BUJINKAN TASMANIA DOJO
Duncan Stewart is the Dojo-cho ( head instructor ) of the Bujinkan Tasmania Toku Bu Ryu Sui Dojo.
Duncan lived in Japan for nearly 10 years studying the martial arts of the Bujinkan Dojo from Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi, Shihan Toshiro Nagato, Shihan Yukio Noguchi and Shihan Kennichi Someya.
Duncan is the highest ranked practitioner in Tasmania and is a licensed senior shidoshi-kai instructor of Bujinkan Dojo Budo Taijutsu. He has also received the Golden Dragon Award, Embu Excellence Award, and the Bufu Ikkan Shin Gi Tai Award directly from Grandmaster Hatsumi at the Hombu Dojo in Japan.
Duncan was often asked to be Uke ( demonstration partner ) for Grandmaster Hatsumi and the Japanese Shihan in classes and for international seminars, television and video productions.
Duncan has participated in many public demonstrations in Japan and has also appeared on Japanese National Television as a foreign guest demonstrating the Art of Ninjutsu.
He has travelled extensively around the world teaching seminars that he has called "Bushinden Kai" in 18 countries: The United States of America, The United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, Lithuania, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and France.
In Japan, Duncan instructed children and adults in English and the martial arts at his own Dojo in Kashiwa City.
He has been practicing the martial arts since 1986 and also studied Nihon Buyo ( Japanese Samurai dance ) under Noguchi Sensei at the Bujinkan Hombu Dojo.
Duncan Stewart