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Katori shinto ryu risuke otake sensei koryu budo bujutsu kenjutsu japanese swordsmansip
Risuke Ōtake (大竹利典, Otake Risuke) (born March 10, 1926), full name Ōtake Risuke Minamoto no Takeyuki (大竹利典源健之, Ōtake Risuke Minamoto no Takeyuki), is a Japanese martial artist. He is a long time shihan (Teaching Master) of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū bujutsu, which he learned as a disciple of the previous teaching master Hayashi Yazaemon (1892-1964) from the time he entered the school at the age of 16, in 1942. In 1967, when Otake-sensei was 42 years old, he received gokui kaiden, the highest level of attainment in the tradition, and at the same time became the school's teaching master. He lives and teaches in rural location near Narita city, in Chiba Prefecture of Japan. The teachings of Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū were designated an Intangible Cultural Asset of Chiba Prefecture in 1960, with Ōtake designated as guardian of the tradition.
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- Katori shinto ryu risuke otake sensei koryu budo bujutsu kenjutsu japanese swordsmansip
- Risuke otake tenshin shoden katori shinto ryu
- Books by Risuke take
- Documentaries
- References
He has authored a book Katori Shinto-ryu: Warrior Tradition as well as an earlier three-volume set of books on the tradition entitled, The Deity and the Sword: Katori Shinto-ryu.
He is a member of the Chiba Prefecture Board of Registrars and Appraisers for Muskets and Swords; a position he has held since 1979.
Risuke otake tenshin shoden katori shinto ryu
Books by Risuke Ōtake
Documentaries
