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STEPHEN K. HAYES \u2013
Ninjutsu
In the 1970's Mr. Stephen Hayes traveled to japan to seek out Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi Sensei, the grandmaster of the ninjutsu fighting art.
Without even correspondence from Hatsumi Sensei Mr. Stephen Hayes accomplished the seemingly impossible for a westerner at the time \u2013 he began studying the art of the ninja.
After several decades of training Mr. Stephen Hayes brought back the teachings of Hatsumi Sensei and opened his own schools to spread awareness of one of the most esoteric fighting styles known to man.
Black Belt magazine regards Mr. Stephen Hayes as "A Legend; one of the most infuential martial arts masters alive in the world today"\xa0
In the late 1980's Mr. Hayes serendipitously began serving as the head of the protection detail to his holiness the Dalai Lama.
In this episode we cover Mr. Hayes' story, his adventure through Japan and how he has changed the face of martial arts in the west forever.
The\xa0Ninja:
A ninja (\u5fcd\u8005?) or shinobi (\u5fcd\u3073?) was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, and open combat in certain situations. Their covert methods of waging war contrasted the ninja with the samurai, who observed strict rules about honor and combat.The shinobi proper, a specially trained group of spies and mercenaries, appeared in the Sengoku or "warring states" period, in the 15th century,but antecedents may have existed in the 14th century, and possibly even in the 12th century (Heian or early Kamakura era).
In the unrest of the Sengoku period (15th\u201317th centuries), mercenaries and spies for hire became active in the Iga Province and the adjacent area around the village of K\u014dga, and it is from the area's clans that much of our knowledge of the ninja is drawn. Following the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate (17th century), the ninja faded into obscurity. A number of shinobi manuals, often centered on Chinese military philosophy, were written in the 17th and 18th centuries, most notably the Bansenshukai (1676).
The\xa0Bujinkan:
The Bujinkan (\u6b66\u795e\u9928) is an international martial arts organization \xa0based in Japan and headed by Masaaki Hatsumi. The combat system taught by this organization comprises nine separate ry\u016bha, or schools, which are collectively referred to as Bujinkan Bud\u014d Taijutsu.\xa0The Bujinkan is most commonly associated with ninjutsu. However, Masaaki Hatsumi uses the term Budo (meaning martial way) as he says the ry\u016bha are descended from historical samurai schools that teach samurai martial tactics and ninjutsu schools that teach ninja tactics.
Toshindo:
To-Shin Do is a martial art founded by Black Belt Hall of Fame instructor Stephen K. Hayes in 1997. It is a modernized version of ninjutsu, and differs from the traditional form taught by Masaaki Hatsumi\u2019s \xa0Bujinkan organization.\xa0\xa0Instruction focuses on threats found in contemporary western society.\xa0In addition to hand-to-hand combat skills, students are exposed to: methods for survival in hostile environments, security protection for dignitaries, how to instruct classes and run a school, classical Japanese weapons, meditation mind science, and health restoration yoga.\xa0The headquarters school (hombu) is located in Dayton, Ohio, USA.
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Find Mr. Stephen Hayes and his work here:\xa0http://www.stephenkhayes.com/
Stephen Hayes is truly a master, eloquent in his craft \u2013 an artist that has changed the game in regards to martial arts and everything ninja; for the world as we know it. Our conversation flowed seamlessly as we navigated ...