Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu
Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu ( Japanese 大 東流 合 氣 柔 術 ; until 1922 Daitō-ryū Jūjutsu ( 大 東流 柔 術 ), short: Daitō-ryū ) is a traditional martial art related to Jiu Jitsu , which is said to be based on the imperial line native General Minamoto no Yoshimitsu is said to go back. The combat system, named after Yoshimitsu's residence, later became known as Daitō-ryū. The art was allegedly passed down as a family secret for several centuries within the Takeda branch of the Minamoto family. At the end of the 19th century, the Daitō-ryū was first taught publicly by Takeda Sōkaku .
Sagawa Yukiyoshi (1902-1998) was one of the earliest students of Sōkaku Takeda and is a well-known Daitō-ryū master. Horikawa Kodo (1895–1980) and Hisa Takuma (1896–1980) also learned under Sōkaku. His second-born son, Takeda Tokimune (1916-1993), founded the Daitō-ryū Aikibudō main Dōjō with an extensive library in Abashiri on Hokkaidō in 1953 . Tokimune's pupil Kondō Katsuyuki ( 近藤 勝 之 ; * 1945) now teaches Daitō-ryū in Tōkyō as "head of representation" ( sōke-dairi ) .
One of the most prominent students of Sōkaku was Ueshiba Morihei , the founder of modern aikidō . This trained between 1915 and 1922 under Sōkaku until he received the kyōjū-dairi called teaching license (at that time the highest award). Ueshiba modified the techniques of Daitō-ryū and linked them with his knowledge of other styles ( ryūha ), such as the Yagyū Shingan-ryū or the Tenjin Shinyō-ryū . From this he first developed a system called Aikibudō , in order to finally establish the Aikidō with an emphasis on spiritual aspects. Today Daitō-ryū and Aikibudō are practiced by a comparatively small community worldwide.
Choi Yong-Sul , the founder of Hapkido , is said to have also studied under Sōkaku .
