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Toshitsugu Takamatsu was born on 10 March 1887 (the 23rd year of Meiji) in Akashi, Hyogo province, Japan and died on 2 April 1972.
He is well known throughout the world as a martial artist who taught
and formed many next generation Grandmasters of various martial art
traditions.
His
real first name was Hisatsugu but he changed it later to Toshitsugu
using the same kanji but different pronunciation. He was also known
under different martial arts names and nicknames : Jutaro, Chosui (Pure
Water), Nakimiso (Cry-baby), Kotengu (Little Goblin), Moko no Tora
(Mongolian Tiger), Kikaku (Demon Horns),  Kotaro (Young Tiger). His
house (a motel/tea-inn) was in front of Kashihara Shrine, in Kashihara City (Nara Prefecture).
Takamatsus
grandfather (on his mothers side), Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu, was a
well known martial arts instructor who owned a dojo in their home town.
At the age of nine the weak and shy Takamatsu, often called a cry-baby by his peers, was sent to his grandfather to Kobe to strengthen up. The training was efficient, and by the age of 13 he had become a master that no longer had a peer in Kobe.
From his grandfather he learned several martial arts, including
ninjutsu, and inherited the position of Soke for the following Ryu
(school):

Shinden Fudo Ryu
Koto Ryu Koppo-Jutsu
Gyokko Ryu Kosshi-Jutsu
Togakure Ryu Ninpo
Gyokushin Ryu Ninpo
Kumogakure Ryu Ninpo

From the martial artist Mizuta Yoshitaro Tadafusa he became Grandmaster in:
Takagi Yoshin Ryu Ju-Jutsu

(age 17) and from the martial artist Ishitani Matsutaro Takakage he became Grandmaster in
Kukishin Ryu
Gikan Ryu
Hontai Yoshin Takagi Ryu
Shinden Muso Ryu

 He traveled through Mongolia to China
at the age of 21, taught martial arts and delivered many battles on
life or death. He was the bodyguard of the last Chinese Emperor Puyi
and became Tendai Buddhist priest in 1919. In 1921 he was permitted to
copy the Kukishin Ryu scrolls (+ Amatsu Tatara scrolls) of the Kuki family. He was also a good friend of Jigoro Kano (Kodokan Judo) and took care of his younger brother. They both lived in the same region.
During the Second World War
(1945) the original scrolls were destroyed and lost. In 1949 he
presented new scrolls to the Kuki family which he had rewritten based
on his copies and memory. He was deaf on one ear also due to one of his
fights. He said that a Shaolin fighter and a shorinji boxer were the most dangerous enemies he ever met. He was buried on Kumedra cemetery in Nara. He used to write articles for the Tokyo Times newspaper. Toshitsugu was well known in Japan as a Grandmaster of Ju-Jutsu and Bojutsu.
In May 1950, Toshitsugu Takamatsu established Kashihara Shobukai in Nara prefecture. In the post-War era Takamatsu
spent his time developing successors to his martial tradition. At the
same time, he often sponsored Magokuro-kai-musubi tsudoi meeting and
lectures about Amatsu Tatara, especially Izumo Shinpo, and reared many
martial artists and religious leaders.
He taught and formed many next generation Grandmasters such as Fumio Akimoto (considered the senior student of Takamatsu), Kimura Masaji (It is possible that no other student of Takamatsu has had more training with the Grandmaster), Sato Kinbei, Takashi Ueno, Masaaki Hatsumi and others.
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Author koryu

The
organization Bujinkan Dojo is founded by the great master Masaaki
Hatsumi in honor of his teacher Toshitsugu Takamatsu. This is
international organization with its seat in the city of Noda shi, in the province of Ciba ken in Japan. Bujinkan Dojo means „Warrior Spirit Training Hall’’ i.e. „House of the Divine Warrior’’
Today
in Bujinkan are taught nine traditional warrior schools. Six of them
come from the samurai warrior arts, which the legendary ninja warriors
has used them and brought to perfection and the other three are pure
ninjutsu warrior schools. All the nine styles have been improved over
the centuries by number of warrior generations while protecting the
lives of their closest family members. Carried from generations to
generations, from father to sun, from master to student, all the nine
schools are being succeeded by Masaaki Hatsumi sensei, from his great
master Takamatsu.
By
founding the organization Bujinkan Dojo, soke (head) Hatsumi has united
all the nine schools in one art, naming it Bujinkan Ryu (school,
tradition) i.e. Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu.

