Toshitsugi Takamatsu.
As a result of the air raids in 1945, most of the Kuki family documents were burned and lost. Thus Takamatsu Toshitsugu recopied the inner secrets from his own copy added explanations and dedicated it to the Kuki family on April 3, 1949.
In may of 1950, Toshitsugu Takamatsu established Kashihara Shobukai in Nara prefecture. In the post-War era Takamatsu spent his time developing successors to his martial tradition. At the same time, he often sponsored Magokuro-kai-musubi tsudoi meeting and lectures about Amatsu Tatara, especially Izumo Shinpo, and reared many martial artists and religious leaders.
Among his disciples were Masaji Kimura, Fumio Akimoto, Kimbei Sato, Takashi Ueno, Yoshiaki Hatsumi (Ueno's personal student) and others.
This essay was written by Shoto Tanemura on October 24, 1998.
Copyright (c) 1999 Shoto Tanemura.
Time Line:
1908- Received Menyko Kaiden for Shinden Fudo ryu, Koto ryu, and Togakure ryu from Toda
Shinryuken
1909- Toda dies
1910- Ishitani dies
1914- Establishes Japanese martial arts federation in China
1919- Returns from China
1919- Kimura becomes student of Takamatsu
1919- Becomes tendai priest
1920- Takamatsu Sensei copies Kuki clan scrolls
1938- Takamatsu Sensei grants Kimura menkyo kaiden for Kukishin ryu bojutsu and jujutsu
1945- Kuki clan scrolls destroyed during WW 2
1949- Presented new scrolls to Kuki family
1952- Takamatsu Sensei grants Sato Kimbei menkyo kaiden for Takagi Yoshin ryu and Kukishin ryu
1962- Akimoto dies
1963- Takamatsu Sensei grants Sato Kimbei menkyo kaiden for Gikan ryu
1972- Takamatsu Sensei dies
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