What is the Bujinkan Dojo?
The Bujinkan Dojo is the name of the school headed by 34th Grandmaster Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi. The school teaches the arts of the Samurai as well as the philosophy popularly described as Ninjutsu. The Bujinkan Dojo is the product of hundreds of years of Martial experience. Japan’s history produced hundreds of schools of fighting arts; few however have stood the test of time to survive to the present day. We are lucky that several of these schools are still taught today by the present Grandmaster, Dr. Hatsumi. More than merely fighting skills, the training of the Bujinkan challenges the students to learn the skills of life, of living in harmony with nature and the balance that allows them to protect justice and to persevere with a compassionate heart. Who is Tim Bathurst? After starting training in 1986, Tim made his first trip to Japan in 1990 at the age of 21. On personal invitation by the Grandmaster himself, Tim moved to Japan in 1997 where he lived and studied under the Masters for 8
