RYUU SHIN
Dragon Spirit Martial Arts
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The most famous modern-day master of Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu. His most famous student was Morihei Ueshiba.
Founder of Aikido, he took the more aggressive parts of Daito Ryu out and constructed a gentler, very flowing martial art.
Kodo Horikowa’s techniques were very subtle yet strong. Awarded Shihan from Takeda, he established Kodo Kai in 1950, totally emphasising Aiki over strength to execute higher-level techniques.
One of the most important students of Horikowa and the Head of Roppokai. Some Ryuu Shin students study his teachings from one of Okomoto’s personal students, Howard Popkin, at Ginjukai in New York, USA.
A key student of both Takeda and Ueshiba. His style, Takumakai, can be easily differentiated by its focus on very complex “pins”.
Sagawa was originally considered to be the successor to Takeda Sokaku. One of the most accomplished of his students, he often served as his teaching assistant.
One of Ueshiba’s most senior students who founded the Yoshinkan style of Aikido. The Japanese Riot police all have to undergo the brutal one-year “sensushi” Yoshinkan course to qualify.
Kano was a Japanese educator and athlete and founder of Judo – a sport, not a martial art. He also introduced the Dan Ranking system of white to black belts.