Bujingodai said:OK, then the error is on Hatsumi's side and not Bussey. Bussey was graded to a Yondan, if he was only there but a short time it was irresponsible to grade him as such.
It really was not a yondan. The story is bit complicated, but Bussey was being set up to have his ego bashed into the ground, and fled Japan instead. I do not think he has a certificate, just the knowledge that he had been ordered to take the godan test before he ran.
This story comes to me second had through a Japanese with a good reputation at one of the Daikomysai parties. Due to the amount of alchohol involved, there may be some errors, but it seems to fit the facts.
Oh, and what Tulisan said about the "semantics", I wish I had said it that simply. When we talk about what ninjutsu is in terms of how to approach combat, generate power, etc, then Tew ryu has about as much in common with the stuff in Japan as Wing Chun does. I am not saying it is better or worse, just different enough to cause a heck of a lot of confusion by using the same terms.