Ninjutsu Grand Master Masaaki Hatsumi in Action Pt. 1

The 34th Grandmaster of Ninjutsu Masaaki Hatsumi in Action.

[@PotterPower1997]

i havent seen him myself but i have seen his students. until you see these people you shouldnt comment. the most calm, cool, collected. and completely brutal people if they have to be i have ever seen.

[@timblaylark5605]

I'll offer 2 cents. I've studied budo, Combat Submission Wrestling, judo, MMA, boxing and Hapkido. After 20 years of doing security and law enforcement, with all the "do that in the cage" folks or the "do that on the street" people. Gang it's not the style of martial arts you do but how you personally train. Regardless of who you train with. Fighting on the street like in the cage is often an "Any given Sunday" thing. I've seen bad ass cage fighters taken out by street thugs because they took the thug lightly. I've seen black belts in BJJ get knocked out because they weren't prepared for getting hit. I've had black belt full contact karate fighters hold their own against Muy Thai and MMA folks. I've had to take down Meth heads and kids on speed who had no pain receptors working and survival was all about how I adapted the training I've been given. No one of us is perfect, if you're distracted going in you can get tagged or if you haven't been trained to adapt or you've never even had scenario training it can take a second to adjust. That's human error, not one style is superior.

[@drunkenboxer123456]

Amen brother. I'm a fellow security guard. Whatever discipline/ defense/ tactic you use on the street, as long as you clock out uninjured after taking out your target, hopefully with minimal damage to both parties to prevent a lawsuit, that is what really matters. Sometimes it becomes a bloody mess, but the main thing to focus on is you survived and hopefully can still keep working without injury. Currently taking self defense at UFC gym 4 months 4 courses a month but I read a lot of judo and jiujutsu originates from Ninjutsu so started studying it. Some forms of Israeli based Krav Maga supposedly originated from Ninjutsu and evolved to the modern era. Ninjutsu is still useful if applied in a street fight, especially the escape tactics

[@timblaylark5605]

Daniel Katz So true bro. I have read Soke Hatsumi, Sifu Bruce Lee, Guro Dan Inosanto and Shihan Moni Azik all say that it's your training and how you use it that gets you home.

[@QMAX21]

Amen! If a person doesn't like Ninjutsu choose whatever art you like. We don't care if you don't agree with what we practice we aren't you nor do we care about your opinion. Great response blueyedninja!

[@carnienatas]

Hatsumi is tha shiz, he doesn't play around when it's kata time. He actually hurts them boys when they don't do right. Preparing them for a real situation not a controlled and mimicked situation. Props !!!

[@MrJ2091957]

Glad to see that more and more people are now realising Ninjutsu is Not hand-to-hand combat.

[@lustreboy]

I was obsessed by this bloke as a kid. my mate had a book about him and I read it cover to cover loads of times over!

[@shakyderty1]

Never underestimate any opponent and never betray your senses...

[@farghom]

i think commissionaire Gorden in dark knight said it best that "batman keeps his hands in filth so u can keep urs clean". ninjas did the job that most ppl didn't want to do, or even think of doing. they were truly warrior knights!

[@lninjabigd]

i think masaaki hatsumi is amazing. Ninjutsu is so amazing and when you experience it is so strange. Only then will you realise what life is about.

[@robertgoes79]

For every old man the day comes to let his top student do the demo videos and for himself to sit back, relax and give comments.

[@MrTashedelek]

Paul brought up a good point about what to do if your arm is broken during a fight. It depends on the nature of the break and pain tolerance/how quickly it numbs. It can be used like a weapon if you use your body to whip it appropriately if it is an internal break. Could probably do this with a torn rotator cuff as well. On the other hand if you have a compound fracture for instance, you might vomit and pass out from the pain and then be beaten to death. Stay safe training guys.

[@MrKKilroy]

Yo tommy. This is one of the last trained ninjas in the world. One of this guys punches could flatten a pro fighter in a couple of seconds. Remember, this guy doesn't use brute force always. He knows where your pressure points are, and where to strike to bring on the most exhaustion and pain.

[@lennykusa9025]

Thankyou..

