To a larger or smaller degree, the curriculum is derived from the practice of ninjutsu, the arts of the Shinobi; covert agents of feudal Japan.
[1] Stephen K. Hayes, an early student of Shoto Tanemura and later Hatsumi, took what he learned to the United States in the 1970s, starting his own group of organizations called Quest Centers and his own martial arts style, To-Shin Do.
The Banke Shinobinoden school, which claims to have a long history, began teaching Koga and Iga ninjutsu more popularly with the opening of the Iga-ryū Ninja Museum by Jinichi Kawakami, and the Kuroryukan school, founded in 2004 by Nuno Santos, teaching Iga and Koga Ryu Ninjutsu.
[4] Stephen K. Hayes founded the "Shadows of Iga Society" in order to promote ninjutsu studies in North America.
[9] The schools teach taijutsu, bikenjutsu and keishinteki kyoyo as well as bō jutsu, yumi, naginata, yari, jutte, kusari-gama, and shuriken.
[5] It should be noted however, that neither Bujinkan nor Genbukan should be considered true Koryū, mostly due to the inability to prove their lineage to pre-Meiji restoration, as many documents were embellished to make them appear older than they really are.
[11] The Banke Shinobinoden school began teaching koga and iga ninjutsu when these martial arts became more popular after the opening of the Iga-ryū Ninja Museum.
The organization was founded in 2001 by Headmaster Will Maier, former Bujinkan Senior Shihan with over 50 years in the personal protection field.
He has been featured nationally on CBS, ABC, and NBC ("The Today Show"), internationally on CNN, and in Black Belt Magazine.
The school teaches a modern format of Ninjutsu which addresses all areas of self-protection and unique survival tactics for the 21st century.
Hoshō Ryū Ninpō (歩 哨 流 忍 法) or Hoshō (歩 哨) is a Ninja school (忍者) founded by Shihan Cícero Melo on 10.01.1998 in the Mooca neighborhood in the city of São Paulo where Honbu Dōjō (本部 道場) is located.
The school follows traditional Japanese standards with an important technical, cultural and philosophical deepening of the Shinobi Art (忍 び).
Manaka was a personal student of Masaaki Hatsumi and achieved "Menkyo Kaiden" in several styles of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu; including togakure-ryu ninjutsu.
This reflects the two paths of the warriors that created the Takamstsu Den Ryu ha, that of Bun 文, learning, and Bu 武, fighting.
Thomas Dillon wrote, Jinichi Kawakami is supposedly the 21st Grand Master (Soke) of the "Koga Ban" clan, and the honorary director of the Iga-ryu Ninja Museum.
[12] The validity of Dux's claims which have been disputed include his martial arts credentials; his fighting in the "Kumite"; and his prior military service.
[33][34][clarification needed] In 2004, Ralph Keyes (writer for the LA Times) wrote, Born Radford William Davis in 1948, Ashida Kim is the author of a number of books about Ninjitsu including Secrets of the Ninja.
[37][clarification needed] In 2003, Kim stated in an interview with The Believer magazine, that he has been associated with the "Black Dragon Fighting Society" (BDFS) since meeting its head, Count Dante, in 1968.
[38] In 2005, Kim's websites were temporarily suspended due to a copyright claim by William V. Aguiar III, leader of the BDFS.