NIHON KORYU BUJUTSU

TAKEDA RYU SOBUDO

Takeda Shingen

 

The History of Takeda Ryu

Sadazumi, Sixth Son of the Emperor Shinwa, founded the Minamoto dynasty. Minamoto No Yeshimitsu, brother of the famous warrior Minamoto No Yoshimitsu, codified a martial art called Aiki No Jutsu. He taught it to his son Yoshikiyo who gave it the name Takeda, in honor of the city where he lived with his family. Prince Yamato Takeru No Mikoto, whose sword is on display at the National Museum of Kmamakura, established an education and military system within the Takeda clan. Generation after generation, the Takeda Bujutsu System was taught in secret to members of the Takeda clan only.

Ultimately Takeda Shingen's son caused the decline of the Takeda Clan when he switched allegiance to his wife's clan. From that switch in allegiances two branches of Aiki No Jutsu emerged: the Gen Ryu and the Shu Ryu. The first school was transmitted by Nobutomo Takeda, one of Shinzens brothers, who offered his service to the Kuroda clan. The second was transmitted by Kunitsugu Takeda, who took the name of Hisansuke Daito in the Aizu clan, which resulted in the use of the name Daito Ryu. The other branch, Takeda Ryu, has been taught to this day through 43 generations of successors. Through these generations Aiki No Jutsu has evolved into Aiki Jutsu. 

In some Japanese national records and old martial arts scrolls, it is said that Minamoto No Yoshimitsu created the system Aiki Ho which was based on the In Yo Ho. Mentioned in the book Bugei Shoden, written around the year 1000, it seeks harmony between man, earth and sky., In addition, the very quick and accurate techniques of swordsmanship used on Japanese battlefields resulted in a series of movements based on a dodge, using a short and circular movement which originated from traditional Japanese dance movements. The Koryu Gunkan, consisting of 20 books written at the time of Takeda Shingen, had some of it's articles revealed by a team of historians in 1965. It states that all the styles of Aiki-Jutsu come from Minamoto and Takeda.

Some schools of Jujutsu also come from the following family lineages: the Araki Ryu founded by Minamoto No Hidetsuna 1584 - 1638, which is still taught today by Kikuchi Takeda; the Yawara Sekiguchi Ryu created by Minamoto No Sonechika 1647 -1711; and the Takenouchi Hangan Ryu whose origins go back to Minamoto No Yoshitsune, and was founded by Nishikawa Kyu Saburo in 1715 and is still taught in Japan.

The Samurai Warriors and Bushi of the Takeda clan used the Takeda Ryu techniques on the battlefield and improved through the centuries; especially during the Meiji period.. But, according to specialists, these techniques will disappear (even in Japan) if we do not teach them and respect the traditions upon which they are based. The proliferation of modern martial arts increasingly involves the adoption of simpler techniques which have become similar to a fighting sport

The Aiki Jutsu is, by tradition, a military art that has proven itself during the Japanese Warrior era. It combines accuracy, power and speed in the application of the techniques with amazing results. It is used today as a form of self-defense. Takeda Ryu uses self-control while facing a physical danger to ensure the practioner's safety. It is not intended to be used aggressively but to fend off an aggressor; very forcefully if necessary. Compared to modern Aikido, which concentrates on form rather than effect, Aiki Jutsu concentrates on carefully applied technical details to achieve amazing results. It is a science, an art and a philosophy.

Aiki Jutsu is the ancient military art of the samurai. A student of Aiki Jutsu embarks on a fabulous adventure; the main theme of which is the practice of self-defense, based on the swift application of powerful techniques focusing on balance combined with joint locks to immobilize an aggressor. Mastery of Aiki Jutsu requires will and perseverance. It is not simply a sport; it is very much a martial art in the original sense of the word. The specifics of our techniques utilize:

1. Specific guards using right hand/foot forward to face the opponent in the same way as a "Japanese Swordsman". Techniques work on the left and the right side equally.

2. Atemi, "strikes," is an important part of each technique.

3. Techniques are usually completed by neutralizing the opponent on the ground with a foot.

4. Stability and balance while in movement are essential.

5. The use of "Ki" energy must be learned.

6. Intuition, spontaneity and improvisation are factors developed through years of study.

7. Perfect understanding of the application of: "Aiki", "Kokyu" , "Kuzushi" , "Sen No Sen" , "Maai" , "Metsuke" and "Zanshin" are required.

