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 Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:27 pm
TOSHITSUGU TAKAMATSU SÔKETakamatsu was born on the 23th year of the Meiji era (10.3.1887.), in Akashi, the Hyogo province. The Takamatsu family originates from Matsugashima in Isa. During one period of history of the family, Takamatsu was a Daimyo of the teritory, with his own Hosokubi castle. One of their ancestors was Takamatsu Masatoshi. The family was also conected with the Amsuta temple. Fujiwara Toshihiro gave to the Takamatsu family makimono script called Amatsu Tatara which he guarded in the temple.  Toshitsugu Takamatsu, 33. Soke of Togakure Ryu His grandfather, Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu, had a clinic for bones and a Budo Dojo in Kobe. In that Dojo he was a Soke of the martial system known as Shindenfudo Ryu. Toda was the 8th generation of Tozawa Ryu Taro and was a descendant of Tozawa Hakuunsai, the original founder of Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu (chapter 2). Toda had a samurai rank and had his origins from Iga province. Some members of the Takamatsu family came from Takao, the mountain part of Iga province. Takamatsu said that he thinks that only a small part of his family studied Ninjutsu. Toda also taught Shinden Koto Ryu Karate (the name later changed to Koto Ryu Koppojutsu), Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu, Kumogakure Ryu Ninpo, Gyokushin Ryu Ninpo and Togakure Ryu Ninpo Taijutsu. Toda was, besides that, a senior instructor in Bikenshin Ryu Kenjutsu, the school taught by Tokugawa shoguns which he taught in the military academy in Nakano. After he learned Shindenfudo Ryu, Toda taught him Koto Ryu and then, Togakure Ryu. In that time Toda was writing a book of military strategy and was called to teach in the Imperial military school. Later Toda and Takamatsu together published a military manual (there is still no evidence that it was recovered), and the army accepted those technics to their system. Takamatsu sensei (on the left) while training In the spring, when he was 13 (1900. ), Takamatsu leaves highschool to go to the English school George Bundow and a Chinese Classical school in the town he was born, Kobe. After some time he joined the Takagi Yoshin Ryu school, where Mizuta Yoshitaro Tadafusa was the 15. Soke. He trained in his Dojo every day and when he was 17 Mizuta gave him the Menkyo Kaiden of Takagi Yoshin Ryu. Takamatsu learned the “Kuki Happo Biken no Jutsu” (The art of hidden weapons against the nine demons in eight directions – Kukishinden Ryu) from his fathers relative named Ishitani Matsutaro Takekage. Ishitani among others, trained different aspects of Ninjutsu and taught Takamatsu some other schools that he was also Soke. They were Hon Tai Takagi Yoshin Ryu (which Takamatsu already learned with Mizuto), Gikan Ryu Koppojutsu and Shinden Muso Ryu. After the death of his grandfather Toda, Takamatsu left to China. One of the reasons for this, he stated, was a wish to test his training, and how this was no longer possible in Japan, he left to China to work for many militant warlords scattered all over China. When he travelled to China for thr first time, Takamatsu went over Korea and learned with Kim Kei-mei. Later he mastered 18 Chinese and Korean martial arts. Some of the teritories in China where Takamatsu went were Tensein, Mongolia and Manchuria, where he served many masters, and spent 10 years. When he was in China Takamatsu faught in few battles. To survive in China, Takamatsu taught martial arts. At one point, when he was in an english school, he had over 1000 students. Many senior master martial artists came to fight him. In the past one had to accept challenges of others – acceptance was the only way to keep your credibility as a martial artist and a teacher. He faught against all challengers and never lost a single fight, although some were called a draw. In Takamatsu's diary stands that he faught in 12 fights to the death and that he had 7 competition fights. Fights to the death were the result of challenges. All these things happened when he was closing to his age of 30. Because of his fights and his way of fighting Takamatsu was known on the East as "The Mongolian tiger". Takamatsu returned to Japan in 1919. No longer after, he went to the Tendai temple on the Hiei mountain in Kyoto where he became a priest. Later he became an abbot in that temple. Although he said that he wasn't a religious person, he was of adjustable spirit and it is possible that he was taught in three totally different religions. He often prayed for the people he killed and he once said that he made many mistakes in his youth. Takamatsu was also a consultant in a movie “Shinobi no mono”, done by Daiei. He taught Bojutsu to some actors in the movie. In his late years, Takamatsu ran a small