Minamoto-no Yoshimitsu ( 源 義 光 10 , 1045 - November 25, 1127 ), also known as Shinra Saburo ( 新 羅 羅 三郎 ) - is a samurai from the Minamoto clan , the son of Minamoto-no Yoriosi , who lived during the Heian period . Minamoto-no Yoshimitsu is credited with creating the Japanese martial art Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu [1] [2] .
| Minamoto no Yoshimitsu | |
|---|---|
| jap. 源 義 光 | |
 Image of Minamoto no Yoshimitsu | |
| Years of life | |
| Period | Heian period |
| Date of Birth | 1045 |
| Date of death | November 25, 1127 |
| Graves and places of worship | Otsu , Shiga |
| Family and relatives | |
| Kind | Minamoto |
| Father | Minamoto no Yoriosi |
| Brothers | Minamoto no Yoshiye |
| Children | |
| Sons | Satake Yoshinobu |
Biography
Minamoto-no Yoshimitsu was born in 1045 in the family of the Samurai Minamoto-no Yoriosi . His brother was the famous warrior Minamoto-no Yoshiye . It is Minamoto-no Yoshimitsu who is considered the founder of Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu .
According to the history of the Daito-ryu style, Yoshimitsu dismembered the corpses of those killed in battle and studied them in order to find vital points on the human body (atemi) and draw up painful techniques. The name of the school comes from a mansion called Daito and located in Omi Province (modern Shiga Prefecture), where Yoshimitsu lived as a child [3] .
For his military services, Yoshimitsu received land in the provinces of Mutsu and Hitachi , after which he moved to live in the village of Satake. He left the lands of this village to his son, Satake Yoshinobu [4] .
For military service during the war, Gosannen Minamoto-no Yoshimitsu was appointed ruler of the province of Kai , where he subsequently settled. It is known that the Satake clan comes from Satake Masayoshi, the grandson of Minamoto-no Yoshimitsu [4] .
Yoshimitsu’s great-grandson, Nobuyoshi, ultimately took the surname “ Takeda ”, and from that moment on, the Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu school techniques were secretly passed on from generation to generation among members of the Takeda family until the end of the 19th century , when Takeda Sokaku first discovered ancient traditions to the general public and began to teach the art not only members of his clan [5] .
One of Japan 's oldest symbols is Unpo-ji 'Temple, located in Yamanashi Prefecture . According to legend, it was handed over to Minamoto-no Yoshimitsu by the emperor Reijei and was considered as a family treasure of the Takeda clan for a thousand years, but there is no historical confirmation of this fact [6] .
Notes
- ↑ Ozawa Yasuhiro. Aikido. Taijutsu and gun ownership. - SPDFL Duduchan I.M., 2007 .-- S. 12. - ISBN 978-966-8472-33-6 .
- ↑ Davey, HE Unlocking the Secrets of Aiki-Jujutsu. - Masters Press, 1997 .-- ISBN 9781570281211 .
- ↑ Diane Skoss. Koryu Bujutsu: Classical Warrior Traditions of Japan. - 1 ed. - Koryu Books, 1997 .-- 192 p. - ISBN 978-1890536046 .
- ↑ 1 2 Satake-shi (Japanese) . Harimaya.com. Date of treatment March 1, 2014.
- ↑ Toshishiro Obata. Samurai, Aikijutsu. - Dragon Books, 1988 .-- 145 p. - ISBN 978-0946062225 .
- ↑ Jun Hongo. Hinomaru, 'Kimigayo' express conflicts both past and future . The JapanTimes News. Date of treatment March 1, 2014.