Sensei Hatsumi has succeeded the nine schools:

–         Togakure ryu Ninjutsu-34 Soke

–         Gyoko ryu koshijutsu-28 Soke

–         Koto ryu koppojutsu-18 Soke

–         Kukishinden ryu happo Bikenjutsu-28 Soke

–         Shindenfudo ryu dakentaijutsu-26 Soke

–         Takagiyoshin ryu jutaijutsu-17 Soke

–         Gikan ryu koppojutsu-15 Soke

–         Gyokushin ryu Ninjutsu-21 Soke

–         Kumogakure ryu Ninjutsu-14 Soke

 Even
though all of the nine schools have been practiced as one unified art,
each of them has its own history and tradition, its characteristics,
its techniques and strategy, its secret weapons. By this the schools
i.e. the arts can be studied and practiced separately.

Author koryu

Masaaki Hatsumi, (born 2 December 1931) is the founder and current Soke, or Grandmaster, of the Bujinkan Organization, currently residing and teaching in the city of Noda, Chiba, Japan. He is also a doctor of oriental medicine, specializing in the mending of bones.
He is sometimes called “the last ninja”, as after the death of his
teacher Toshitsugu Takamatsu in 1972 he was the only person in the
world who mastered all the eighteen disciplines of ninjutsu.
Beginning in
childhood, Masaaki Hatsumi studied several popular martial arts. After
teaching martial arts to American soldiers stationed in Japan
he noticed that the larger and stronger Americans had an advantage in
battles when using the same techniques. He began to question the
legitimacy of modern martial arts training and started to search for a
one where persons of equal skill truly were equals, even if the other
one was stronger. It was after this time, while studying ancient
Japanese weaponry, that he learned of ninjutsu and a martial artist
named Toshitsugu Takamatsu who still knew it.
In 1957 he began making regular trips to train with his new teacher (who resided at the time in Kashiwabara, in Nara), taking a 15-hour train ride from his hometown of Noda in Chiba. This one-on-one training continued for 15 years until the passing of Toshitsugu Takamatsu in 1972.
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Author koryu

The warriors from the traditional Japanese martial arts dojo, Bujinkan Macedonia, this year for the last time are going to have the spiritual journey called „The Path of Shugenja“.

After seven years since the first march, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski decided it is time this event too to go in the „history“, and to join the other feats that Bujinkan Macedonia is known for.

What is this event about?
Twenty days before this event, instructor Dovezenski lays out a geographic map of Macedonia on the ground, and then with his eyes tied shut points to a specific location. Then with a ruler he draws the direction from the start to the finish point. Afterwards, the participants of the seminar follow that route regardless of the terrain conditions. In average, the route that is walked is about 50 kilometers, and the record was set in 2009, when the members of Bujinkan Macedonia walked 80 kilometers in 15 hours and 40 minutes.

Shugendo is an ancient Japanese method that explores the relations between man and nature. Shugendo means „Path through training and testing“, more precise it is an ascetic discipline that has a goal to achieve self-improvement by withdrawal in mountains, meditation under waterfalls and cold rivers, breathing exercises on unreachable terrain, everything to achieving incredible feats through testing the physical and mental endurance. Those who practice this method, are known under the name of Shugenja, and the teaching is practiced even today in Japan.

As the founder of the teaching is considered En no Gyoja, who lived near Kyoto during the 7th century a.d. The other name that these followers were known for, is Yamabushi or Mountain Warriors. They cruised the mountain ridges of the Japanese islands visiting and protecting the many shrines. Some scholars believe that exactly these people, joined with the fleeing Chinese generals after the fall of the Tang dynasty, are considered to be the founders of the art Ninjutsu.

Theme: The Path of Shugenja / Spiritual journey

Date: 29th September, 2013 (Sunday)

Location: Lipac – Sekulica (Skala*) – Lipac

Program:
07.00 hours – departure from Skopje
08.00 hours – arrival and beginning of the march
Return – only God knows!

Equipment: Take everything you like. Everything is on Your responsibility and conscience.

P.S. Encounters with wild animals, rain, storm and other unforeseen things are not excluded. Everyone comes at their own risk. Before you apply, check the information on our web-site from the previous years.

* on the lower photo is the farthest point of the journey, the place called Skala.

Author koryu

The School of Japanese traditional martial arts, Bujinkan Macedonia, from the second of September starts with the enrollment of new members.

The trainings are held in Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, under the guidance of good instructors with several years of experience and licensed directly from the leader of the international organization Bujinkan Dojo, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi.

We inform the public, that in recent times in the Republic of Macedonia, a lot of fake clubs have appeared that claim that they teach the arts of Bujinkan. Before you start training in some of them, always ask the instructor to show You his license (shidoshi menkyo) for teaching, the diploma for 5th dan, as well as the annual membership card of the organization. You can search the Internet and see what they look like. Without those documents, no one can open a ninjutsu dojo and to use the name of the organization Bujinkan. Every excuse for the lack of the documents mentioned, represents an attempt of the „instructor“ to deceive You and to get away from the truth.

