About Us

The Bujinkan Los Angeles Dojo is dedicated to the correct transmission and preservation of the authentic Bujinkan martial arts – skills that rouse the natural and hidden powers of human beings, for the purpose of protecting nature, peace, and justice. Training at Bujinkan Los Angeles deals with “jissen” (actual combat), not sport, and emphasizes natural movement with little dependence on strength or speed. The training is conducted in a non-competitive environment and is directed toward the total development of the student taking into account the physical, mental and physic aspects of self-protection. The Bujinkan Los Angeles instructors are fully licensed by Hatsumi Sensei and the Bujinkan Honbu Dojo.

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is a traditional and ancient Japanese martial art with a rich and viable history that spans over ten centuries. Developed by the legendary ninja and samurai of feudal Japan, the Bujinkan martial arts continue to flourish worldwide in the 21th Century under the direct guidance of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, thirty-fourth grandmaster of the Togakure Ryu Ninpo tradition and eight other distinct budo traditions. Hatsumi Sensei is the last and only true ninja soke (grandmaster) having a direct line of descent from feudal Japan.

Three of the nine Bujinkan schools are traditional ninpo ryu ha. The term “ninpo” refers to the group of martial traditions and philosophy that were developed in Japan since the ancient period based on the bugei juhappan (warrior’s eighteen skills) & ninja juhakkei (eighteen ninjutsu skills). The compassionate and defensive nature of ninpo is revealed in the saying: “ninpo is the essence of goshinjutsu (self-protection)”. The remaining six Bujinkan traditions were exhaustively perfected by the “samurai” during the incessant years of warfare that plagued Japan during the Sengoku (“Warring States”) Era and directly afterwards.

Bujinkan unarmed and armed movements are both relaxed and explosive, focusing on power generated through natural and efficient use of the entire body (“taijutsu”). Today, the nine legacies of the Bujinkan are sustained and taught collectively as “budo taijutsu” by Hatsumi Sensei. Efficiency and total body awareness of real fighting style is the impetus of technique and is always stressed during training.

History

Location

The Bujinkan Los Angeles dojo is conveniently located at:

The Tango Room
4346 Woodman Avenue, Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

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Schedule

Please contact Sensei Houlden in order to schedule an interview before joining class.

Classes can be paid for individually at the end of class or you may choose the option
of paying the monthly fee of $130 which includes all classes.

Monday:
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Cost: $20.00 per class

Friday (Basics Class):
6 PM to 7 PM
Cost: $10.00 per class

Saturday:
10 AM to 12 PM
Cost: $20.00 per class