Seznam titulů od autora:  TANAKA, Fumon

PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE AUTHOR

Fumon Tanaka was born in 1943. He started learning kendo at the age of thirteen, and has been practicing martial arts ever since. He is the leading authority on the traditional martial arts in Japan, and has published many books on the subject. In 1988 he traveled to France as part of the Nihon Budo delegation selected by the Ministry of Education and the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Since then he has frequently been invited to teach in Germany, Italy, England, France, Denmark, and Sweden.

TITLES AND LICENSES HELD BY THE AUTHOR

Modern kendo, fourth dan Modern bojutsu, fifth dan

Jujutsu (kumiuchi hyoho yawara-no-jutsu), seventh dan

Kyoshi battojutsu, seventh dan

Kyoshi iai suemonogiri kenpo, seventh dan

Hanshi kobudo, eighth dan

Traditional budo Hanshi titles and licenses held by the author:

1. Koden Enshin Ryu kumiuchi kenden 11th soke

2. Kukishin Ryu bujutsu 19th soke

3. Honmon Enshin Ryu iai suemonogiri kenpo 4th soke

4. Tenshin Hyoho Soden Kukamishin Ryu 19th soke

5. Koto Ryu representative soke

6. Shindo Tenshin Ryu toritejutsu representative soke

7. Hontai Takagi Yoshin Ryu jujutsu representative soke

8. Asayamaichiden Ryu taijutsu representative soke

9. Shinden Fudo Ryu representative soke

10. Bokuden Ryu jujutsu koshinomawari representative soke

11. Koga Ryu ninjutsu

12. Iga Ryu ninpo

13. A one-time director of Dainihon-Butokukai

14. A standing adviser of Zennihon-Budo-Sogorenmei President of Nihonkoden-Fushimusokai

(Zdroj textu a foto: přebal knihy "Samurai Fighting Arts: The Spirit and the Practice", 2003, Tokio, Kodansha International, ISBN 4-7700-2898-9.)