Dr. Luke Molitor
Ryujin
Menkyo Kaiden l Shihan
Dojocho – Jigoku Dojo
Dr. Molitor is a long-time student of the Japanese warrior arts and ways, and a senior Shihan in the Bujinkan Dojo under the auspices of Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi of Noda-shi, Japan. He is a former Japan resident, and continues to return to Japan several times a year to study and train with Dr. Hatsumi and his senior Japanese teachers. He is a close, trusted, dedicated student of Hiroshi Nagase, Kenichi Someya, and Toshiro Nagato, whose feeling permeates the Jigoku Dojo. Dr. Molitor has also taught, trained, and competed in a number of martial systems – Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Southeast Asian, and European, achieving ranks in several arts, including Brazilian style jujutsu, mixed-martial arts, kickboxing, fencing, and Western Combatives.
His credentials also include instructor certification in numerous combat and defensive tactics programs such as use of force, chemical sprays, military & police ground tactics, collapsible batons, tactical handgun & shotgun, and several others. He has undergone extensive training in executive protection concepts and received credentials as a certified Executive Protection Specialist (EPS). Since that time he has been employed as both an agent and team leader in various capacities. Additionally, Dr. Molitor holds degrees in health, anatomy, science, history, and Japanese studies, and a doctorate in chiropractic medicine. He is board certified in integrative medicine, chiropractic medicine, and acupuncture and oriental medicine, and is currently the medical director of a clinic specializing in sports/physical medicine & rehabilitation and integrative medicine.