Enson said:what is all the commotion about anyway?... i think gmunoz solved it with one simple phone call. he asked if the ninjutsu that is taught by an-shu hayes was endorsed or certified/signed by hatsumi. it is.
Did someone contact Hatsumi? I don't seem to be able to find a reference to anyone doing that in this thread. Shiro seems to be unbable to contact Nagato. He should ask Ed Lomax about Nagato, but he has not done that AFAIK. Better yet, come to Japan and ask Hatusmi/Nagato/ any other Japanese shihan what Hayes status is and talk about something else on the internet.