tea house and a hotel in Kashiwara, Nara, Japan. He also taught Ninjutsu to few students there. Takamtsu called his Dojo "Sakushin". In the 50's, Takamatsu took a new student by the name Hatsumi Masaaki, a young man at the age of 26. Hatsumi allready learned Kobudo then with the teacher called Ueno. Ueno told him that he had nothing to teach him any more and then Hatsumi went to Nara where he wanted to find a martial arts teacher. Hatsumi allready had Dan grades in some arts, like Karate, Aikido and a 4th Dan in Judo, and he also taught Judo in the American army base in Zama. Takamatsu had some other students, besides Hatsumi and some of them were: Akimoto Fumio, Ueno Takashi, Takeuchi Kikakusai, Tatsuta Yasuchiro, Hanaoka Nangaku, Sato Kinbei, Koba Koshiro. One day Takamatsu and Hatsumi were sitting in a room when Takamtsu told Hatsumi to close his eyes while he gets out of the room and to keep them closed. Hatsumi heard when Takamatsu Sensei left the room and went down the stairs. However, he didn't hear when his teacher went in to the room again because he used the Ninja methods of stealth movement and entering (shinobi iri). Then Takamatsu attacked Hatsumi behind his back with a katana, performing Jumonji Kiri (one vertical, one horisontal cut), to what Hatsumi moved away. Takamatsu then said that he passed the "Sakki test". After that, Takamatsu gave to Hatsumi Menkyo Kaiden, and Hatsumi became certified in nine schools. Takamatsu sensei teaches young Hatsumi Takamatsu said to rest of his students that Hatsumi is the most fitting and the best person to carry on the tradition and made him Soke of the nine warrior arts. Hatsumi then officially became Soke. He founded what we know now as Bujinkan which includes the teachings of all nine traditions passed on to him by Takamatsu Sensei. Hatsumi Soke created his own Dojo with his own rules. Takamatsu Soke died shortly after that on 2nd april 1972.g., in the age of 85. Allthough he stopped trainings in the age of 80, he continued monitoring Hatsumi's personal training. He looked upon Hatsumi like his son. Takamatsu was a member of Shobu Bureau, a former president of Nippon Minkoku Seinen Botoku kai (the Martial arts organisation for Japanese youth) and was known in Japan as a teacher of Jujutsu and Bojutsu. Of the nine school, in Japan he was known only for Kukishinden Ryu. It is said that when he died, his neighbours were shocked when they read in his life overview of the deceased that he was actually the grandmaster of the last and ancient Ninjutsu school, Togakure Ryu. Takamatsu Toshitsugu Soke was indeed a great man an a living example of a true master martial artist. Because of our time and of the fast changes in the way of life of people in the last 50 years, he was maybe the last of the truly great Samurai – quality warriors. Maybe one day his stories of real battles and his personal spiritual wisdom will be told and added to other great martial artists in history, like Musashi. Bujinkan students are happy that they can learn the arts and practice a system that this man assembled for us, truly living the traditions of Budo from the beginning to the end. Do Not Reply, These are For Information Only-Thank You
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:28 pm
MASAAKI HATSUMI SOKEHatsumi Masaaki was born on 2. december 1931. in the city of Noda-shi in Chiba ken district, Japan. He started training martial arts with Kendo when he was 7, and later he trained Aikijutsu, Judo, Shito Ryu Karate do (Zen-Bei Butokukai), and he also learned Shinden Ryu Jujutsu with Yashiro Sensei, and also Shindo Tenshin Ryu and Asayama Ichiden Ryu with Ueno Takashi Sensei who also taught him Kobujutsu Juhappan (Ueno travelled to Noda just to teach Hatsumi), and through all he reached master degrees and high levels; he also did boxing, football and gymnastics. He finished drama arts and medical osteopathy on Meiji University in Tokyo. He continued studying oriental medicine and chyropractics, and later he run his chyropractics clinic in the town of Noda. In 1957. Hatsumi was 26 when he met Sôke Toshitsugu Takamatsua, called "The Mongolian tiger", the legendary teacher of Ninpo Taijutsu, who took him as his personal student. Every weekend during the time period of 15 years Hatsumi travelled for about 15 hours across the whole Honshu island to the town Kashiwabara, to learn from this supreme teacher. Hatsumi says that the training with Sôke Takamatsu was incredibile, and that he constantly had a feeling that he was "walking under the blade of the sword". After passing the Sakki test Takamatsu Sôke gave Menkyo Kaiden (the master licence) for nine schools of warrior arts to Hatsumi. A year before he died (he died on 2. april 1972.) Takamatsu Sôke told to his student Hatsumi that he taught him everything he knew. After 15 years of teaching he decided