Takamatsu sensei biography books
An interesting book filled with stories we have all heard about Tak, filled in with history of japan and china in the time of Tak. The author asked current Soke....
I started my ninjutsu training when I was thirteen years of age.
Toshitsugu Takamatsu
Japanese martial artist (–)
Toshitsugu Takamatsu (高松 寿嗣, Takamatsu Toshitsugu, 10 March 2 April ) was a Japanese martial artist and teacher of Bujinkan founder Masaaki Hatsumi.
He has been called "The Last Shinobi" by Bujinkan instructor[1] Wolfgang Ettig.[2][3]
Biography
Toshitsugu (Chosui) Takamatsu was born on 10 March (the 23rd year of Meiji) in Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture.[4] Also known as Mōko no Tora (蒙古の虎 Mongolian Tiger), he is attributed as a martial arts master by members of the Bujinkan organization.[5] Hatsumi reports that Takamatsu traveled through Mongolia to China at the age of 21, teaching martial arts and fighting a number of life or death battles.[6] He was married to Uno Tane.
They adopted a girl named Yoshiko. His father (Takamatsu Gishin Yasaburo) owned a match-factory and received Dai-Ajari (Master) title in Kumano Shugendo (a type of Shingon Buddhism). His dojo was