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Masaaki Hatsumi is a Japanese martial artist born on December 2, 1931. He is known for his profound expertise in the field of Japanese martial arts, particularly for establishing and teaching at Bujinkan Dojo. Details about his life, achievements, and impact are limited.

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“Nature is your friend; it helps you to win. Your enemy will have unnatural movement, therefore you will be able to know what he is going to do before he does it.”

Knows Doe Helping Able Winning Enemy Movement Unnatural Judo

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“It is important to practice so your movement is the minimum necessary to complete its task.”

Important Practice Movement Tasks Martial Arts Minimum

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“When properly applied, the kamae reflects the ninja's heart. This means that our physical nature conforms to our intentions, and there is no division between our interior and exterior aspects. This state of integrated mind and body action is totally natural, and can be observed readily in the movements of animals as they interact with their environment. Only human beings seem to develop the need to be trained in natural body motion.”

Source: Ninjutsu, History and Tradition

“From now on you must strive to cut out unnecessary movement. Waste in movement is wrong and will get you killed.”

Cutting Movement Waste Strive Unnecessary

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Born: December 2, 1931
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