Hatsumi to be the next Sôke of Ninpo Budo Taijutsu (the heir of tradition and grandmaster of those nine schools). Toshitsugu Takamatsu (white kimono), with dr. Hatsumi (first row, from the right) with several of dr. Hatsumi's senior students Toshitsugu Takamatsu (white kimono), with dr. Hatsumi (first row, from the right) with several of dr. Hatsumi's senior studentsHatsumi Sôke founded a school in the honour of his teacher called "Bujinkan Dojo", which in translation means: "The training place of The Divine warrior", and today Bujinden Honbu Dojo (the main dojo) is placed in the city of Noda – shi in Chiba – ken district. Hatsumi Sôke travelled over 20 years all over the world couple of times a year to hold and teach on seminars called TaiKai. Now the trainings and seminars (Tai Kai and DaiKomyoSai) are held only in Japan. For his work and teachings Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi recieved many acknowledgements and rewards from many army (US Marines, US Navy Seal's, US Delta, SAS, EVA 21 air force Base – Spain, etc.), police (honourary member of Arizona and Texas Rangers, FBI, DEA, NSA, SRT, CIA, SWAT, Specwog,etc.) and government institutions (Pentagon, White House, etc.). He is an honourary citizen of many cities (Los Angeles, Atlanta, Dublin, Jordan Valley, Burton Village, Telde). He recieved acknowledgements from many country rulers and representatives; (decorated by the Spanish king Juan Carlos), the American presidents Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George Bush , Bill Clinton, English Prime ministers Margaret Thacher and John Major, Princ Charles, French president Francois Meitteranda, Dalaj Lama, Nelson Mendela, Australian Prime minster John Bannon and many other from all parts of the world. On the 3. november 1961. he had a lecture about, and demonstrated Ninjutsu for the Japanese Emperor (Tenno) Akihito, where he introduced him to traditional Ninja weapons and technics of this warrior art. In 1982. Hatsumi Sôke travelled out of Japan to present and teach Ninjutsu for the first time. After that, in 1986. he recieved the "Black Belt" magazine award for the best teacher. In 1987. he held the first TaiKai seminar in Europe, London and later he regularly continued with TaiKai seminars all over the world: USA, England, Sweden, Israel, Spain, Germany, Australia, Luxemburg, Portugal, France, Argentina, New Zeland, Italy, South Africa, Norway, Holland. In 1995. he was awarded the title Todo Hanshi (The Great master of the use of sword and the Way of the sword) from Nakazawa Toshi, The President of Zen Nippon Todo Renmei (The Japanese fencing Federation). For his work he also recieved a great acknowledgement and blessing from the Pope John Paul II (as the only martial artist in the world) and a series of medals and acknowledgements from the Japanese Emperor and the Japanese government (Sekai Bunka Taisho, Shakai, Bunka Korosho, Kokusai Bunka Eiyosho). He also participated as an advisor on few films with Ninja thematics, "Shinobi no mono" and "You only live twice" (James Bond movie), and as an actor in series "Suteki no mama" and "Jiraya" (where he plays a role of Yamaji Tetsuzana in 50 episodes). Hatsumi Sôke is also a doctor of Osteopathy, and he also recieved honourary doctorate of natural sciences from the American University, honourary doctorate of The Institute for electronic research in The University of Washington, honourary doctorate of Manchester school of Osteopathy. He is also a Nihonga (Japanese style) painter, and he held exhibits in Ginza – Nagai galery. He is also a musician and a singer, and a writer (The President and Chairman of The International department of the Club of Japanese literary artists 1990-94.). He has published dozens of books and over 50 video tapes on the theme of Ninpo Budo taijutsu - Ninjutsu. Today, Masaaki Hatsumi Sôke is considered to be one of the best martial artists in the world, and the Japanese government considers him a National treasure, and has decorated him for his work and contribution on the areas of culture and warrior arts. It's a great honour and pleasure that Hatsumi Sôke is our teacher and a friend of Croatia. