budo TaijutsuSoke / Dr.Japanese grandmaster, student of Toshitsugu Takamatsu, and founder of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu.

Predecessor / teacher (1)

Chan BushoPredecessor / teacher: Koto-ryu KoppojutsuSokeChinese-Japanese master who transmitted bone-breaking Koppojutsu techniques into Koto-ryu.

Grandmaster (1)

Tozawa HakuunsaiGrandmaster: Gyokko-ryu KosshijutsuMaster / FounderJapanese samurai of Iga province, recognized as the 1st headmaster of Gyokko-ryu Kosshijutsu.

Master (2)

Ninzó TodaSeiryu Nobutsuna / SokeJapanese samurai and historical grandmaster of the Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu tradition in the Sengoku era.Toda ShinryukenSoke / MasterJapanese samurai grandmaster, grandfather of Toshitsugu Takamatsu, and 32nd headmaster of Togakure-ryu.

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