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began adding to their
collective knowledge.
He trained James and
his group for 2 years
before he moved to Ja-
pan. Boesen awarded
him his 2nd Dan after

training his protégé.
He also went to Japan
to get Lee’s Japanese
certificate from the
headmaster, Dr. Ma-
saaki Hatsumi.

During James’ many
readings he discovered
many instructors sim-
ply visited Japan short
time, practiced at home

and returned at a later
date to refine and move
onward. Technology
changed how people
could learn. He began
to do the same.
THE INDIANA While teaching Bujinkan Ninjutsu, he

JONES OF THE met a school teacher whose father used

to teach Kung Fu in the 1960s. It came
NINJUTSU WORLD from three wandering Hakka people. His

father stopped teaching and retired in
the 1970s. Old age diminished his memo-
received a call from Master William Bo- ries until what he used to teach became
esen (a retired Danish military officer lost. The teacher who became his stu-
living and working in Malaysia and Bu- dent was doing other arts like Tae Kwon
jinkan expert). He reached out to James Do, etc. and had no interest in what his
in need of a good training partner. father used to teach. Lee managed to
persuade this student to show him what
After meeting Boesen was surprised how he could remember of what was taught

much James’ students actually knew and to him during his teenage years. While a

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