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Daitoryu Aiki Jujutsu - History First
Daito ryu aiki jujutsu was a long held secret of the Minamoto clan and can be traced to the time of emperor Seiwa around 850 A.D.
This art, used by the Emperor's army and private guard and controlled by Japanese nobility, was appointed the official martial art of the Shogun's residence by Hoshina Masayuki in the late 1600's. Techniques were passed from generation to generation and were a closely guarded secret. Throughout the history of the art, there were numerous masters who were important warlords. The most famous in Japanese culture was Shingen Takeda.
His descendants and their destinies are intimately linked with Daitoryu and it is within this rich history, we find Sokaku Takeda, a master and reviver of the art.
Born in Hirosemura, Kawanuma-gun, Aizu near Aizubange-cho, in present-day Fukushima Prefecture, Takeda Sokaku was the second son of Sokichi Takeda. Takeda was the primary disseminator of Daitoryu Aikijujutsu in 20th-century Japan. He traveled extensively throughout Japan, giving seminars mainly to well-to-do persons, police and military officers. He left behind extensive written records in the form of Eimeiroku and Shareikoku documents which give a good idea of the extent of his teaching activities.
Takeda’s form of jujutsu is the most successful of the surviving Japanese schools, and his technical influence on Aiki Budo and, hence, modern aikido, is great. He was reputed to have taught some 30,000 students during his long career. Takeda first taught Morihei Ueshiba in Engaru, Hokkaido in 1915. Among his other students of note were Kotaro Yoshida, Yukiyoshi Sagawa, Kodo Horikawa and Takuma Hisa. Takeda was succeeded by his son, Tokimune.
This art, used by the Emperor's army and private guard and controlled by Japanese nobility, was appointed the official martial art of the Shogun's residence by Hoshina Masayuki in the late 1600's. Techniques were passed from generation to generation and were a closely guarded secret. Throughout the history of the art, there were numerous masters who were important warlords. The most famous in Japanese culture was Shingen Takeda.
His descendants and their destinies are intimately linked with Daitoryu and it is within this rich history, we find Sokaku Takeda, a master and reviver of the art.
Born in Hirosemura, Kawanuma-gun, Aizu near Aizubange-cho, in present-day Fukushima Prefecture, Takeda Sokaku was the second son of Sokichi Takeda. Takeda was the primary disseminator of Daitoryu Aikijujutsu in 20th-century Japan. He traveled extensively throughout Japan, giving seminars mainly to well-to-do persons, police and military officers. He left behind extensive written records in the form of Eimeiroku and Shareikoku documents which give a good idea of the extent of his teaching activities.
Takeda’s form of jujutsu is the most successful of the surviving Japanese schools, and his technical influence on Aiki Budo and, hence, modern aikido, is great. He was reputed to have taught some 30,000 students during his long career. Takeda first taught Morihei Ueshiba in Engaru, Hokkaido in 1915. Among his other students of note were Kotaro Yoshida, Yukiyoshi Sagawa, Kodo Horikawa and Takuma Hisa. Takeda was succeeded by his son, Tokimune.