People of Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu

Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu: 3 documented people. Founder: Sokaku Takeda. Also: grandmaster (1), notable figure (1).

Founder (1)

Sokaku TakedaJapanese master from the Aizu domain, founder of Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu and teacher of Morihei Ueshiba, Choi Yong-sool, and Ryuho Okuyama.

Grandmaster (1)

Tokimune TakedaThird son of Sokaku Takeda, head of the Daito-ryu school from 1943, who founded the Daitokan dojo in Abashiri, taught Daito-ryu aikibudo and introduced dan grades to the school.

Notable figure (1)

Morihei UeshibaFounder of aikido, a student of Takeda Sokaku in Daito-ryu aiki-jujutsu, who in 1927 opened the Kobukan dojo in Tokyo, later the Aikikai Hombu Dojo.

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