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Japanese martial artist, founder of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu

Students (2)

• 
  Ueshiba Morihei

  linkDaitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu 2

  Probable

  Well-documented teacher-student relationship from 1915-1922, mentioned in multiple historical accounts and interviews

  (1915-1922)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Well-documented teacher-student relationship from 1915-1922, mentioned in multiple historical accounts and interviews

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  Morihei Ueshiba - Wikipedialink

  Interview with Morihei Ueshiba and Kisshomaru Ueshiba (Aikido Journal)link
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  Kōtarō Yoshida

  linkDaitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu 3

  Confirmed

  Multiple sources confirm Yoshida began studying Daito-ryu under founder Takeda Sokaku in Hokkaido in 1915 and received the kyoju dairi representative instructor title

  (1915)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources

  fact_check

  Multiple sources confirm Yoshida began studying Daito-ryu under founder Takeda Sokaku in Hokkaido in 1915 and received the kyoju dairi representative instructor title

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "In 1915, Yoshida apprenticed himself to Takeda Sōkaku, head of the Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu school."

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Kōtarō Yoshida (martial artist) - Wikipedia (EN). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo

  "He began his study of DAITO-RYU JUJUTSU under Sokaku TAKEDA in 1915."

  — Gold, Josh. (2011). Kotaro Yoshida 吉田幸太郎 - Aikido Journal Encyclopedia. Aikido Journallinkinfo

  "Yoshida started training in Daitō-ryū aikijūjutsu in the early 1910s under the founder Takeda Sōkaku in Hokkaidō, and eventually he was awarded the kyōju dairi (representative instructor) title by Takeda."

  — Gottner, Richárd Gábor. (2025). The Self-Defence Scroll of Kyokushinkai Karate: Analysing the Mokuroku Ōyama Masutatsu Received from Daitō-ryū Aikijūjutsu Master Yoshida Kōtarō linkinfo

Honors (1)

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  Confirmed

  Founder and headmaster of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, documented in multiple historical sources including Japanese and English Wikipedia

  Title

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Founder and headmaster of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, documented in multiple historical sources including Japanese and English Wikipedia

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "武田惣角（たけだ そうかく）は、日本の武術家。武号は源正義。大東流合気柔術の実質的な創始者。"

  — 武田惣角 - Wikipedialink

  "Takeda Sōkaku (武田 惣角; October 10, 1859 – April 25, 1943) was known as the founder of a school of jujutsu known as Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu."

  — Takeda Sōkaku - Wikipedialinkhistory

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