What is Authentic Bujinkan Training?
Bujinkan (武神館) is an international Japanese martial arts organization founded by Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi of Noda City, Japan. The art preserves nine classical martial traditions that were developed by the samurai and ninja of feudal Japan and have been passed from teacher to student for generations.
Training develops practical self-protection, balance, awareness, coordination, and efficient body movement while preserving the history and traditions of one of Japan’s most respected martial arts systems.
Learn more about the history and philosophy of Bujinkan.
Techniques and Weapons Taught
Dating back several hundred years, Bujinkan martial arts training includes unarmed self-defense techniques like strikes, throws, holds, chokes, and joint-locks, and it relies mainly on natural body movement instead of muscle strength. And it also includes training with more than a dozen traditional samurai and ninja weapons. Because of this, practitioners develop a well-rounded skill set that combines agility, strategy, and historical combat methods, so the art is both practical and deeply rooted in tradition. Thus, Bujinkan offers a unique martial arts experience that blends tradition with practical self-defense techniques.
Unarmed self-defense
Edged weapons
Samurai pole arms
Beginnings
Griffith Park Bujinkan was established in 2017 to expand training opportunities for members of the Franklin Canyon Bujinkan while preparing students for advanced study in Japan. In 2020, our training locations were unified under the Bujinkan Seki Ryu organization to support continued instruction, instructor development, and the preservation of authentic Bujinkan teachings.
Our dojo continues the lineage established by the late Sensei David Greenberg and remains committed to maintaining the traditions of the international Bujinkan community. Read more about our history and lineage.
Our
INSTRUCTORS
Training is led by Dai Shihan Dr. Dante Dionne with support from Shihan Dr. Christopher Lau and guidance from senior Bujinkan Shihan in the United States, Japan, and abroad.
Our instructors maintain longstanding relationships within the international Bujinkan community and continue to study under highly respected teachers, ensuring our students receive authentic instruction grounded in tradition and direct lineage.
Meet our instructors and learn about our lineage.
How to get started?
Send us an email and let us know when you would like to audit a class and to receive directions.
- For new memberships - Contact us to audit a class. You must receive an invitation to continue training after visit.
- Regular training is always open to visiting Bujinkan Members.
- Open to visiting Bujinkan members on Wednesdays from 6:00pm -8:30pm at our in-door training location (91203 zip code, email for directions) or on Sundays from 9:00am-11:30am at our park location (90027 zip code, email for directions, weather permitting).
What About Precautions?
Notice: Participating Bujinkan GP instructors and all members have been fully vaccinated for CV-19.
- Until there is a widespread cure for CV-19, we have made the following precautions mandatory for participation.
- At present, the mandatory mask mandate for indoor training is on hold. Our entire group is fully vaccinated, so masks are optional when training in the park or indoors.
- Please do not attend if you have been sick or have been around sick people in the past couple weeks.
- Bring hand sanitizer for hygiene, a hand towel (for sweat) and plenty of water for hydration.
- A release form will be provided indicating that all participants agree to abide by these rules.