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34th Soke of the Togakure Ryu Essence of Ninjutsu I believe that Ninpo, the highest order of Ninjutsu, should be offered to the world as a guiding influence for all martial artists. The physical and spiritual survival methods eventually immortalized by Japan's ninja were in fact one of the sources of Japanese martial arts. Without complete and total training in all aspects of the combative arts, today's martial artist cannot hope to progress any further than mere proficiency in the limited set of muscular skills that make up his or her training system. Personal enlightenment can only come about through total immersion in the martial tradition as a way of living. By experiencing the confrontation of danger, the transcendence of fear of injury or death, and a working knowledge of individual personal powers and limitations, the practitioner of Ninjutsu can gain the strength and invincibility that permit enjoyment of the flowers moving in the wind, appreciation of the love of others, and contentment with the presence of peace in society. The attainment of this enlightenment is characterized by the development of the jihi no kokoro, or "benevolent heart." Stronger than love itself, the benevolent heart is capable of encompassing all that constitutes universal justice and all that finds expression in the unfolding of the universal scheme. Born of the insight attained from repeated exposure to the very brink between life and death, the benevolent heart of Ninpo is the key to finding harmony and understanding in the realms of the spiritual and natural material worlds. After so many generations of obscurity in the shadowy recesses of history, the life philosophy of the ninja is now once again emerging, because once again, it is the time in human destiny in which Ninpo is needed. May peace prevail so mankind may continue to grow and evolve into the next great plateau. Gambatte (Keep Going) Forget your sadness, anger, grudges and hatred. Let them pass like smoke caught in a breeze. You should not deviate from the path of righteousness; you should lead a life worthy of a man. Don't be possessed by greed, luxury, or your ego. You should accept sorrows, sadness and hatred as they are, and consider them a chance for trial given to you by the powers...a blessing given by nature. Have both your mind and your time fully engaged in budo, and have your mind deeply set on bujutsu. Kihon Happo I have trained myself and instructed others in Kihon Happo (basic eight rules) and felt that those who have had previous training in Karate, Judo, Aikido, Kung Fu, and other fighting techniques tend to stay with those forms and have trouble learning Budo Taijutsu from a "blank slate." The fighting forms stay with the student even though he starts the training of Budo Taijutsu. When do the previous learned techniques disappear? I think it is up to a person's individual talent. The phenomenon is just like a dialect disappearing after one lives in a different part of the country. No matter how hard one tries, he will never be a professional announcer if he speaks in dialect. The same can be said for Budo. I also studied various martial arts such as Judo, Karate, Aikido, old-style Budo, and Chinese Budo. In other words until I encountered Takamatsu Sensei, I was a Budoka (martial artist) with many dialects. One day I began to wonder why and when did I lose those "dialects?" I realized that it was after I lost all my muscle tone after five years of illness. Discovery of your own dialect is one way of improving Budo. When one reaches a certain degree of skill, he comes up against the "wall," something he has trouble overcoming. This is the so-called dialect of Taijutsu (body technique). I want to write about how to train yourself when you reach a higher rank during Budo training. I would like to use a Cat Competition as an example. I have had lots of experience in the competition because my wife served as judge of the World Cat Club and I was also vice chairman of the club. Suppose five top cats are chosen out of hundreds of cats. All of them are wonderful and beautiful, but that alone cannot be judged. With no other way to judge which cat is more beautiful then another, the judges start to look for faults. The one with the most faults drops to fifth, the next, fourth, then third, and so on. The one with the least faults becomes Grand Champion. Bugei is the same way. If one reaches to a higher rank, he need only eliminate his faults. It may sound easy, but eliminating faults is very difficult to accomplish, because we tend to think we are faultless. Faults can be translated into something different in Budo. They can be suki (unguarded points), or carelessness, presumption, arrogance, etc. - they all become our fault. No fault, zero condition is the best. I am ZERO. I joke that the Soke (Grandmaster) has no Dan. Zero, no fault - that is the target of Bufu Ikkan (living through the martial winds). All original content , Copyright ©2004-2006 WestLord.com
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:29 pm
