The Hidden Roots of Aikido
Subtitle: Aiki Jujutsu Daitoryu
Publisher: Kodansha International
Published: February 5, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9784770023278
Subjects: Oriental martial arts; Sports & Recreation; Martial Arts; Sports; Martial Arts - Aikido; Sports & Recreation / Martial Arts & Self-Defense; Martial Arts & Self-Defense; Aikido; History
First sentence: THE DAITORYU is believe to have originated within the family of Emperor Seiwa (reigned A.D. 858-876) and to have been greatly developed by one of the emperor's descendants, Shinra Saburo Minamoto no Yoshimitsu, in the eleventh century.