[@Realitydenizen]

This seems pretty darn interesting to me. I am an FMA practitioner but the escape tactics here interest me very much and there are numerous things I can take and apply in my own art, like the close range kicking and various nasties. Great stuff.

[@oWAR1OCKo]

It never ceases to amaze me how many "fighting experts" comment on martial arts videos saying things like, "The attacker left his arm out for him to grab", "That woudent work in a real fight", and my favorite "If it were me I would kick his ass" These guys dont understand that these techniques cripple, maim, and Kill if done in uncontrolled circumstances. And the term "fair fight" does not exhist to REAL combat techniques. They are trained to do whatever it takes to win as fast as possible.

[@gourdguru]

see that's the beauty of styles like that. in demos it looks like flowery strikes and arm movements for no reason. whereas in actuality those movements aren't strikes, they are counters. the "Prettiest" move in the first form is designed to block a strike, fracture the arm and dislocate the jaw in a fluid motion. just one example. most of those pretty moves are doing multiple things at once, which is why the prettier styles are usually the more advanced or more difficult. body mechanics are fun

[@aluisious]

Always helps when the people attacking you walk up to you, reach towards you, and stop moving.

[@HEROINBONER1]

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO THANK YOU

[@gourdguru]

the difference between this and the kickboxing you mentioned earlier is kickboxing is a hard style, designed to stop your opponent with physical damage, broken bones, concussions etc. togakure is about control. it's a softer style, which manipulation the opponent's balnce and positioning through leverage, the damage it deals is most often in the form of joint locks and hyperextensions leading to fractures. they break mostly with leverage, instead of impact force like kick boxing uses.

[@Phoenix_LeFae]

No. Ninjutsu was originally created by Japanese farmers to defend against heavily armored Samurai that would pillage small villages and farms (which eventually lead to an uprising in early Japanese history). The point of Ninjutsu is to be lighter then your opponent, faster, and to hit specific points on the body (especially open points on an armored opponent such as the sides and neck). It is only smart counter tactics to assassinate an enemy or attack at night.

[@TheRealAnarchrox]

I've heard of this man before. Legendary skill.

[@EVILPENGUIN97]

I talked to someone down in Maryland about their Ninjutsu and mentioned this guy! Funny that I was watching this video 30 mins before I read their email and mentioned this guy. haha

[@leatherwulf]

Thank you for posting. LW.

[@Kilmoran]

The point of the videos in a compilation like this is not to show a live action, real fight against anyone. It is to display situations and methodologies and ways of thinking that are in line with the arts being taught and trained. As with all martial arts, the training portions (as in the periods of instruction) are not about truly resisting when there is the possibility of great injury. Most of the techniques are feints, counters, and bodily manipulation of the opponent. Keep that in mind.

[@BRUCEJJ66]

This stuff makes Jackie Chan movies look extremely realistic.

[@hellopoko]

Take what works and stay open minded is my moto! muay thai Kickboxing, Korean kickboxing, judo, ju jitsu, akido, ninjutsu and wing chun and all the other ones(those are just some of them) all have moves you can learn from. You can ALWAYS learn something from a man who has mastered his prefered art and has dedicated his life to it. They can always teach you a lesson to learn and grow.

[@taiko66yaku]

cool fight scenes and awesome song

[@ChiaroXOscuro]

This rarely happens but I have to agree with Arteanor on this one at least in part. Ninjutsu is not about killing, it is about surviving. Hatsumi himself has said this. You should be able to kill if necessary, but be skilled enough to avoid it.

[@Odderek]

hiding metsubushi in the scabbard...ingenious. long live the 34th Grandmaster of the Togakure-ryu.

[@TheSharksky]

I was already laughing at 38 seconds in. I stopped laughing 23 minutes after this video ended

[@proberush]

The art of karate, you see, is to always make sure your opponent is a pupil of yours who attacks on command.