DAVOR GAŠPAROVIĆ SHIHANDavor Gašparović was born in Zagreb in 1973, and he grew up in Novska. In 1989. he returns in Zagreb, and finishes Highschool of agriculture, finishes a Bussines course and a Graphic design course. Curently he lives in Zagreb and works at Faculty of Agronomy. By his coming to Zagreb, he signs up to a Ninjutsu club, which is, at that time, led and tought by Dean Rostohar. His love towards culture, history and tradition of Japan, which is present in him from his early days, helps him through his understanding of Ninjutsu and philosophy. He folows Dean Rostohar through all the trainings and improvements, and has been one of the attendants of the first Ninjutsu seminar. With the opening of the first original Bujinkan Ninjutsu school in Croatia in 1993, he helps in its work and advances in his knowledge, and in 1994. he becomes Sempai (senior student instructor). In the same year, through his work and effort, he succesfully takes 1. Dan test and recieves a title Sensei. Davor Gašparović is very dedicated and never misses a single training. He works very hard and is a very big help to Dean Rostohar Shihan in the development of Ninjutsu in Croatia and wider. He starts to lead the beginers group of students, and the number of the seminars where Davor perfects his knowledge and experience incrieses. Davor Gašparović attends exactly 115 seminars in Croatia and abroad (Hungary, Austria, Slovenia Chech Republic) which were led and tought by many Ninjutsu teachers like: Dean Rostohar Shihan, Sveneric Bogsater Shihan, Brin Morgan Shihan i Natasha Tomarkin Shihan, Bernard Bordas Shihan, Jack Hoban Shihan, Peter King Shihan, Arnaud Cosergue Shihan. He also attends many Tai Kai seminars led by Bujinkan headmaster Masaaki Hatsumi Soke (in Spain, Italy, France, Holland). He distinguishes himself with his work and effort and becomes aid and deputy to Dean Rostohar Shihan, and the Secretary of the school. He follows him through all the travelings and improvements and helps in work and promotion of Bujinkan Ninjutsu. After a while he takes the obligation of becoming Bujinkan Seishin Dojo Demo team trainer and he demonstrates and promotes Ninjutsu in Croatia and abroad (Hungary and Slovenia) through exactly 61 demonstrations, including television demonstrations. Because of his knowledge and skill he is very respected, and he teaches on seminars in Kočevje (SLO), Vrbovec (CRO), Osijek (CRO), Zagreb (CRO), Lonjsko polje (CRO), Graz (A), Vienna (A), Budapest (H) and Debrecen (H). In 2003. his dream comes true, and he goes to Japan to perfect his knowledge for the first time. In Japan he learns directly from Soke Hatsumi, and from the best Japanese Shihans: Yukio Noguchi, Toshiro Nagato, Hiroshi Nagase, Hideo Seno, Someya Ken'Ichi, Isamu Shiraishi i Oguri Koichi. He passed the Sakki test (Haragei), the test of the killer intention, with Hatsumi Soke in Bujinden Dojo, Noda –shi Japan. He now carries the title Shihan (Senior teacher) and the level of 10. Dan, which Soke graduated Him in 2005. The teachings of Davor Gašparović Shihan are hard and realistic, but soft at the same time and he is well known by his Taihenjutsu technics. Because of his fighting methods and technics in the Dojo he is also known as The Ghost. For his work, effort and knowledge he received many acknowledgments, plaques and written comendations. Davor Gašparović Shihan is also one of the SPECWOG Instructors, where he learns and studies fighting methods of Special forces to expand his knowledge, skill, and perfect martial and warrior arts to improve on. He is also one of the Instructors that tought Special Forces in Croatia.
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:30 pm
SHIHAN DEAN ROSTOHARSHIBU CHO BUJINKAN CROATIA The teacher, founder and Shibu Cho Bujinkan Seishin Dojo Zagreb (Bujinkan Dojo Croatia), Dean Rostohar Shihan was born in Zagreb in 1965. He practiced various martial arts since 1975, since his age of 10, hence over 30 years and in some he reached master level. Practicing many martial arts (Shotokan karate, Judo, Ju jutsu, Aikido, Budokai, Tae kwon Do, Wrestling, Thai box, Kick box, Full and semi contact, Wing Chun, Jeet Kun Do) and competing in some of them, he wasn't satisfied with the way they were taught and presented (as sports, without true moral, psychological, physical, mental, phylosofical and spiritual values), and found the true value in the Ninjutsu warrior art. Dean Rostohar Bujinkan Shihan 15. Dan Kugyo Happo Biken He understood Ninjutsu as a phylosophy of life and true warrior art, while other arts grew into sports by which they totally lost their essence and nature, and the spirit of the true art. In 1986. he comes into contact with Ninjutsu for the first time, through the book "NINJA – The invisible assassins" by Andrew Adams, and from that on starts his interest, gathering informations and training of Ninjutsu. His first teachers were brothers Tešic, who first taught Him basic Ninjutsu. After He met many teachers from whom He learned much more and who had bigger influence on Him. Later on, to the request of, and patronised by Soke Hatsumi, in 1993. He opens the first and only original school of Bujinkan Ninjutsu in Croatia. He now practices Ninjutsu more then twenty years and for better understanding and learning of this