Toshitsugi Takamatsu

Toshitsugu Takamatsu, whose birth name was Jutaro and real name Hisatsugu, later changed his name to Toshitsugu. He was commonly known as the Mouko no Tora (Mongolian Tiger), and took the names: Yokuou, Chosui, Kikaku, Shojuken, Garakuta Bujn, Kozan and Kyosha.

He was born on March 10, 1889 in Hyogo prefecture as the first son of Takamatsu Gishin (Daiajari of Shingon Buddhism, leader of Gishin religious organization, owner of a match factory and politician), and passed away at the age of 85 on April 2, 1972 at his house in front of Kashihara shrine in Kashikara city, Nara prefecture. His posthumous name is Junshokakuju Zenjomon.

Takamatsu Sensei took the path of the martial-way at the age of 9, and practiced under Ishitani Matsutaro, Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu, and Mizuta Yoshitaro Tadafusa. He acquired the inner secrets of Hontai Yoshin Takagi ryu ju-jutsu, Kukishin ryu bo-jutsu, Tenshin Hyoho Kukishinden bujutsu, Gikan ryu koppo-jutsu, Shinden Fudo ryu jutaijutsu, daken-taijutsu, Shinden Tatara ryu taijutsu, Gyokko ryu kosshi-jutsu, Koto ryu koppo-jutsu, Tokakure ryu Ninpo and others, thus receiving complete transmission as the next generation.

Since the summer of 1910, at the age of 21, Toshitsugu entered the Maya mountain in Kobe to continue his rigorous practice dwelling in the mountains by the Kame no Taki water fall. He acquired spiritual transmission together with various inner secrets from the outstanding ascetic Tamaoki. This strengthened his mind and body.

Soon after leaving the mountain, Toshitsugu moved to Tien Qing in Quing Guo (China), and encountered life and death situations in true fighting when he walked from Manzhou to Beizhi.  He won a match with Zhang Zi Long who was a Shaolin specialist. Later they became friends and maintained a good relationship.  Toshitsugu also won a tournament for the purpose of selecting a chairman for the newly established Nippon Minkoku Seinen Butou-kai (Japanese Martial Arts Federation in China).  After the tournament, Toshitsugu, as a chairman, taught the martial arts of Jujutsu to several thousand people.

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