Akodo Ikuo

Akodo Ikuo was the son of the Lion Clan Champion Akodo Toru. Ikuo was the new champion after his father retired in the early 6th century. Way of the Open Hand, p. 71
== Monk ==
Toru dove into learning he unarmed combat styles of the Brotherhood, and Ikuo asked his father if these unarmed style might be incorporated into the Lion's own kenjutsu. Toru devised a fighting style known simply as 'the art of the sword' which granted bushi a chance to defend themselves with their free hand or the hilt of a blade while pressed into close quarters, . 
Category:Lion Clan Leaders