[@gerryo3019]

I did this for about 6 years and it was extreme the training was severe pain every time we trained but ended up super fit

[@gourdguru]

also keep in mind, whereas jiujutsu, aikido, karate etc., are each individual styles, the bujinkan teaches 9 different ryu. that's 9 different family styles cultivated by different groups for different purposes. some may be more balanced than others. it's not just "Ninjutsu". ninjutsu isn't a martial art, it's a variable skill set. kicking someones ass isn't ninjutsu, knowing how to, in addition to poisons, explosives, infiltration, disguise, etc., is ninjutsu. bujinkan is a japanese MA grab bag

[@windrider992001]

@aluisious yeah that's because if they don't, their arm will be broken I'm a student of the Bujinkan here in the US and I can tell you right now that in an environment where every move is not carefully controlled, this art is designed to maim, break bones, and even kill in extreme situations, they're all being very careful so that they don't cripple each other, I know this from firsthand experience

[@DavidCardamoneNinja]

Keyboard warriors are Keyboard Warriors, and Ninjas are Ninjas. Hatsumi says that the Budo should change with time to keep up with the pace of fighting trends in order to defeat the enemy.

[@javafreak257]

that is one old man i don't wanna mess with

[@raymundoazarcon7512]

In honor of our great mentor's memories...

[@omega0_0]

Tan asombroso como siempre el Dr. Hatsumi.

[@lowmonte1978]

thats the power of visual learning for you !

[@jomess7879]

if you move faster than the person can draw or shoot then you have a chance. there is a reason all modern soldiers learn a form of martial arts and hand to hand combat

[@smitty1231]

I find it quite interesting all the comments regarding this as fake. My brother's ninjutsu class went to Japan to train with Hatsumi and one of his top students for two weeks. He showed me first hand one of the techniques he learned and I'll admit it would make anyone give up if used on them. And although the video is staged for the sake of filming, Hatusmi is the real deal.

[@KilledInAsia]

remember, its depends on the person practising it.. masters like masaaki hatsumi, in a real fight.. would make no error. actually ninjutsu isnt for a fair fight, its about executing the enemy.. quietly.. quickly and deadly.

[@0x12d3]

Great music.

[@wunademones]

hatsumi has a swagger black people could only dream of

[@JesterOnCrack]

more than 75% of historical martial arts training (karate, tae kwon do etc.) consists of learning how NOT to get into fights. And believe me, this is a skill, that a lot of people are lacking nowadays.

[@omnidye]

It's good of them to let the old man have his fun.

[@amorshed]

@daniel porter: It's called "Time", by Pink Floyd from the legendary Dark Side of the Moon. I don't know who is ruining it (sorry, I meant covering it) in this video.

[@Midironica]

I'm still only a novice in Ninjutsu but you can see Master Hatsumi using nerve strikes on the axillary under the arm. Just goes to show how quick and inconspicuous his moves can be in this simple demonstration video.

[@superbad1982]

this was amazing acting...

[@LotusEater14]

I love it

[@Msshadowsword]

Looks good!

[@mo7amininja]

very nice ^^ and we learn from them

[@hassiand]

this guy is pure awesome

[@johnshield3628]

Nothing to disapoint me found ( as a life-form unto Earth). Unlike the rest. Good man Masaaki. All thumbs up. ( 8 Thumbs lol).

[@Aboriginal_American_Hebrew]

Beautiful Dance of Ancient combat in war

[@areeves001]

lol..he looks like the 4th hokage, almost expected him to do a jutsu

[@mosaothegreat]

Since ninjutsu is modernly used as a martial art, saying it is impractical is like saying all martial arts are impractical which is fallacious through cherry picking and disrupts your original argument.

[@gourdguru]

it's a different take on the same problem. the techniques in bujinkan are sort of a middle ground between hard joint locks, nerve strikes etc.(like jiu jutsu), and balance taking techniques(more like aikido). the real problem is most of this video is old clips from when hatsumi was riding the "Ninja boom" that hit japan starting in the mid 60's and then again in the 80's in the US. the "multistrikes to the attacking arm(1:15)" stuff is not practical, but the throws, locks, etc., are great.

[@IKEEMBLEM]

@BlackShinobiShozoku True, but it is still one of the best defensive martial arts ive seen, the reversals and disarming moves are top knotch.

