Jake Sharpstone, 10th Dan

Shihan Jake Sharpstone 10th Dan has practiced Martial Arts since 1973, age 8. Starting with Judo, winning medals at championships. He received his Black belt in Judo from the world famous Joe Robinson at the Brighton Martial Art Centre in 1981.

Jake then studied Judo and various other martial arts until he discovered Grandmaster (Soke) Massaki's Hatsumi's Bujinkan Budo Tai-jutsu (Ninjutsu) from an Instructor in Brighton in 1989. He has trained constantly with the Bujinkan since, training every year with many top Shihan (Master instructors), from around the world and at most Tai-kai's (international seminars run by Grandmaster Hatsumi) when they were taking place.

He first travelled to Japan in 1994, to train with Soke Hatsumi and the Japanese Shihan and has done so most years since. Jake says it is very important to train with the Grandmaster regularly as he is the source of our knowledge.

In December 1995 Jake started the Bujinkan Cambridge Dojo, which runs weekly classes and organises international seminars.