 

 

     

Takeda Shingen's Flag

FURINKAZAN

   

Swift like the Wind

Quiet like the Forest

Fierce like the Fire

Immovable like the Mountain

 

 

Takeda Genealogy

 

 

 

 

Taiso                (around the year 30)

 

Yamato Takeru  No Mikoto  

                         

Empror Seiwa                  (859 – 876)

 

Shinno Sadazumi              (874 – 916)

 

Minamoto No Tsunemoto (894 – 961)

 

Minamoto No Mitsunaka  (912 – 977)

 

Minamoto No Yorinobu   (968 – 1048)

 

Minamoto No Yoriyoshi   (995 – 1082)

 

Minamoto No Yoshiie      (1041 – 1108) Created Aiki No Jutsu

 

Minamoto No Yoshimitsu (1045 – 1127) Created Aiki No Jutsu

 

Minamoto No Yoshikiyo  (1086 – 1163)

 

Minamoto No Yoritomo   (???? – 1200)

 

Minamoto No Yorimasa   (???? – 1200)

 

Minamoto No Ysoshitsune  (???? – 1200)

 

Minamoto No Yoshitomo    (???? – 1200)

 

Takeda Kiyomitsu

 

Takeda Nobuyoshi

 

Takeda Nobumitsu      (1138 – 1186)

 

Takeda Nobusama      (1162 – 1248)

 

Takeda Nobunaga

 

Takeda Nobutoki

 

Takeda Masatsuna

 

Takeda Nobue

 

Takeda Nokitsuna

 

Takeda Nobumune

 

Takeda Nobotake

 

Takede Nobunari

 

Takeda Ujinobu

 

Takeda Nobuharu

 

Takeda Motonobu

 

Takeda Nobumitsu       Died in 1417

 

Takeda Nobushige        Died in 1450

 

Takeda Nobumori

 

Takeda Nobusuke

 

Takeda Mototatsu

 

Takeda Nobumasa

 

Takeda Nobutsuna

 

Takeda Nobutora      (1493 -1573)

 

 

 

25 th Generation

 

 

 

TAKEDA SHINGEN   (1521 – 1573)      

                

 

 

 

TAKEDA SHINGEN

 

 

Takeda Ryu

Gen Ryu

 

Takeda Nobutomo (Shingen’s brother)

 

Takeda Katsushiyo (Nobutomo’s son)

 

Takeda Nobutaka

 

Takeda Takanobu

 

Takeda Takayoshi

 

Takeda Kiyotaka

 

Takeda Nobuaki

 

Takeda Mitsuharu

 

Takeda Nobutada

 

Takeda Kogetsuni

 

Takeda Mitsunobu

 

Takeda Takasumi

 

Takeda Masakatsu

 

Takeda Mitsumasa

 

Takeda Masaki

 

Takeda Morinosuke

 

Takeda Tadakatsu (Meiji Era)

 

Nakamura Kichiu

 

Oba  Ichiu (????- 1959)

 

Nakamura Hisashi  - Minamoto No Hisamitsu

 

Roland Maroteaux – Minamoto No Maroto

 

Mounir Ghrawi  –  Minamoto no Muniru

                           Shihan - Takeda Ryu Sobudo

 

 

TAKEDA SHINGEN

 

 

 

Daito Ryu

Shu Ryu

 

 

Takeda Kunitsugu  (16^th Century)

 

Takeda Soemon    (1758 – 1853)

 

Takeda Sokichi      (1819 – 1906)

 

Saigo Tanomo        (1829 – 1905)

 

Saigo Shiro           (1858 – 1942)

 

Takeda sokaku      (1860 – 1943)

 

 

 

TAKEDA SOKAKU

Minamoto No Masayoshi

DAITO RYU AIKI JUJUSU

 

 

 

• Takeda Tokimune (1915 – 1993)

                                 DAITO RYU                        

 

 

• Ueshiba Morihei  (1883 – 1969)  

        Founder of :        AIKI BUDO

                            AIKIDO

 

 

• Choi Yong Sool  (1904 – 1986)

         Founder of :       HAPKIDO

                              

                             . Hwang Deok Kyu

                         . Mounir Ghrawi   8 Dan Hapkido

                           

 

• Ryuho Okuyama  (1901 -1987)  

         Founder of :     HAKKO RYU

             

            . Mounir Ghrawi - Menkyo Kaiden Shihan

                           San Dai Kichu