Ueshiba Morihei training in Daito ryu

1915 Meets Sokaku Takeda of Daito-ryu Jujutsu in Hisada Inn in Engaru with introduction from Kotaro Yoshida.  First 10-day Daito-ryu seminar  (end of February to 5 March 1915).

1915 to  1919 (December)  : Ueshiba Sensei built a small dojo in his own house in Shirataki and received Sokaku classes and in  December 1919, left shiritaki abruptly after receiving a telegram announcing the death of his father.
 
Sokaku will propose to Ueshiba to become his successor (unpublished interview of S. Pranin).

Below some references from Takeda sokaku 's Eimeiroku about  9 Seminars (probably of 10 days each) in which Morihei Ueshiba participates :

• 5 march 1915 (10 days period seminar)
• 19 march 1915 (10 days period seminar)
• 4 april 1915 (10 days period seminar)
• 6 February 1916 (10 days period seminar)
• 16 February 1916 (10 days period seminar)
• 26 February1916  (10 days period seminar)
• 8 March 1916 (10 days period seminar)

 

 

Daito Ryu Hiden Mokuroku scroll issued by Takeda Sokaku Sensei to Ueshiba Sensei 

(circa 1915 or 1916)

 

  Following  thèse seminars, it seems that Ueshiba received Hiden Ogi scroll issued by Takeda Sensei more precisely in march 1916 (Taisho 5)

1922 Sokaku Takeda visits Ayabe with his family to teach and stays from 28 April to 15 September.
Receives Kyoju Dairi from Takeda qualifying him as certified Daito-ryu instructor (September) and receive Hiden okugi no koto  秘伝奥技之事 certificate.

 Ueshiba Kyoju Dairi certification in 1922 record

Below some references from Takeda sokaku 's Eimeiroku :

• 28 April to 11 May 1922
• 1 June to  10 June 1922
• 11 June to  19 June 1922
• 1 July to 10 July 1922
• 15 August to 24 August 1922   end : 15 september 1922 

Above "Shinkage ryu densho" offered to Ueshiba Morihei by Takeda Sokaku.

It is not a diploma (Takeda Sokaku never studied Yagyu Shinkage Ryu) , but a document referring to the Yagyu shinkage ryu , including passages from Heiho Kadensho : Shinrikyo first chapter (Shoe Offering Bridge) , the famous work written by Yagyu Munenori, the son of Yagyu Muneyoshi.

Below some translation of this scroll by Josh Reyer :

 "Use your fists as a shield" and "support your body with your front leg, and extend your rear leg".

From original kadensho scroll, Three of  five points regarding stance are omitted :

"stand in hitoemi"

"lower your shoulder to your opponent's fists"

"extend your left elbow"

  The lineage preceding Takeda's signature runs:

Kamiizumi Musashi-no-Kami Fujiwara Hidetsuna
Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami Taira Munetoshi
Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami Taira Munenori
Over Ten Generations in Old Aizu Domain
Takeda Sokaku Minamoto Masayoshi 

1931  Sokaku Takeda teaches seminar from 20 March to 7 April at Kobukan Dojo n Ushigome, Wakamatsu-cho. (receive Goshin yo no te 御信用之手  level certification in Daito ryu)

 Ueshiba's Daito ryu Goshin Yo no Te certification in 1931 record

===No more  training records in Takeda Sokaku’s eimeiroku====

===Total around  259 days of training under Takeda sensei===

1931 to 1933 Some unexpectedly visits of Sokaku in Ueshiba ‘ s Kobukan dojo for claiming him money but not  for teaching purpose in Kobukan (from prewar ueshiba students testimonials : Shigemi Yonekawa, Yoichiro (Noriaki) Inoue, Hisao Kamada, Hajime Iwata, Minoru Mochizuki, Takako Kunigoshi…)

1933 Technical manual  Aiki jujutsu densho (aka Budo Renshu)  is published. 

Note : Ueshiba begins teaching at Asahi News dojo in Osaka with assistance of Takuma Hisa. 

1935 Making of Asahi News film documentary in Osaka with Takuma Hisa.

1936 Shooting of Noma Dojo photos, more than 1,000 images capturing Morihei Ueshiba's Aiki Budo technique.

Daito ryu advanced techniques by Ueshiba :

Note : Sokaku Takeda appears in Osaka and takes over instruction of Asahi News dojo, Ueshiba sensei leave Osaka and returned suddenly in Tokyo without meeting TAKEDA sokaku.

1938 Technical manual, Budo, dedicated to Prince Kaya, containing photographs of Ueshiba’s techniques is published. 

 Budo manual 1938