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Takeshita Isamu (January 5, 1870 – July 1, 1949) was a Japanese naval admiral
and diplomat. As Japan's naval attaché to the United States, he arranged for
Yoshiaki Yamashita to teach judo to President Theodore Roosevelt at the White
House in 1904. He later became a student of Morihei Ueshiba in aikido at the
Kobukan dojo and demonstrated aikibudo in North America in 1935. He was the
first president of the Kobukai Foundation and chairman of the Japan Sumo
Association.
Teachers (2)
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Yamashita Yoshitsugu
(1904-1905)
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Takeshita's own quoted recollection confirms he and Roosevelt took judo
lessons from Yamashita in the White House
"We had engaged Mr. Y. Yamashita, an expert on judo or jiu jitsu, from
Japan as our instructor, and we, Mr. Roosevelt and I, used to take lessons in
jiu-jitsu very often in his library on the second floor of the White
House."
— Svinth, Joseph R.. (1999). Aikido Comes to America
- September 1935. Journal of Combative Sportlinkinfo
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Ueshiba Morihei
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Two sources explicitly identify Takeshita as a student of Ueshiba at the Kobukan
from 1925, recording detailed notes of classes
"Takeshita became a patron and enthusiastic student of Morihei UESHIBA in
1925. He recorded hundreds of pages of detailed notes of classes taught by
Ueshiba in the late 1920s to early 1930s."
— Gold, Josh. (2011-08-27). Isamu Takeshita 竹下勇 -
Aikido Journal Encyclopedia. Aikido Journallinkinfo
"In Tokyo he patronized a martial art dojo called the Kobukan. Methods
taught at that school included aikibudo -- Morihei Ueshiba was the
instructor."
— Svinth, Joseph R.. (1999). Aikido Comes to America
- September 1935. Journal of Combative Sportlinkinfo
Honors (3)
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descriptionOrder of the Rising Sun, 1st class (Gold and Silver
Star)
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Decoration (1920-09-07)
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Listed in JA Wikipedia chronology of Takeshita's orders and decorations
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descriptionUS Distinguished Service Medal for service during
World War I
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Decoration (1920)
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EQMAS article states Takeshita received the medal for his WWI diplomatic service
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descriptionDeutsches Olympia-Ehrenzeichen (German Olympic
Decoration)
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Decoration (1937)
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Awarded during Takeshita's 1937 diplomatic mission to Germany, recorded in
JA Wikipedia
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