A Biography of O-Sensei Takamatsu Toshitsugu, by Bujinkan Greece Budokai Honbu Dojo

Year / Age	Event
• 10th March 1889	Takamatsu Toshitsugu is born (22nd year of Meiji Era).
• 1898 / 9.	Takamatsu was sent to live with his Grandfather, Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu, by his father. Takamatsu begins training in Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentaijutsu under Toda
• 1899 / 10.	Takamatsu begins training in Sumo
• 1902 / 13.	Takamatsu was granted Menkyo Kaiden in the Shinden Fudo Ryu by Toda. Toda tells Takamatsu to stop training Shinden Fudo Ryu. Takamatsu begins training in Koto Ryu Koppojutsu and Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu. Takamatsu has fight on bridge in Kobe with 3 men. Spring: Takamatsu begins training with Mizuta in Takagi Yoshin Ryu in Akashi.
• 1904 / 15.	Takamatsu returns to Toda's dojo to visit. He fights duel with students of Mushashi Ryu Jujutsu. His right ear drum is ruptured.
• 1906 / 17.	Takamatsu graduates from English school and returns to live with father and work in his factory. Takamatsu meets Ishitani Takeo Masatsugu at his father's match factory.
• 1909 / 20.	Ishitani dies on Takamatsu's lap. Takamatsu is done training with Toda, Mizuta, and Ishitani. He spent a total of 12 years training with them.
• 1910 / 21.	Japan invades the Korean peninsula and then pushes further up into mainland China. Takamatsu fails Army entrance medical exam due to problem with right ear. Takamatsu goes to China for first time.
• 1911 / 22.	Takamatsu returns from China sick with Tuberculosis and tapeworms. He spends the year in seclusion on Maya Mountain in Kobe. (A story from Hatsumi Sensei says that he had Beri-Beri.)
• 1912 / 23.	Takamatsu returns to China for second time.
• 1919 / 30.	Takamatsu returns to Japan and opens a hotel in Kashiwara-shi, Nara. Takamatsu ordained as a Tendai priest.
• 1920 / 31.	Takamatsu copies Kuki family makimono.
• 1945 / 56.	Kuki family scrolls are destroyed in a fire-bombing of WWII.
• 1949 / 60.	Takamatsu Toshitsugu returns copies of the Kuki scrolls to the Kuki family.
• 1957 / 68.	Hatsumi Yoshiaki begins training with Takamatsu.
• 1972 / 83.	April 2nd: Takamatsu Toshitsugu died (47th year of Showa Era).