the day. With a traceable history of 1000 years the Ninja were most notable
for their skills and activity during the Japanese Civil War periods of the
l3th-l6th Centuries. All martial arts were stripped of warrior significance when
peace came to Japan in 1868 (Meiji Restoration) but the teachings of
Ninjutsu went underground and was brought to modern times by the 33rd
Grandmaster, Toshitsugu Takamatsu. As the lore of the Ninja were passed down to
the 34th Grandmaster, Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi (Dr. Hatsumi is classed as a living
treasure in Japan), Ninjutsu was made available to the Pakistan for the
first time in the 1970'
