Carbonaro Sensei has studied martial arts for nearly twenty years and currently holds the rank of ‘Judan sui-I’ (12th -Degree Black Belt) and ’Menkyo’ (licensed Teacher) in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu under Soke Dr. Masaaki Hastumi of Noda City Japan. He is also a personal student of Nagato Toshiro Shihan ‘Judanku-I’ / highest rank in the Bujinkan (15th-Degree Black Belt).
Carbonaro Sensei lived and trained in Japan from December 2001 to September 2004 and continues to travel to Japan twice a year to study Budo Taijutsu with Masaaki Hatsumi Soke and Toshiro Nagato Sensei. He is fluent in Japanese, and has translated for Masaaki Hatsumi Sensei, Toshiro Nagato Sensei, as well as Noguchi Sensei, Oguri Sensei and Senou Sensei.
Carbonaro Sensei has taught over 30 seminars in the United States as well as Mexico. He has also taught the Security Forces of the United States Air force, while serving as a Security forces member for 5 years.
The focus of seminars taught by Carbonaro Sensei is based on the teachings of the Bujinkan Nagato Dojo of ‘Jissen Gata’ (real fighting form) and ‘Goshinjutsu’ (self-protection art). The perspectives of ‘Jissen gata’ and ‘Goshinjutsu’ are what one needs to understand how to survive and are essential to understanding Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu.
He currently works as an Account Manager for a Japanese Motor company in New Jersey USA. Carbonaro Sensei is dedicated to teaching Budo Taijutsu as he was taught in Japan. He feels it is important to preserve the Japanese etiquette, language and culture while training. Carbonaro Shihan currently runs the Tanuki Bujinkan Dojo in Bloomfield N.J. and is currently available to teach seminars.
Ohayo Gozaimas Sensei
I just wanted to let you know that i appreciate your accepting my friendship on Facebook, and appreciate your accepting my Ninjutsu Brotherhood.
When growing up in NYC, I was privately trained by someone and have since sought out others trained within this arts to add as true friends within my life.
Although many traditional school I found not accepting of privately trained individuals as legitimate practicioners, i still believed there may be a school out there in the world that would accept a Martial Arts brotherhood from someone taught as i was.
JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ON ME:
My Teacher was someone known as “BINKY” who worked at the Vanderbilt YMCA in Manhattan, and was a well known Martial Artist to the Iron Dragons Federation from Brookyln back in the 1980′s. He ran a small training group known as the IRON DRAGONS of which I later labeled the IRON DRAGONS BX GROUP, composed of 15 members. Two members of this particular group, myself and another named Mike trained at least for my first (Mike during my first 3 years) 9 years starting in Dec 1980, in the Ninjutsu Art under Binky. The story continues many years later where i continue to grow within this Art on my own.
I like the website very much and look forward to learning as much as I can about the Budo Way from your site, as I live too far away to become an actual physical member of your Dojo.
Again, Domo Arigato, Sensei Carbonaro