Sokaku takeda biography books

          Daito-ryu Aijujutsu is the first book in English to explore the life of Takeda, the history of his art, and the techniques that are practiced in Daito-ryu today..

          Takeda Sōkaku (武田 惣角, October 10, – April 25, ) was known as the founder of a school of jujutsu known as Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.

        1. Takeda Sōkaku (武田 惣角, October 10, – April 25, ) was known as the founder of a school of jujutsu known as Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.
        2. Life of Takeda Sokaku Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Aikido Hakko-ryu limited From JAPAN◎ ; Item Number.
        3. Daito-ryu Aijujutsu is the first book in English to explore the life of Takeda, the history of his art, and the techniques that are practiced in Daito-ryu today.
        4. Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu is the only book in English to explore the life of the enigmatic and talented Sokaku Takeda and the history of his traditional Aizu clan.
        5. Daito-ryu Aikibudo, History and Technique is the first book to comprehensively show the roots, principles and techniques of this ancient martial art.

          6. Takeda Sokaku, Reviver of Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu

          Copyright © 1997 Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu Hombu/Kondo Katsuyuki


          Takeda Sokaku
          Takeda Sokaku was born the second son of Takeda Sokichi on October 10, 1859 in the Takeda mansion in Oike in Aizu, present-day Fukushima prefecture.

          As a boy, Sokaku learned kenjutsu, bojutsu, sumo, and Daito-ryu from his father, and studied Ono-ha Itto-ryu at the Yokikan dojo under Shibuya Toba.

          In 1873, Sokaku traveled with his father to the dojo of his father's friend, swordsman Sakakibara Kenkichi.

          There he stayed on as a live-in student and immersed himself in studying the Jikishinkage-ryu. At the Sakakibara dojo Sokaku had opportunities to meet and train with many of the top swordsmen of the day, many of whom had formerly been members of the Tokugawa shogunate's Kobusho, the exclusive martial arts school for government retainers.

          He studied diligently, and eventually mastered many different skills and weapons including sword (ken), st