Shoto Tanemura, whose martial arts names are 'Bikokuryu' (Secret Black Dragon) and 'Kogyoku' (Shining Ball), was born on August 1947 in the town of Matsubushi in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. He majored in law at Hosei University after which he became a police officer, later an instructor, at Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Academy. He has been trained in Ninpo and other Martial Arts since the age of nine and is now the Soshi/Soke (Grandmaster) of, not only Ninpo, but also of Various Ryu-Ha (Traditional Martial Arts Schools). Currently, he is teaching Ninpo as the 'Art of Martial Arts'. His School, The Genbukan World Ninpo Bugei Federation Honbu dojo has its headquarters athis hometown where he also maintains the position of Kancho (Head of the Genbukan Dojo) and Kancho (President of the Genbukan Federation). The Genbukan Federation is international in scope with branches existing in American, European and Asian continents.
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