Part 1 Stuart Campbell (Kobudo Taijutsu) began training in Martial Arts in Waiouru in 1975, in the Korean Martial Art of Tae Kwon-Do. He attained his 1st Degree Black Belt at the age of 14 and went on to reach the grade of 3rd Degree Black Belt. In 1984 he travelled to Australia in search of an instructor in Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu and soon after began training under Wayne L Roy in Brisbane, before moving to Sydney. In 1985 he travelled back to New Zealand and conducted the first seminar in Ninjutsu in New Zealand and in 1992 he moved his family back to New Zealand and became the head instructor of nine schools throughout the lower North Island. In 1993 he attended the Sydney Tai Kai and was graded to 5th Dan Black Belt by Masaaki Hatsumi from Japan. After several trips to Tokyo Japan to train with Grandmaster Hatsumi of the Bujinkan, in 2019 he was awarded his 10th Dan Black Belt also earning him the title of Shihan. Stuart is also a writer and self-published author of many books, including a trilogy and several books on spiritual development. He presently resides in the Central North Island on a lifestyle block with his wife, continuing to write and supporting his passion for Martial Arts and all things Japanese. In this episode (part 1 of 2) we begin to explore Stuart’s beginnings in Martial Arts and how this has influenced his philosophies on the arts and life and how these are applicable to everyday life. Stuart’s books can be found here… https://www.lulu.com/search?adult_audience_rating=00&page=1&pageSize=10&q=stuart+campbell https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/ruapehu-press/90101205/our-people-stuart-campbell--writer