Shinobi Kai Ninpo Bugei Dojo - The UK's Oldest Established Authentic Ninjutsu Dojo

Ninjutsu or Ninpo Bugei as a martial tradition traces its roots back a thousand years to the mountains of Japan. For the modern practitioner the term Ninjutsu-the ultimate and eternal reality of perseverance and stealth represents a set of unarmed and weapon techniques from Togakure ryu. Ninpo is a group of related martial traditions that have developed in Japan since the ancient period (before the 12th century), and that have been combined in the modern period under one comprehensive martial system, which includes the eighteen martial skills-bugei juhappan for the common Bushi-warrior, and another group of eighteen unconventional types of martial skills-Ninja Juhakkei for special warfare.

The techniques include many methods of self-protection, leaping, hiding, walking and running methods, and special utilization of the body. It is also possible to divide ninjutsu to four fundamental categories: taijutsu-body skill or special bio-mechanical awareness, ninki-weapons, heiho-strategy, and shugyo- philosophy practices. The arsenal of weapons includes a variety of conventional weapons such as Tachi-sword, Tanto-knife, Bo-stick and Yari-spear, and unconventional weapons such as Shuko-hand claws, Kusari fundo-chain and weight, and Kakushibuki-concealed weapons. Even astronomy and topography are tools of Ninjutsu. In any case, the combative self-protection characteristics of Ninjutsu, be it defensive or offensive. It is common among those who practice ninjutsu these days to think that in medieval Japan the goal was to master all aspects and all the techniques associated with ninjutsu. In fact, it was quite the contrary.

The aim was at specialization rather than an overall mastership. Historical records about Ninjutsu or Shinobi show that the basic training and nature of Ninjutsu was in fact methods of infiltration into unfriendly, often hostile territory much like a spy. The purpose of that infiltration was to gather information about the enemy, to cause disorder, to disseminate false information and to remove leaders of the enemy’s province. The Japanese Ninjutsu teacher, Soke (Grandmaster) Masaaki Hatsumi of Noda City, Japan, is head of his own worldwide Bujinkan (warrior god hall) Dojo network where ninjutsu students from around the world come to train.

Peter Brown received his 4th Dan diploma in NINPO TAIJUTSU directly from Soke Hatsumi in 1987, and is uniquely qualified to teach this ancient art of Japanese Ninjutsu living skills and warfare concepts. Ninjutsu is a very powerful spiritual and health system that can improve any person’s life. This is NOT a martial system of just fighting! But of living values skills, survival skills and philosophy.

Only through physical training in the Shinobi Kai Ninpo Bugei Dojo methods can one realize the potential held within it. Our main focus is on the well-known system of Togakure ryuha ninpo taijutsu concepts.