The Bujinkan system is made up of 9 schools handed down to Dr Masaaki Hatsumi by his teacher Toshitsugu Takamatsu, who was considered by many to be the last true ninja. Although commonly known as Ninjutsu, the Bujinkan covers a diverse range of skills, disciplines, and strategies from both the samurai and ninja traditions. Soke chose the name Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu to distinguish what we do from populist ideas of ninja and the ninja boom in martial arts.