Tyson Lutz began his training in Genbukan after meeting with Shoto Tanemura Sensei during the Summer of 1987 in Ohio.  Tyson studied under Michael Coleman Sensei, Shibu-Cho of the Futen Dojo, in Milwaukee Wisconsin.  While the Genbukan system was just begining to blossom in the United States, Tyson Lutz was entitled to open a Genbukan Ninpo Group in Illinois and began teaching in 1989 bringing this art to many people.

Tyson  has tested and received his 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Dan Ninpo Taijutsu and 1st and 2nd Dan Jujutsu black belts with Shoto Tanemura Sensei. He continues to study under Sokes guide through the Honbu Dojo in Japan.

In 1998 Tyson Lutz moved to California and left the Illinois Genbukan Group to his highest ranked student, Michael Mascari who has kept it alive to this day.
Tyson's focus has always been to teach people how to defend themselves and in doing so, help those to gain a greater understanding of their confidence and compassion for others.  This is the underlying feeling that Genbukan has always expressed.
 

It was during his career in the Genbukan that Tyson taught self-defense groups in high schools, colleges, for women and children.  He also held classes geared specifically for police officers on how to defend, subdue and control violent attackers.
The name Genbukan translates as "the place that nurtures the martial art professionals".  Genbukan can also mean "the place radiating with an exquisite martial art".  The deeper meaning is that those who practice the Ninpo Bugei give light to our everyday world, a world often filled with darkness.

The Genbukan Ninpo Bugei is not limited to one style or ryu, but rather includes many historical family traditions in its teachings.  Among these are: Togakure ryu, Kumogakure ryu, Kukishin ryu, Gyokko ryu, Koto ryu, Gyokushin ryu, and many others.
 

The curriculum at the Ohka Dojo follows the Genbukan teachings and keeps the traditions of the ryu in their true form.  It is these traditions that set the Genbukan apart from many others.  You will not find watered down versions or techniques that have only a short history.  These techniques have been tested over the years through many Grandmasters hands.  It is these same traditions that Genbukan now makes available to all.