Toshitsugu Takamatsu

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Toshitsugu Takamatsu is considered to be the "last combat ninja" by the Bujinkan.

According to the Bujinkan, his family had both samurai class and ninja roots. Toshitsugu Takamatsu studied under various masters of several ryu, and as a result, became the "only man ever to master all aspects of ninjutsu".

When he was still a young man, Takamatsu gained his notoriety by "singlehandedly stopping a small riot". When he was older, he was involved in espionage in Manchuria and, according to Masaaki Hatsumi, was in connection with General Motojiro Akashi. Returning from China, he became a Tendai-shū abbot at Mount Hiei.

Takamatsu passed on his knowledge and legacy to Masaaki Hatsumi, who founded the Bujinkan to continue Takamatsu's teachings.