Originally Posted by
Cliff Judge
At one point he gave a Yagyu Shinkage ryu scroll to Ueshiba....which is not something either of them trained in.
Actually, Ueshiba (and possibly some of his students) trained in Yagyu Shinkage Ryu under Gejo Kosaburo. Ueshiba apparently taught one of his students a version of aiki-ken that consisted of three kata, clearly derived from the Sankaku set of Yagyu Shinkage Ryu. Meik Skoss has seen these kata practiced and commented that while they were clearly derived from Yagyu, the Shinkage Ryu has essentially been "scooped out" of the forms and replaced with aikido principles. I think that this is discussed in Hidden in Plain Sight in the chapter on aiki weapons.
Ueshiba apparently came to know Gejo through Takeda Sokaku, who was close friends with Gejo. I'm told that the old Yagyu-style fukuro shinai that is on display at Kondo Sensei's dojo once belonged to Gejo. I have no idea if Takeda ever did any training in Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, but as an accomplished swordsman he was probably at least familiar with what his friend was teaching.
Having said all of that, the Yagyu scroll he gave Ueshiba-- which apparently contains the Sankaku set-- is still a mystery.
Last edited by Nathan Scott; 12th July 2013 at 23:42.
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