The School of martial arts Bujinkan Macedonia is the only representative in our country for Bujinkan (Ninjutsu), and the dojo works continuously since 1995. Instructor Igor Dovezenski (shidoshi) is the only licensed teacher with 25 years of experience in classical Japanese martial arts, and collaborates and is a member in several renown koryu organizations.

Beside the titles in Bujinkan, shidoshi Dovezenski is a carrier of degrees in Daito ryu Aikijujutsu (shidoin), and recently he started researching the oldest Japanese martial school – Katori Shinto ryu Bujutsu.

Even though new members can apply through out the year, it is best to start with training in September, because at that time a beginner group is formed.

All future members can get more information by our e-mail:
daito_macedonia@yahoo.com or by phone: 071 277 457.

We`re expecting You.

Author koryu

Nine days of the fifth in a row Summer Ninja Camp will be remembered after the fanatic training and the fun we had together, organized by the School of classical Japanese martial arts Bujinkan Macedonia.

This time too, instead of a report, You can read some of the impressions of the participants:

– I am pleasantly surprised by the camp and its activities. A lot of things left me great impressions, but I will mention the expedition through the river, the night actions and the last night spent with laughter. Also, great „positive“ impression was left by one boken on my head. I liked the school we learned a lot, and the knowledge will come in handy for my next test for 9th kyu. (Taki G.)

– Every day was really good and positive. I can’t even describe the night trainings, which were exceptionally good, and also, the waterfall at the dam and the bathing in the river left me with great impressions. The last night was great, especially the corn on the barbecue, the laughter, the beer and the good time spent together. (Mihail D.)

– This is my 5th camp and at all of them I had a great time. But this was my most successful. I did my best and trained with maximal 100%. The food was great as always, and following that satisfying trips to the toilet. Thank you  Sensei for the motivation, selflessness during the lectures and the lessons and support. Gratitude to all that went out of their way to keep our bellies full. See you next year!!! (Toshe A.)

– This was my first camp, but definitely not the last one. I spent nine unforgettable days and discovered a lot new things in life. The trainings were great, the school was perfect, and most interesting to me were the night actions. The food was unbelievably delicious and I waited every meal with all my heart. For the last night I have no words… relaxing near the fire with roasted corn and beer under the open starry sky under Lipac. Perfect!!!
At the end, a big thanks to You Sensei for the support, and mostly for the critique that you wrote me on a little piece of paper. I hope I will not disappoint you. (Dragana L.)

Author koryu

Only four days separate us from the start of the fifth in a row Summer Ninja Camp in organization of the School for classical Japanese martial arts – Bujinkan Macedonia.

As every year, the camp is going to be held from 4th to 12th August, in the hombu dojo of the organization Taiyou e no Michi, located in the valley under the Mountain Lipac.

While some of our members use August as the only month for rest from the hard trainings, others give priority to the Summer Ninja Camp of Bujinkan Macedonia. So, the trainings continue with even greater pace, „reinforced“ with incredibly good party and befriending.

This event is open for all, regardless of the affiliation, style or degree in other martial arts. This is a chance to get to know our work up close and to hang out with the members of Bujinkan Macedonia.

Few days for application remaining.

More information here:

http://camp.bujinkan.mk/index.php?p=camp&lang=

Author koryu

We survived the final battle with Nature and with that we put an end to one beautiful befriending and getting to know each other. We’ve put an end to one extreme testing for which the next generations of our dojo will talk about.

Seven years in a row, the warriors of Bujinkan Macedonia put to test their endurance and persistence through unseen feat, known as „Survival in nature“. But, as all good things come to an end, we finished this journey.

Fortunately successful again!

This weekend, for the last time, eleven members of the dojo took part in the „last battle“ with the nature and with themselves. Eight of them managed to „survive“ and to win the battle with their minds and bodies. Three of the participants despite their great desire, failed to withstand the golgotha under the hot sun. Their bodies gave away and they had to quit sooner.

The seminar started in 08.00 o`clock on Saturday, when the group went for the place called S`mkneno. It’s a natural landslide located between two almost bare hills, where there’s no shadow or protection from the hot sun. The whole terrain abounds with sand, pebbles and rocks, and the environment itself is tempting only for several species of insects and wild animals.

Since the arrival, the training and setting the camp was immediately started that went on simultaneously until 23.00 o`clock, with purpose not to let the negative thoughts prevail, and at the same time the body and spirit to be held under great pressure.
The first day of the seminar, two participants quit. The hard training and the high temperature, which was 37 degrees Celsius, and the dehydration due to the small amounts of water allowed for drinking took its tool. They had pressure in the chest followed by stong heartbeat, uncontrolled sweating and heart rhythm disorder.

The night went well, with guarding and three hours of sleep, which is the only rest where complete sitting or lying is allowed.

