Vincent Correa was born on December 14, 1966 in New York City. Sensei Vincent Correa is the Founder and Director of Bujinkan Technologies International (Bujintech), located in San Diego, California, U.S.A. Vincent Correa has over 14 years of experience as both student and teacher of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. He has taught in New York, Nebraska, Texas and California and has had the honor of being personal student to some of America's top Ninjutsu pioneers. As a member of the American Bujinkan Ninjutsu Association, Sensei Correa has been granted full authority to promote the Bujinkan Ninjutsu Tradition. His fascination with martial arts began when he was approximately 9 years old when, while flipping through television channels, he inadvertently discovered an old Japanese master teaching Karate on the air. Immediately, he began to mimic the movements he saw demonstrated. Although he searched for the old master every day for weeks, he never did find him again. Although his family could not afford self-defense lessons for the young Correa, that did not prevent him from devouring any material he could find on the subject or trying to learn whatever he could from school mates who were receiving instruction. In 1982, a close personal friend began sharing what he knew of the exploits of Japan's legendary night warriors. Immediately, Vincent knew he had found what he was looking for. At the time, there were only two Americans qualified to teach the Bujinkan arts in America and neither of them were in New York. Vincent lept at the chance to travel to the American mid-west to train in the authentic Bujinkan traditions when an opportunity presented itself in 1985. After two years of diligent practice and training, he and several others were forced to walk away on the eve of receiving their Black Belts because their instructor chose to depart from the original philosophies of the Bujinkan. Shattered and disillusioned, Vincent Correa returned to New York and focused on another of his personal interests, filmmaking. In 1991, he received much acclaim for his cinematography in a 16mm short film called "Cuny Island." The film, which he also produced, won 2nd place at the Black American Cinema Society Film Festival. Sensing a void in his life, Sensei Correa was drawn to return to the practice of Ninjutsu. His quest for the more traditional roots of the art led him, in 1994, to Shihan Richard Van Donk, 10th Dan of the American Bujinkan. It was an emotional and tear-filled moment for the young budoka when in 1995, ten years after receiving his first instruction and after suffering much personal hardship, Vincent Correa finally attained his goal. He was awarded with legitimate Shodan licensing (1st degree Black Belt) from Shihan Van Donk. Steve Jennum, UFC III champion is among Sensei's peers. Aside from teaching, Sensei Correa plies his craft as a private security officer in Southern California and has provided security services for such prestigious institutions as the Arco Olympic Training Center, First Interstate Bank, The La Jolla Country Club, Intuit and The Salk Institute. He is also skilled in the Fine Arts and continues to dabble in all aspects of cinema as well as running a small desktop publishing business. |
Vincent Correa was born on December 14, 1966 in New York City. Sensei Vincent Correa is the Founder and Director of Bujinkan Technologies International (Bujintech), located in San Diego, California, U.S.A. Vincent Correa has over 14 years of experience as both student and teacher of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. He has taught in New York, Nebraska, Texas and California and has had the honor of being personal student to some of America's top Ninjutsu pioneers. As a member of the American Bujinkan Ninjutsu Association, Sensei Correa has been granted full authority to promote the Bujinkan Ninjutsu Tradition. His fascination with martial arts began when he was approximately 9 years old when, while flipping through television channels, he inadvertently discovered an old Japanese master teaching Karate on the air. Immediately, he began to mimic the movements he saw demonstrated. Although he searched for the old master every day for weeks, he never did find him again. Although his family could not afford self-defense lessons for the young Correa, that did not prevent him from devouring any material he could find on the subject or trying to learn whatever he could from school mates who were receiving instruction. In 1982, a close personal friend began sharing what he knew of the exploits of Japan's legendary night warriors. Immediately, Vincent knew he had found what he was looking for. At the time, there were only two Americans qualified to teach the Bujinkan arts in America and neither of them were in New York. Vincent lept at the chance to travel to the American mid-west to train in the authentic Bujinkan traditions when an opportunity presented itself in 1985. After two years of diligent practice and training, he and several others were forced to walk away on the eve of receiving their Black Belts because their instructor chose to depart from the original philosophies of the Bujinkan. Shattered and disillusioned, Vincent Correa returned to New York and focused on another of his personal interests, filmmaking. In 1991, he received much acclaim for his cinematography in a 16mm short film called "Cuny Island." The film, which he also produced, won 2nd place at the Black American Cinema Society Film Festival. Sensing a void in his life, Sensei Correa was drawn to return to the practice of Ninjutsu. His quest for the more traditional roots of the art led him, in 1994, to Shihan Richard Van Donk, 10th Dan of the American Bujinkan. It was an emotional and tear-filled moment for the young budoka when in 1995, ten years after receiving his first instruction and after suffering much personal hardship, Vincent Correa finally attained his goal. He was awarded with legitimate Shodan licensing (1st degree Black Belt) from Shihan Van Donk. Steve Jennum, UFC III champion is among Sensei's peers. Aside from teaching, Sensei Correa plies his craft as a private security officer in Southern California and has provided security services for such prestigious institutions as the Arco Olympic Training Center, First Interstate Bank, The La Jolla Country Club, Intuit and The Salk Institute. He is also skilled in the Fine Arts and continues to dabble in all aspects of cinema as well as running a small desktop publishing business. |
Essence of Achievement ...Understand this, the only constant I have found is that any untapped power potential that exists, exists within you and it is not some mysterious, unquantifiable, esoteric, ethereal quality. It is determined by your will and spirit which are functions of the human mind. Ultimately it is up to you, as an individual, to harness, develop and manifest that power in your own way, within yourself, through diligent practice and perseverance, expending energy and furthering your goals in ways that others will not so that in the end, the things that you consider commonplace are perceived by others to be beyond their capabilities. Vincent Correa 2nd Dan, Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu |
