AIKIJUJUTSU LEADER REVEALS HIS ART’S
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CONNECTIONS TO AIKIDO
Daito-ry Ui asiyjucsseret este tectnice foundation forthe ar of
sihdo Meri! Cesk the onndero ude, ried fom 1915 01935 under
‘eit maser Sepohs Taka fn 1922 Upehia recede lsrctr cord
‘te frm Takoda—ene of only 40 hended ont the 39000 students he ong
Une Sates when sevende-degreeBac-bt Seven Seagal rear wed 0
Sahdeallsos of edo in hs movies daring he 199 Dalry never eed
‘cnet chomp, fc Emre elf elie prectene ond een
them, the major have nl lined knot os sry ad cigar.
Nevers, reat carey ec roger deer, whch promped Black
at to sek out Katey Kondo He ained under several of Takeda students
tnd hon ving person cred y Toman The emo Sopa Tad,
to hve ated a rank higher thn fisedegree Mack ble 4 daly teacher
‘lack Hl: What wa our tening ke under Taner Hone?
arte
‘When ou paid he ence e308 ig
Tres an don hi ders) de Hone
‘BB: Tell w about your traning with Kotor Yesida. Ware dente Sage
Kon: Yoshida nasa sudrt who ied he ho dir ceria fom Sopa
Takeda Yous reduc Sopa io Meribel Uses, Waid, ¥
Inthebosta sound 1963, an wero vith Hosp Wd ee Na
by Kent Moyerfal ntodton by Yoshida in 1946,
tha ad ct Tekan Heo’ dao
Tate sii abs dojo, Tone
rememteredme fom Hosen.
SiMe Kondo, you wee siting burt
1B: How dite technique ier?
Kondo: [answer this quesion Based
onset kno oe [would ht)
Hosni and Yost dd ot derstand
what tis IT go back to my opinion
tthe as younger wold hae bees
Aire have Bow oa higher level
6 petson and inset, and cach m+
tractor i lilferent Each teacher bis
hs own speci, Sopa Takeda di
cease ithe die ould be revered
may tines. Ifa person is taught ht
ofthe fstnigue, Many pooped nt,
dil ower the il meaning
‘ofthe wara Many tacers were taught
‘tesametectniqu tat each one teaches
i iereny. Many teachers waned fo
{00d teachers. Some tained under hin
foronlyasior tine andthe koowlege
vas vey lite
asain Getty of cache
to uderstnd the waza vas diferent,
ach nsrctor wold interpre the eh
Fou Hand easton
gies ere, Some woud see them
‘pith, bo or black al depended
fon the evel of be studet. wae nats
Kind way ofteching Sopa ght,
swhnever you sou se go shod od
steal This os Teldtune’ ny of ec
ing aio, Thats way [can uodersand
Sogahu's way’ of taching—Tokimne
war xa the sae,
Was that teaching method de
Slane to keep stents coming hack
for more traning?
‘Ronde: [oot inks, Sogaka Takeda
id nt have a dojo. He taught Lay
seminal, He woud go ro Ho
ado to Kyushu to Osaka 10 Tokyo
teaching seminars Tete were special
students who would sala under Bint
‘aaa mes ~auchas Yorkies
anode
[BR Is there relationship between
‘airy techniques and aid tech
niques?
onder {can’t answer that questo
eae Ido not kaw aikido. never
lentes it. Jst hy loking mth es
niques, can realy sy would brad
tosay when ont knw
BB: What did Uyesiba de to change
{hetechnigques earned rom Sogaku
Kondo: donot know beets as ot
‘hee a ht dane My impression that
in 1915, Uyeshiba began hissy ar
Takeda: Tae Kobo ‘Shinkoekat had
is fist demonstration, ad Uyeshiba'
‘up demonstrted his maria a5,
skint. Thave a document shout
Uyeshita’s wining istry with Sopaku
Tak
BBB: When you me Uses, dd you
ye dus hl aloryn traning?