warrior art he visites the homeland of Ninja – Japan every year, where he spends his time as a personal student of Headmaster of Bujinkan, Masaaki Hatsumi Soke, and learns from his best students Shihans (senior instructors) Yukio Noguchi, Toshiro Nagato, Hiroshi Nagase, Hideo Seno, Someya Ken'Ichi, Isamu Shiraishi and Oguri Koichi (he also learned with Fumio Manaka, now Jinenkan Dojo). Shihan Dean Rostohar receiving The Golden Medal of Bujinkan from Soke dr. Hatsumi, Tai Kai Valencia '95. Dean Rostohar has attended many Tai Kai seminars all over the World, led by Hatsumi Soke, and many seminars led by top World masters and teachers of Ninjutsu. Those seminars allowed him to establish beautiful and deep friendships with many international instructors, which is imposible to list here. He passed the Sakki test (Haragei), the test of killing intention with Hatsumi Soke in 1996. in Budokan Tokyo, Japan. He carries the title of Shihan (senior instructor), and now he holds the master level of 15th Dan Kugyo Happo Biken. He also carries the title of Shibu Cho (head of branch) of Bujinkan in Croatia granted, authorised and set by Masaaki Hatsumi Soke. In 1995. he recieves from Hatsumi Soke a rare award "Bujinkan golden Dragon medal" for his knowledge, contribution, effort and merit in Ninpo. Shihan Dean Rostohar leads trainings and seminars in a traditional but very realistic way so that students of Bujinkan Dojo could understand the essence of this warrior art and through it becoming a better person of pure heart but also as warriors. The teachings of Shihan Rostohar are hard, traditional, emphasising realistic and agressive fighting, and using japanese traditional but also todays modern weapons. The teachings are based on Ninpo philosophy, phsycology, spiritual and mental use of this warrior art through everyday life. He is very proud of his students and the accomplishments in Bujinkan Ninjutsu, in Croatia and all over the world, and considers being one of the students of Great master of Ninpo, Hatsumi Soke to be an exeptional honour. Hatsumi Soke very often takes out Dean Rostohar during trainings in Bujinden Dojo to demonstrate, show and teach his efficient and real way of fighting. Dean Rostohar has written countless articles and texts and given many interviews about Ninpo/Ninjutsu to various magazines such as "Samurai", "Sensei", "Budo International", and for various daily and weekly magazines (foreign and domestic), among others for "Jutarnji list", "Vecernji list", "Arena", "Japan Times", "Noda shi Today", and "San Francisco Tribune". He has also given a grand interview for the most famous and the most appreciated japanese magazine about martial and warrior arts "Hidden Budo & Bujutsu". He was also a guest in many TV shows, among others on HTV, RTL, OTV, Z3, Slavonian TV, Hungarian DUNA TV and RTL Plus, Austrian national TV, and Japan TV Asahi, where he represented Croatia and the warrior art of Ninjutsu. Dean Rostohar is a volunteer and a veteran of the Croatian Independance War since 1991. and a member of an elite Special Police/Military force unit "Alfa" and is currently retired. He is also a member of the organizational committee of the Association of the Veteran Special police from the Independance War "Alfa" and a vice-president of the Supervisory board, also a member of IPA "international Police Association". Dean Rostohar in spite of his heavy wounding during the War still leads trainings and perfects his knowledge. He has been decorated from the President of the Republic of Croatia for his contribution during the War for independance with many medals and acknowledgments. To be able to expand his knowledge, skill, and to study combat and warrior arts and continue to improve, Dean Rostohar founded The Combat club and warrior arts SPECWOG® where he is Directory and Chief instructor. The SPECWOG® was concieved in 2001, where Dean Rostohar organised a small group of enthusiasts who want to perfect, train and explore all aspects of combat and warrior arts, and all forms of tactical trainings in all segments and fields of combat, from combat and warrior arts of self-defence to antiterrorism, from unarmed combat to fighting with weapons with blades and sticks, from fire arms and equipment to personal protection, and survival in extreme conditions. Specwog instructors train very seriously and professionaly, and have achieved noticable results, and have until now trained interested members of Special forces and official individuals. Shihan Dean Rostohar likes to share his experience and knowledge, travels around the world, teaches and holds trainings and seminars, and has, up to now, held more then 50 seminars across Europe (Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Finland, Sweden) and about 90 seminars in whole Croatia.
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