Shoto Tanemura

He was also a member of Japan's elite Kidotai Police Unit as well as being involved in hostage, rescue and security operations.

After 14 years of service he left the Police Academy to complete his mission : teaching true martial arts (Ninpo) to the world.

He has done many demonstrations worldwide and taught Ninpo and Jujutsu to FBI agents, policemen, SWAT teams, SAS and other elite-team instructors, etc.. He was the first Grandmaster of Ninpo ever who left Japan in 1976 to teach in a foreign country (USA - Atlanta).

He was also the teacher of the first foreigners (Stephen Hayes, ...) who came to Japan to learn Ninpo in the seventies.Nowadays he is still a much respected Grandmaster all over the world who teaches both Iga Ryu and Koga Ryu Ninpo.

He is now the Soshi (Grandmaster) of not only Ninpo, but also of various Ryu-Ha (Martial Traditions) like for example Amatsu Tatara Budo & Shintoism (Japan's oldest secret school) which has almost disappeared in modern times. Currently he's teaching Ninpo as the "Art of the martial arts". His schools (Genbukan Ninpo Bugei and Kokusai Jujutsu Renmei Dojo) have their headquarters (Honbu Dojo) at his home where he also maintains the position of Kancho (Head of the association). Genbukan Ninpo Bugei and Kokusai Jujutsu Renmei have many branches existing in America, Europe and Asia.