[@InkDropFalls]

Alot of the moves in UFC where invented in the middle ages in the art of shivelery .... There drawings of of the moves be depicted of arm bars and triangle chokes

[@Midironica]

No, I know where ninjutsu comes from. And just because I called him Master Hatsumi doesn't mean I am a student of bujinkan. I was simply honoring his name as he rightfully deserves.

[@noworriestoday]

looks like systema sometimes. ninjutsu is a great art with a lot of options

[@Arteanor]

@Nekrodream yes, he is a student of the fake in this video... the name is budo taijutsu... it used to be called ninpo taijutsu, but hatsumi has been distancing himself from the ninja thing for over a decade... the internet is making it far to easy to check into the grey areas hatsumi has been hiding his lack of actual ninjutsu training... this 'grand master's teacher, takamatsu, learned a koryu (old school) named kukishin ryu, but all the young people wanted to learn kodokan judo cont.

[@LisztianGR]

A very fine example of bullshido right here.

[@Tidylordlouis]

@SEVVTI Actually they both follow a different code as Bushido is incredibly strict on how a Samurai can fight. Where as a Ninja follows Shinobi which is much more relaxed.

[@Ryancontact1]

Everyone bangs on about MMA, but it doesn't teach you to defend against multiple attackers or people using weapons. UFC is a sport based on point's with judges, rules, and referees. Two athletes in a cage is nothing like the real world. Most fights or attacks are over in seconds, no time to feel your opponent out or to role about on the floor where you are most vulnerable. MMA may teach you to fight but not how to defend yourself. Ninjutsu is more than a martial art it's a concept.

[@rellybaby172k4]

i wonder how many people would have made dumb comments on this have actually practiced any type of martial art or came in physical contact with a martial artist...in a "more realistic" scenario it would be much faster obviously and you wouldn't see half of the stuff that happened. These demos are to show the details of the movements. Realistically you would see any of this because you'd already be dead. Period

[@jomess7879]

having had pressure points used on me and joint manipulation used on me not by this guy but by my sensei I can honestly say that it really is that easy if you know what you are doing.

[@SwordOfWulves]

@zacktillery Yes, I should have rephrased that better. The oldest in Japan is what I meant, Wrestling wasn't known of until Japan became one of the 3 great entertainment countries of the world along with USA and England.

[@theexohennesey]

All i can say is WOW

[@ChiaroXOscuro]

I didn't ignore them, I admitted I don't have enough information to argue my side. The only area I can see anything that would make me doubt is the lineage and it's not a subject I know much about. I don't know of the details of Kacem's research, but I've met the man and he is honest and earnest in his training. He doesn't exactly make much money from the bujinkan either, so there is no real financial stake for him.

[@DJRedfield]

Martial Arts teaches specified movements and how they work... These work better for some then others. Shave off what doesn't work and refine what does, Mixed Martial Arts shouldn't even be a title if you look at what the term truely implies. A person to use what works out of the trained "styles" for the particular ingagement would be a "master." "Be like water my friend." - Bruce Lee

[@kungfuman666]

Hatsumi kicks ass!

[@AndrosAdlar]

Following the rule, no matter how good marksman you are. All it takes to win you is one missile.

[@silentiumestaureum93]

This guy once made a bullet explode in mid air using psychic energy!!

[@AlphaBravoDingo]

There are martial arts meant to kill, and there are martial arts meant for sport. Fact is there are people out there who can actually do the block, counter attack, disarm and all of that. People think MMA is the real deal, well when you're just in there to fight and not to kill it's completely different. I've met a hop gar kung fu master from the Philippines and he can literally catch my punch out of the air and/or fire some ridiculous counter attack that could disable me. The guy is also 70

[@Sai9dan]

im going to japan to train with this guy if i can in a couple years

[@BRUCEJJ66]

Yes, although I wouldn't pretend to be a master or anything close to it, I've practiced martial arts (a wide variety) since the early 1980s, & have watched & participated in numerous demonstrations. Neither I nor anyone else participating recieved any injury to speak of yet our demos were much more convincing than these, if our demos had been as obviously unrealistic as these I would've been embarrassed.

[@wanker391]

This here's a real ninja

[@kingofantiretards]

hell yeah!!

