Daito+Ryu+Aiki+Bujutso

=Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu= Nabra Nelson

__History__
Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu is a Japanese Martial Art that is believed to have originated between 858 and 876 A.D., durin g the reign of Emperor Seiwa. In the 11th century, Shinra Saburo Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, a decedent of the emperor, developed Daito Ryu by examining corpses left a fter a war to find out which strikes were most effective. To understand Aiki, or "harmonized energy", he observed spiders trapping prey and used music to develop smoother and more rhythmic transitions between moves. The method of Daito Ryu was spread by Sokaku Tadeka of the Aizu clan (present day Aizu Wakamatsu City). He is considered the thirty-fifth Grand Master of the Daito Ryu tradition. He added new elements from several types of martial arts to Daito Ryu. During his travels he would teach and battle, always undefeated. His teaching method was very focused and was altered according to the learning styles of each individual student which included 30,000 martial artists! Many of his students became famous martial artists such as Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido.

Sokaku Tadeka

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__Technique__
This style of martial arts not only involves hand-to-hand combat, but also values war-related arts such as  jujutsu, swordsmanship, spearmanship, horsemanship, and archery as well as non-martial arts such as calligraphy, poetry, healing arts, and ethics. Etiquette ties all of these disciplines, since spirit and conduct measures a warrior. Daito Ryu focuses on the spirit first, then physical technique.

A poll from www.martial-arts.ca asked: Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu's philosopy agrees with this poll. It stresses discipline, or etiquette.

__Teaching Method__
Daito Ryu does not use repetition and long explanations in its teaching method. Instead it is believed that a strong spirit will achieve //satori//, or enlightenment, and capture the technique, while a weak spirit will eventually become frustrated and reject the teaching, leaving only those who are worthy of the //kuden//, or higher levels of instruction. The three training levels are //kihon// [basic], //oyo// [practical application], and //henka// [alteration, or variation]. In demonstrations the basic technique is used, but is altered and exaggerated in order to prevent people from stealing the secrets of the Daito Ryu discipline. Although Daito Ryu's techniques may seem outdated, a trained student can adapt the discipline to any given circumstance, making as modern as need be. "It is the noble spirit behind its teachings that makes it valuable."(1) The son of Sokaku Tadeka, Tokimune Takeda, created a system of techniques which incolves both jujitsu and aiki-jujitsu methods. The first category of techniques (not including //aiki//) involves direct joint manipulation. The second category (including //aiki//) involves using the opponent's movement and intentions to pin or subdue him or her.

A spreadsheet (from Wikipedia) including the Tokimune system's different categories, or cataloged, and the number of techniques contained within them: This spreadsheet shows how broad and complicated Daito Ryu can be.
 * ~  ||~ **Catalogue Name** ||~ **No. of Techniques** ||
 * 1 || Secret Syllabus (秘伝目録 , //Hiden Mokuroku//[|?] ) || 118 ||
 * 2 || The Science of Joining Spirit (合気之術 , //Aiki-no-jutsu//[|?] ) || 53 ||
 * 3 || Inner Mysteries (秘伝奥義 , //Hiden Ōgi//[|?] ) [|[24]] || 36 ||
 * 4 || Techniques of Self Defense (<span class="t_nihongo_kanji">護身用の手 <span class="t_nihongo_comma" style="display: none;">, //Goshin'yō-no-te//<span class="t_nihongo_help noprint"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: #0000ee; font: bold 80% sans-serif; padding: 0pt 0.1em; text-decoration: none;">[|?] ) [|[25]] || 84 ||
 * 5 || Explanation of the Inheritance (<span class="t_nihongo_kanji">解釈相伝 <span class="t_nihongo_comma" style="display: none;">, //Kaishaku Sōden//<span class="t_nihongo_help noprint"><span class="t_nihongo_icon" style="color: #0000ee; font: bold 80% sans-serif; padding: 0pt 0.1em; text-decoration: none;">[|?] ) || 477 ||
 * 6 || License of Complete Transmission (//Menkyo Kaiden//) || 88 ||
 * 6 || License of Complete Transmission (//Menkyo Kaiden//) || 88 ||

1. The Daito Ryu Aiki Bujutsu Website: http://www.niagara.com/~zain/

A poll from www.martial-arts.ca asked: Daito Ryu's teaching method agrees with this poll. The spirit is focused on when training. They say a worthy and strong spirit will easily learn the methods of Daito Ryu and reach enlightenment.

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 * Video of Daito Ryu:**

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 * Video Daito Ryu done as a tribute to Sokaku Tadeka on the anniversary of his death:**

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