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Risuke take () Sensei

Master of Master

(born March 10, 1926), full name take Risuke Minamoto no Takeyuki (

take Risuke Minamoto no Takeyuki), is a !a"anese martialartist# $e is a lon% time shihan (Teachin% Master) of Tenshin Sh&'enatori Shint&ry* bu+utsu,1-2- .hich he learne' as a 'isci"le of the"re/ious teachin% master $ayashi aaemon (1921963) from the timehe entere' the school at the a%e of 16, in 1932#4- 5n 196, .hen 7takesensei .as 32 years ol', he recei/e' %okui kai'en, the hi%hest le/el ofattainment in the tra'ition, an' at the same time became the school8steachin% master#3- $e li/es an' teaches in rural location near aritacity, in :hiba ;refecture of !a"an# The teachin%s of Tenshin Sh&'en atoriShint&ry* .ere 'esi%nate' an 5ntan%ible :ultural atori Shintoryu#$e is a member of the :hiba ;refecture Aoar' of Re%istrars an'

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may be challen%e' an' remo/e'# (7ctober 2011)Doun'atione'it-5iasa 5enao (5iasa :h&isai 5enao, c#14Hc#13) .as ares"ecte' s"earman an' s.or'sman .hose 'aimyo .as 'e"ose',encoura%in% him to relinIuish control of his househol' to con'uct

"uriJcation rituals an' stu'y martial arts in isolation#Aorn in the /illa%e of 5iasa in Shimosa ;ro/ince he mo/e' .hen youn%to the /icinity of the famous atori Shrine, a /enerable Shinto institutionnortheast of Tokyo in .hat is to'ay8s :hiba ;refecture# The atori Shrineen+oys a consi'erable martial re"utationB e/en the name of the Shrine8s'eity inclu'es the soun' of a s.or' clea/in% the air 8futsu8#

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Mo'ern historye'it-Tenshin Sh&'en atori Shint&ry* is the source tra'ition of many!a"anese martial arts# Se/eral famous s.or'smen (inclu'in% TsukaharaAoku'en an' Matsumoto Aien no kami Masanobu) .ho learne' 'irectlyfrom :h&isai or his imme'iate follo.ers became foun'ers of their o.n

schools, .ith either the same name (Shint&, .ritten .ith a /ariety ofother characters) or 'iKerent names> ashima Shint&ry* (Aoku'enry*),ashimary*, ashima shinry* (foun'e' by Matsumoto),

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le%sB the hi" areaB the s"ace bet.een the 8kabuto8 (helmet) an' 8'o8(chest "rotector) .here the neck arteries an' /eins coul' be easilyse/ere'# The si%nature, 8omote8 (basicbattleJel') s.or' techniIue ofthe ry*, 8makiuchi+o'an8, .as create' by 5iasa because the bushi coul'not raise the s.or' abo/e the hea', 'ue to the obstruction of the

kabuto, an' secon'ly, not.ithstan'in% that restriction, a /ery "o.erful8cho""in%8 blo. from abo/e .as still nee'e' to be %enerate' in or'er to"ro'uce the maCimum 'estructi/e force for .hen circumstances'ictate' attackin% areas of the 8yoroi8 other than the 8suki8#7ther senior instructors .ho ha/e tau%ht branches of Tenshin Sh&'enatori Shint&ry* internationally are>ukihiro Su%ino, 9th @an, son of the late oshio Su%ino (!"#$Su%inooshio, 12 @ecember 1903H199) at uishinkan Su%ino @o+o (a.asaki,!a"an)#The 5nternational or%anisation foun'e' by the late Poro $atakeyama (1 Aasics of the S.or' (%&'7mote no Tachi)

= Dorms> Di/e Teachin%s of the S.or' (()&'

Po%y& no Tachi)4 Dorms> Se/en Essential Aasics of S.or'@ra.in% (%./7moteno 5ai)= Dorms> Stan'in% S.or'@ra.in% (0/1'2Tachiai Aatt&+utsu)= Dorms> Essentials of S.or' @ra.in% (*+./Pokui no 5ai)T.o s.or's

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(3'2ry&t&+utsu) 3 Dorms> T.o S.or's (3'Ry&t&)Short s.or'(ko'achi) 4 Dorms> Essentials of the Short S.or' (*+4&'Pokui noo'achi)StaK art

