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Masaaki Hatsumi Biography

Masaaki Hatsumi (初見良昭, Hatsumi Masaaki, born December 2, 1931), formerly Yoshiaki Hatsumi, is the founder of the Bujinkan Organization and is the current Togakure-ryū Soke (Grandmaster). He currently resides and teaches in Noda, Chiba, Japan.

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When properly applied, the kamae reflects the ninja's heart. This means that our physical nature conforms to our intentions, and there is no division between our interior and exterior aspects. This state of integrated mind and body action is totally natural, and can be observed readily in the movements of animals as they interact with their environment. Only human beings seem to develop the need to be trained in natural body motion.

Animal, Aspects, Conforms, Environment, Heart, Mean

It is important to practice so your movement is the minimum necessary to complete its task.

Important, Necessary, Practice, Task, Tasks

When weak or injured always continue training as you should always be able to adapt in any condition.

Able, Continue, Martial Arts, Training, Weak

Always be able to kill your students

Able, Kill, Martial Arts, Students

Focus on the future for 50%, on the present for 40%, and on the past for 10%

Art, Focus, Future, Past, Present

Any place we can breathe, we can do Ninjutsu.

Breathe, Can Do, Ninjutsu, Place

It's important to make an effort under any circumstance - stagnant, sickness, being in an unstable lifestyle, even when society is insane. You should consider such periods as an omen before you move. When you are stuck on something, it is important to hold to your purpose but not press onward against the current. When you can't move at all, try to concentrate, continuing forward as if in a boat switching to a stronger motor. The keiko that is most important when you cannot move is kage no keiko [shadow training].

Against, Effort, Lifestyle, Moving, Training

Move with your feet, the hands will follow.

Feet, Follow, Hands, Moving

Nature is your friend; it helps you to win. Your enemy will have unnatural movement, therefore you will be able to know what he is going to do before he does it.

Doe, Enemy, Helps, Movement, Winning

What I want you to do is just take it as it is. Don't think too much. If you get involved with thinking about it, the whole thing gets lost or loses its purity. Don't think during practice - DO! The more you think, the further from the truth of budo you get: Budo is NOT an academic subject!

Gets, Lost, Practice, Thinking, Want, Whole

Separate yourself from the technique; separate yourself from yourself.

Separate, Technique

Don't think that any one technique is the end. there is no end. There is no perfect technique. Just when you think you've got them, you're dead because you didn't.

Dead, Perfect, Technique, Thinking

There was a famous Zen master whom people would seek out to become enlightened. He was strict and would occupy people with things having nothing to do with seeking enlightenment. You see, that is the only way to achieve enlightenment; by not focusing on achieving it. Then, one day it will just come to you.

Achieve, Become, Inspirational, Spiritual, Wisdom, Zen

Those who desire only techniques will never understand this art. It is everything beyond that

Art, Desire, Everything, Technique, Techniques, Understand

From now on you must strive to cut out unnecessary movement. Waste in movement is wrong and will get you killed.

Cutting, Killed, Movement, Waste, Wrong

Looking for the meaning of life, one man can discover the order of the universe. To discover the truth, to achieve. a higher spiritual state, that is the true meaning of ninja.

Discover, Life, Men, Order, Spiritual, Truth

Don't have a fixed idea in your head (that you have to use this or that technique). Use everything you've learned until now.

Everything, Fixed, Ideas, Technique, Use

No more talk. I'm sick of people talking. Train.

People, Sick, Talk, Talking, Train

Forget your sadness, anger, grudges and hatred. Let them pass like smoke caught in a breeze. Do not indulge yourself in such feelings.

Anger, Feelings, Hatred, Indulge Yourself, Like, Sadness

The simplest is always the most difficult.

Difficult, Simplest

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