Kakuyoshi Takeda

Samurai / Master

Japanese Aizu domain samurai, grandfather of Takeda Sokaku, and guardian of family martial secret arts.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth18. století

Date of Death19. století

Era19th century

Country of OriginJapan (Aizu)

Rank / TitleAncestor of Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu

Active Yearsca 1810–1860

Biography

Kakuyoshi Takeda was an Aizu domain samurai martial arts instructor who transmitted secret court grappling (Oshikiuchi) within the Takeda clan.

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.