‘Kondo: Yes of eons. Ime Use
i196 or 1969 atthe Akal orb
hj. han tion by Toke
Take When he sow the odin
leer ftom Tekimene, Usesiba si
“Tearaeddatorys sikuhis, alo
eon dean ape
yesh was pcticing the oan ssid
“Lexmestow sousanecfthewchigues
Learned frm Sogaka Take.” So be
calle ver to ti, ad be ew me
ting the.
‘BB: Sogaku Takes tought in diferes
parts of Japan. Dy you know anything
Stout his teachings in Oki
‘Kondo: [have hee the went 0 Ok
ra, tI do nt have ay doce
1 sappott—andThave 9 pret
> percent of he datos docoments
fom To
event
decane,
2: Did
inking
Kondc
Takeda
Kondo
std
szudents
Sogake's
Tokina
teefrom Teksmane Toke. alto ear that
te went to Hawai but do ot have say
decetaation pyr Ga
Did Tokimune Takeda over teach
in Okina othe Une Stats?
BB: Were the techniques of Sogaku
‘Takeda and Tokimune Takeda dite
ferent?
Konda: reer saw Sopa’ shai,
so donot koon. But knew any ois
stadeis an tined with tery can
imazie, through lis stedents, what
Sognk'secigues wer ike, 1 think
the closet etnies Saku’ were
Tokimane The reason Ith my
Thad the mest
training under the
students of Sogaku
Takeda because!
wanted to visit each
one, train and see
what Takedla’s tech-
hiques were like.
tecaiqus, Tokimune’s daughter would
reminds me fm Sy
fens of Sogaky Ted cts waned
’sechnigues were ike Fach tsrctor
sould have dierent clos red, pea
be, eee ed blk 1 jst loo a
one person's och hat were pk,
lo waned tose and tani the
my feeling that Tokinune’stechsques
Takes have? Haw many tralned la
Kendo: He had sven fom bis cord
wife None of them i liv. The ony
Child tht tind in any was Toe
nee This bons of he peas
aso of thrsoden, which ss 908
shoul tach yours only nei
tepreventesac with fy Tat
BBB: Hew many years did To
Takeda train under ath
menyo halen to Tana His. es
Signed ty Sopa Takeda Toki
Takeda. The doeunent ys that Takuma
His eames dait-ny menkyo Kaden
waza ftom Sogak Takeda and Toi-
tune Takeda. Soak ascptd his son
ato Hands donensrtng the Np Bsoan noes
eres:
eee ty
st tat time in 1939. T ave the dio
fy emery (edger of ware) from
Sogaly mish bs Tokimune' ame
Sopa gave his on the mero ad
' menkyo Hiden to His that had the
ane of Tone Talo which
Peet eet
Bacon
to Spal’ daisy. My opinions are
by the Tako fy
BB: Are any of Tekimane Takods’s
hire cer to each dalt-ryu?
‘jo Tas Hao 1962 Hap Kode De ing toy ae
fie daughter's hashand di ot in
tained itle—maybe a year age,
snc contin in tb Takes family [th
Wale Tiare was alive, is ganda
rine under him» nome of tines
Both of Tokimune's aus have one
shor time did no lk i boas the
{da fal bom asi was ot
fhe wo teak ow grtions. an
‘ging yo dito, and Tan 909 1
teach ny grandson the ete which
sete
Teombcied his grndson many ties
fan ves in Sit eter, whi is
los Taye He cae onetime
we led abs many hig {od hin
him, so we shuld tin tgeter Te
tzandica’sanower was “Ihave maty
them, dot reedtotmin” The most
ale the techs alld many
taKondo: No Americans, The Dstokan years have ge ou dan ranking
BB: Please rely explan the cure
ede: The ft ocnigs ae
re scons, which ae ald
technigues, Yer techniques an ball
aby my eter asa sd ow: Desk
‘naan hrs
ectniges Teo sea fr
tis Ifyou are standing, you can move
16: In your opinion, where sda.
syu and the approval of
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nd the Kodoka in Heke web
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