ON NOVEMBER 17 2017

BRAD HUTCHINSON IS PROMOTED TO

DAI SHIHAN BY MASSAKI HATSUMI SOKE.

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On April 2, 2016, the 42nd year of the Takamatsu Sensei celebration, Hatsumi Sensei promoted Brad Hutchinson to Yushuu Shihan Certification. Brad Hutchinson also turned 50 years old that year, so it is a very special year for him.

Sensei Brad began his training in the 1980s. In his over twenty years of training, he has seen the art grow in North America from a scant few participants to hundreds of dedicated practitioners. Sensei Brad was one of the first people to study martial art in this area of the world and establish a school. Having obtained the rank of 15th Dan ( the highest rank available within the Bujinkan), and receiving the golden dragon award from Masaaki Hatsumi,  Sensei Brad is one of the highest-ranked Shihan in Canada. Many of his students have also obtained high ranks within the Bujinkan, some having trained under Sensei Brad for over ten years. Several students have even moved to Japan in order to train directly under the Grandmaster.

Highly trained and a qualified instructor in firearms, defensive tactics, and knife defense, Sensei Brad has taught military, law enforcement, government, and civilians the skills and abilities necessary to defend themselves and others.

Sensei Brad continues to teach today. He travels yearly to Japan with his students in order to study under the 34th Grandmaster Soke Masaaki Hatsumi.