On Sunday at 05.00 o`clock before sunrise, the warriors already awake headed to the nearby hill where kenjutsu training started. Around 05.30 o`clock, the participants greeted the sunrise, and then continued with the training. At 09.00 o`clock, they started with meditation in the bed of the dried waterfall, and then with strong march the group headed to the place „Stari Lozja“, where the usual activities continued.

The second day the temperature was lower for one degree (36 Celsius), but the fatigue was visibly greater, so another member had to quit because of a sunstroke that started to cause problems with the orientation, and afterwards caused great headache followed but vomiting.

At 16.00 o`clock, the leader of Bujinkan Macedonia announced the end of the seminar, and soon after the participants returned to the starting point where they got water and fruit to regain their strength.

So, this great event for Bujinkan Macedonia ended, which we organized for seven years in a row and we will remember it with great pleasure and pride.

To all participants who „survived“, we congratulate them that became part of the history of the dojo, and to the others that quit, we also congratulate for the shown courage to take part in the event.

Ninpo Ikkan!!!

Author koryu

We’ve reached the end. We came to the last seminar (seventh in a row) „Survival in nature“ that is held by the organization Taiyou e no Michi and Bujinkan Macedonia.

Last year shidoshi Igor Dovezenski announced in front of the participants of the event that he no longer has intention to organize a seminar on which the same students appear, and are already proven. He mentioned that in the last couple of years he sees no reason to organize an event where the younger students doesn’t see a challenge or have the courage to participate. This way, according to instructor Dovezenski, the seminar is going to be preserved in the memories as something unachievable for the most „common people“.

What is this all about? Seven years ago, Dovezenski created the seminar titled „Survival in nature“ where the members of Bujinkan Macedonia could test their will power and endurance to their limits. As the years passed, every year the standards and the challenges were greater, but at the same time fewer students applied for participation. In the last two-three years, only a small group of members remained consequent and fearlessly entered this adventure (and mostly) successfully overcame it.

Shidoshi Igor Dovezenski always said that Budo can be practiced everywhere and by everyone. The safety that is given by the atmosphere in the dojo doesn`t allow everyone to be called a warrior. And most importantly, Dovezenski always said that ninjutsu can be practiced only with a close contact with nature and through testing the endurance (physical and mental) to the limits.

Well, this is the last chance for it:

For the brave, for the valiant.

Two hellish days, far from civilization, without food and only liter and a half water, without additional clothing and hygienic means. Two days of training, meditation and raw survival.

Location: S`mkneno (26 km from the nearest town and hospital / desert alike conditions)

Date: 27 and 28 July, 2013
Last date for announcing participation is 18 July, so the weather conditions cannot be calculated.

Departure: 07:00 o’clock (Saturday)

Return: only God knows

Read carefully and thoroughly!!!

Macedonia is known for its hellish summer temperatures caused by the so called „African waves“. It is hottest in the last days of July, when the temperature reaches over 45 degrees Celsius, and the UV index is on its maximum.

Before the seminar, each participant should take care of any medical examinations required and get a written or oral permission from their physician about their physical and mental health and readiness to undertake a two day extreme strain (under the hot summer sun), without food and water, along with hard training sessions and only three hours of sleep.

Every participant comes voluntarily on this seminar and bears the possible consequences on his health or life!

The event is open to everyone and all of the citizens of the Republic of Macedonia (foreigners too) above the age of 18 can attend.

Allowed equipment: sleeping bag, tent wing, military
uniform (pants and shirt), one t-shirt, a cap, one pair of underpants (wide), one pair of socks, rope, a knife and a bottle of a liter and a half (empty).

Important: it is forbidden to carry food, water or anything else not mentioned above. Before we depart, there is a mandatory check-up.

Most important: this seminar is only meant for tough guys and girls. The training conditions will be exceptionally hard with an iron discipline. Those that do not feel psycho-physically ready to `enter the hell` and are not ready to kill their own ego –  we would ask them not to come to this seminar. Consider that the air temperature might rise above 45 degrees Celsius. It is forbidden to sit on your behind during the seminar (both days), or lying down on all four extremities. Only three hours of sleep, constant training for the remaining time.

It is forbidden to make excuses, whine or anything similar during the seminar.

Clarification: Quantity of water allowed for drinking during the two days: 1.5 liters.
We’ve heard several times so far that „since liter and a half of water is allowed, it is not that scary“.
We should make this clearer to You, that quantity of water, under the hot sun, is lost in the first couple of hours in training. The liquids from Your body evaporate through sweating, breathing and talking. You will constantly have activities during the two days that will make you sweat, while you mustn’t sit and for a moment rest. There are no shadows, no additional quantities of water. Think well!!!

We’ll see each other soon in the „hole“.