In the forty years since his death, Fujita Seiko has been a man of mystery, rumor and conjecture. Little of substance existed to bring the facts of his career to life, yet all agree that he made his mark by claiming to be the “last ninja.” Now, Hevener brings Fujita’s career to life. Here, for the first time, you will learn of Fujita’s early training, his role during World War II, and the high regard with which his contemporaries held his abilities and accomplishments. Ultimately, you will learn of the fate of his martial arts legacy, including his mysterious and controversial Wada-ha Koga-ryu ninjutsu.

 

 

PREFACE By Ed Martin, 15th Dan Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu pg. 7

PROLOGUE pg. 9

UNSETTLED YOUTH pg.11

LIVING WITH THE YAMABUSHI pg. 14

THE LAST DISCIPLE OF THE WADA-HA pg.17

TRAINING WITH THE MASTER pg.19

FINAL LESSONS pg. 24

THE YOUNG SEEKER pg. 26

THE FORMATIVE YEARS pg.30

NANBAN SATTO RYU KEMPO pg.32

THE WAR YEARS pg.38

FUJITA: RESPECTED MARTIAL ARTIST pg.46

SAVING BUJUTSU pg.49

PASSING ON THE SYSTEMS pg.52

Inoue Motokatsu

Iwata Manzo

THE LAST KOGA NINJA pg.58

PRESERVING THE ART’S INTEGRITY pg.60

FUJITA’S LEGACY pg.66

EPILOGUE pg.69

APPENDIX pg.71

IWATA GENZO LETTER pg.71

Nanban Satto-ryu Kempo: menkyo kaiden

Daien-ryu Jojutsu: menkyo kaiden

NANBAN SATTO-RYU KEMPO NOTES pg.75

THE LAST NINJA DISAPPEARS (Obituary of Fujita Seiko) pg.77

BIBLIOGRAPHY pg.83

NOTES pg.85

PHOTO CREDITS pg.91

 

 

The author, Phillip T. Hevener, has more than 30 years of training in the martial arts, including 14 years in the ninjutsu-related arts. Mr. Hevener holds a Shidoshi license from Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, the Grandmaster of the Bujinkan Dojo, and was exposed to the practice of Satto-ryu Kempo while researching this project. Professionally, he is an executive with a major international bank. Mr. Hevener is also an avid outdoorsman who recently climbed Mount Roraima and Mount Kilimanjaro.

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