Bob Munthe
After spending 19 years in insurance and banking businesses Bo Munthe went in to full time Martial Arts training as a professional instructor. He started his Martial Art training 1958. He is nick named the “Grandfather of European Ninjutsu” (today known as Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu). Bo introduced this ancient Martial Art to the following countries; Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Greece, England, Scotland and Ireland between the years of 1975 – 1985. He travelled numerous times to Japan for training in the Grandmasters dojo.
In 1985 Bo was awarded Bu-Fu Yukosho in Gold from the Grand Master for his diligent work of spreading the art of ninjutsu. Bo holds the grade of kudan (9 dan) in Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. He is also graded to kudan, 10 dan in Jiu Jitsu and 10 dan Tai Jutsu and awarded the title Soke, all in 2005 by Jiu Jitsu International. From the Swedish Budo federations he got the highest award for his work in Swedish Budo, 1997.
Bo has been working since the mid 1980’s with violence prevention for the working groups in jeopardy of threat and violence in the workplace. He has founded his own system, called VAKSAM®, as a tool for creating safe workplaces and work environment. He is using his more than 50 years of Martial Arts experience to create mental awareness, body knowledge, harmony for and an awareness of security for staff and employers.
Education - Training
- Introduction course in Close Quarter Battle1, SAS (Special Air Service) Hereford, England, 1985
- Instructors License Police Self-Defense Training, IBA - Spain, 1986
- Instructors License Police Defensive Tactics, International Law Enforcement Training Association, 1987
- Training course, Personal Protection, International Bodyguard Association, Certified by IBA in Personal Protection 1987
- Director IBA Scandinavia, 1987
- Basic course Security Chiefs, SAF, 1987- Instructor courses Self-Defence, Swedish Police Academy, 1983, 1992 and 1996
- Trained and certified by NSSC, National School Safety Center and John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA, School Safety Leadership, 2000
- Member of IASSP (International Association of School Safety Professionals) since 1999
- "Fellow member" of the American Institute of Stress, during the year of 1999
Written production
- Written numerous articles about violence prevention in the work place, conflict management and self protection.
- Written books about ninjutsu (Published in Swedish, English and German), Safe Workplaces and Conflict Management.
- He was a co-author of the first Security book for Swedish Schools, published in 2005.
