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Kadowaki Toshi

Sensei / Master

Japanese martial arts master and direct student of Takeda Sokaku in Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth19. století
Date of Death20. století
Era19th–20th century
Country of OriginJapanJapan
Rank / TitleMaster of Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu
Active Yearsca 1890–1930

Biography

Kadowaki Toshi was a certified senior practitioner under Takeda Sokaku, preserving Aiki joint manipulation techniques in Meiji and Taisho Japan.

Associated Martial Arts

Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsuNotable figure→

The school from which aikido came. The Takeda family traces it to the eleventh century, but it was demonstrably established as a public art only by Takeda Sokaku in the 1890s.