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Welcome to Bujinkan Cornwall
Bujinkan Cornwall contains information on training in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu in the Duchy of Cornwall and the South West of England, as well as information on Ninjutsu in general.
Bujinkan Cornwall comprises a myriad of Japanese Budo enthusiasts from all over Cornwall. For more information on times and locations of classes and Cornish Dojos please visit the Training section. For more information on other dojos please visit the Dojos section.
Tengu Warrior Network
We at Bujinkan Cornwall are proud members of Shihan Alfredo Castan’s Tengu Warrior Network. We believe in the happiness and empowerment that self protection can provide in an environment free from tyranny, insubstantiality and putrefaction.
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Sudy - Authentic Shinobi & Samurai Warrior methods
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Discover - The Secret Techniques of Survival Combat & Self Defence
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Learn - What to do when; Attempted Abduction, Knife / Gun / Stick / Attack.
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Become - Aware of how situations may arise and how to avoid them
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Approved - Home Office Official System for Police & Law Enforcement
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Proven - Battlefield and Street Methods
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Official - U.S. Marine C.Q.B. System
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Head Instructor - A. Castan 11th Dan
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Under the authority of Grand Master Masaaki Hatsumi, Japan.
We are proud to be the only authorised Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu Dojos in Cornwall. We stand united with other Bujinkan Dojos all over the world who wish to promote peace, understanding and ethics. Please feel free to visit www.bujinkanunited.com for more details.
What is Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu?
Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is a self defence system/ martial art originating in Japan and is also known collectively as the last surviving school of Ninjutsu. It was sculpted by Dr Masaaki Hatsumi and is a combination of nine surviving schools of Traditional Japanese Budo.

Taijutsu is the unarmed combat art of the Bujinkan.
The martial art system of Dr Masaaki Hatsumi is known collectively as Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. This complete Japanese Martial Science draws together elements of nine ancient schools of classical Japanese martial culture, known as ryuha, together into a single tapestry. The modern system was created by the current Soke (inheritor) of these schools, Masaaki Hatsumi Sensei.
The Nine Feudal Traditions of the Bujinkan Martial System
The schools taught under the banner of the Bujinkan are:
- Togakure Ryu Ninpo
- Koto Ryu Koppojutsu
- Gyokko Ryu Koshijutsu
- Kukishinden Happo Biken
- Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu
- Kumogakure Ryu Ninpo Happo Biken
- Gyokushin Ryu Ninpo Happo Biken
- Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentaijutsu
- Gikan Ryu Koppojutsu
These traditions are woven together today into the martial art system of Budo Taijutsu. The modern curriculum includes multiple fighting skills including punching, kicking, throwing, limb restraints, rolling and breakfalling. Also studied are weapons skills including kenjutsu (long and short Japanese swords), Bojutsu (6 foot, 4 foot and 3 foot staff) and more.
“The vast universe, beautiful in its coldly impersonal totality, contains all that we call good or bad, all the answers for all the paradoxes we see around us. By opening his eyes and his mind, the Ninja can responsively follow the subtle seasons and reasons of heaven, changing just as change is necessary, adapting always, so that in the end there is no such thing as a surprise for the Ninja.”
On ji re ta ra shi i ta ra ji ba ra ta no-oh so wa ka
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