Amatsu Medicine

The British School of Traditional Japanese Medicine

(Honorary Principal: Dr Hatsumi Masaaki)

One, Two & Three year courses in Hichi Buku Goshinjutsu

Bujinkan Dojo Soke - Dr Hatsumi Masaaki has graciously agreed to act as the Honorary Principle of the British School of Traditional Japanese Medicine. He is also the Soke of the Amatsu Tatara Hichi Buku Goshinjutsu (sometimes referred to as Amatsu Medicine or Amatsu Ryoho in the west).

Hichi Buku Goshinjutsu from the Amatsu Tatara tradition, is the traditional system of Japanese Natural Medicine that Hatsumi Sensei inherited from his teacher Takamatsu Sensei.

The progression levels of Hichi Buku Goshinjutsu are:

Shoden (student practitioner)

Chuden (intermediate practitioner)

Okuden (advanced practitioner)

Menkyo (assistant teacher)

Menkyo Kaiden (master teacher)

Menkyo Kaiden is the highest level within this tradition. Hatsumi Sensei has only granted four 'Menkyo Kaiden'(Japanese -'Master Teacher’) licence in Amatsu Tatara Hichi Buku Goshinjutsu and these were to: Christopher Roworth, Dennis Bartram, William Doolan & Peter King. These are the only four practitioners worldwide who have received teaching permission in this traditional system.

Peter King is the principal tutor at the British School of Traditional Japanese medicine. In addition to holding Menkyo Kaiden in Amatsu Tatara Hichi Buku Goshinjutsu, he holds Ku-gyo Menkyo Kaiden (the highest level rank) in Bujinkan Dojo Happo-hikenjutsu, he was also the first Bujinkan black belt and the first Shidoshi in the UK.

Peter also holds a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in ‘Sports Science & Japanese Budo Studies’ and is also a:-

Registered Osteopath

Cranial Osteopath

State Registered Physiotherapist

Chartered Physiotherapist

Advanced member - Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists

Advanced Certificate in Traditional Chinese Acupuncture

Diploma in Advanced Chinese Tuina

Peter's background has enabled him to develop a 'Hichi Buku Goshinjutsu' - Japanese Natural Medicine programme that is appropriate to both medical / healthcare professionals and fellow Bujinkan practitioners.

For further information contact:- peterking@amatsumedicine.org.uk

You can also visit the Amatsu forum

There is a DVD of Hatsumi Sensei's 1999 UK Amatsu Tatara Hichi Buku Goshinjutsu lecture

& for an interview with Peter King about the Amatsu Tatara Hichi Buku Goshinjutsu visit: Bujin Magazine website