Masaaki Hatsumi, Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Bujinkan
Masaaki Hatsumi (初見 良昭, Hatsumi Masaaki, born December 2, 1931), formerly Yoshiaki Hatsumi, is the founder of the Bujinkan Organization and is the former Togakure-ryū Soke (Grandmaster). He currently resides but no longer teaches in Noda, Chiba, Japan.