(b&+utsu) 6 Dorms> Aasics of the StaK (%5

7mote no A&)6 Dorms> Di/e Teachin%s of the StaK (()5Po%y& no A&)Plai/e art(na%inata+utsu) 3 Dorms> Aasics of the Plai/e (%'7mote noa%inata)4 Dorms> Se/en Essential Di/e Teachin%s of S"ike Thro.in% (()789Po%y& noShuriken)9 Dorms> Essentials of S"ike Thro.in% (*+789Pokui no Shuriken)!u+utsu 46 Dorms> Essentials of !u+utsu (*+:2Pokui no !*+utsu)The Po%yo an' Pokui kata are only tau%ht to a'/ance' "ractitionersafter many years of fun'amental "ractice#7ther, more a'/ance' areas of stu'y of the school inclu'e>Shinobi (intelli%ence %atherin% an' analysis):hiku+o+utsu (Jel' fortiJcation art)

Punbai$eih& (strate%y an' tactics)Tenmon :hiri%aku (astronomyB%eomantic 'i/ination)5no ki%aku ("hiloso"hical an' mystical as"ects 'eri/e' from Mikkyo s"eciJcally the esoteric Shin%on school of Au''hism)Membershi"e'it-

$istorically, the Tenshin Sh&'en atori Shint&ry* /ariant hea'e' byRisuke 7take a""lie' strin%ent limitations on "ros"ecti/e members#These, as 'etaile' in 7take8s formal Shinbukan @&+& Rules, inclu'e>1# y*mon (;

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a""ointe' shi'osha (country re"resentati/es) in a number of Euro"eancountries, Russia, South 2-7n becomin% a member of the Tenshin Sh&'en atori Shint&ry* .hichhas been transmitte' by the Preat @eity of the atori Shrine, 5 here.ithaLrm my "le'%e that>5 .ill not ha/e the im"ertinence to 'iscuss or 'emonstrate 'etails of thery* to either nonmembers or members, e/en if they are relati/esB

5 .ill not en%a%e in altercations or misuse the art a%ainst othersB5 .ill ne/er en%a%e in any kin' of %amblin% nor freIuent 'isre"utable"laces#5 .ill not cross s.or's .ith any follo.ers of other martial tra'itions.ithout authoriation#5 hereby "le'%e to Jrmly a'here to each of the abo/e articles# Shoul' 5break any of these articles 5 .ill submit to the "unishment of the Preat@eity of atori an' the Preat @eity Marishiten# $ere.ith 5 solemnlys.ear an' aLC my bloo' seal to this oath to these Preat @eities#Marishiten is ori%inally the Arahman J%ure of rishna# 5n later :hineseAu''hist mytholo%y she became the hea/enly Iueen .ho li/es in one of

the stars of the Preat Aear# She is mostly 'e"icte' .ith ei%ht arms, t.oof .hich are the symbols of the sun an' the moon#Most Tenshin Sh&'en atori Shint&ry* /ariants hea'e' by instructorsother than Risuke 7take 'o not reIuire ke""an# $o.e/er, Risuke 7takere%ar's the makin% of ke""an as a strict reIuirement for all can'i'atesseekin% entrance into his school in or'er to "reser/e the secrecy an'inte%rity of the ry*8s teachin%s# E/en so, stu'ents +oinin% his /ariouso/erseas branches rea'ily recei/e instruction from the local instructors

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until such time as they may be able to tra/el to 7take8s 'o+o to takeke""an# eCtra interestin% stories, lotless useful trainin% illustrations an' %ui'elines "lus chan%es in kataeCecution#)Durther rea'in%e'it-

Essays on !a"anese Martial Tra'itions,E'%e.ork, "# 213=@rae%er, @onn D# The Martial

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!a"an, !a"an ;ublications Tra'in% :o# 5SA 00304 (7ri%inal !a"anese title for all three/olumes in this series is Mukei Aunkaai atoriShintoryu)

7take, Risuke (19)# The @eity an' the S.or' atori

Shintoryu ol# 2, !a"an, !a"an ;ublications Tra'in% :o#5SA 003030=97take, Risuke (19)# The @eity an' the S.or' atori

Shintoryu ol# 4, !a"an, !a"an ;ublicationsTra'in% :o# 5SA 0030306

Ratti, 7scar U ?estbrook,