[@LittleBrother09]

It's a demonstration on getting the attackers down out of the fight

[@bobbytate9907]

He must be pretty spiritually powerful...half the time he just touches his students and they fall over.

[@StrokerAce3983]

Bobby Tate I know it's hard to believe when seeing someone fall over. From what seem like just a simple touch or slightest movement. The human body has pressure points all over it and it doesn't take much to render someone unconscious. Or to get them off of you by a pressure point grab. It doesn't take much when it comes to that. This dude knows everything there is to know about this style of fighting. plus he's just demonstrating these techniques in this video.

[@bobbytate9907]

+Stroker Ace I agree with you that Masaaki Hatsumi knows all there is to know about this style of fighting...he made most of it up. As for the video, either you are correct--that this footage represents highly sophisticated neural manipulations--or these Japanese students are respectfully falling over willfully at the touch of their elderly sensei in a role playing context. To be honest I tend to favor the latter because on many occasions he either misses his attackers completely, or they are beginning to "fall" before he actually manages to counter-attack.

[@Arteanor]

@Nekrodream so to increase the interest in the school he already knew, he wrote a letter to the headmaster, asking to open a branch and combine kukishin with karate kata, the problem was, that kuki had already heard he was calling his art 'kukishin ryu ninpo' to people like Masaaki Hatsumi ( the guy in the video) ... now kuki family didn't like this one bit. mainly since they never taught takamatsu any ninjutsu or ninpo.... cont.

[@Jibe211]

His master, Takamatsu sensei was attacked while drinking in a saki bar by a mob of his fellow chinese army officers, all were found to have fallen upon their own weapons....

[@570y3n]

@aluisious he's demonstrating techniques, this isn't a real fight. At full speed, limbs get broken...yeah, I know. Look up Onikudake. Most people also stop their attack when they are off-balance, in pain from having limbs bent the wrong way, or even just because you're threatening a vital area (like taking an aggresive posture and stucking your hand pointing at their eyes when they are mid-punch).

[@punkstoper]

@Creationsofmyown Hatsumi is far from fake, he was trained by one of the greatest ninjas there ever lived. (If you believe the stories). However When Hatsumi was trained as a ninja he was to old to really be called a ninja. His teacher is the legendary Toshitsugu Takamatsu

[@imurboss4]

id hate to be the other old man that tries to steel his rice pudding at the old folks home.

[@silentiumestaureum93]

Most badass walk ever!!! 0:48

[@neiye397]

niceeeeee!!!!!!

[@billbob7020]

First things first he didn't call himself a grandmaster the person who made this video did, and according to my book he is the 30-35th grandmaster.

[@HEROINBONER1]

Metsubishi in the sword's saya? That's a clever one!

[@filimaykelwarnes]

All is so relative

[@kspmkspm]

Hi... I don't find Pt. 2 in You tube. If you have it, please kindly share to us. Thanks

[@twooks]

I assure you, throw as many frantic punches as you like, and this man will control teh shit out of you.

[@simaksnz]

@Krindol Okey obviously you didn't take my point exactly. What I was saying is that martial arts these days are just that, art. Sure there is cometition but it's based purely on points and not on overall fighting ability. UFC is based on points also, but it is much more physical. I also agree and mentioned the fact that the rules in UFC make it less of an effective fighting style for real life situiations - but it does have more of a transferability than the average martial art, due to

[@mosaothegreat]

The reason why people believe ninjutsu is impractical is because the japanese military started implementing guns once the Portuguese started to immigrate to Japan. It is for this same reason why people believe that martial arts is impractical because why fight if someone is going to pull a gun on you later. Also having a FOID card (which the only requirement is a standard low fee) allows firearms to be owned on a legal stance. The sole purpose for any martial arts is discipline and integrity.

[@MangoOverthere]

They go slow so people could actually comprehend and learn what he's doing. Not to mention if they were actually fighting his moves are considered lethal and could seriously injure the people he's demonstrating with.

[@batulefou]

I dont think he can assasinate me. i lock my door every night

[@SaigoNoHitokiri]

Video is very nice but please tell me where can I get that great gig in the sky remix.

[@IskandarTheWack]

0:45 Hatsumi: "Time to go to starbucks"