Apparently the webmaster had a hard time finding information on Kobayashi, which is why there is not much there about him.Kendo – 剣道 – literally “the way of the sword”ĭojo – room/hall where the practice takes place The photo of someone wearing a belt over their hakama is apparently of Mochizuki Minoru (Yoseikan Budo), and was posted as reference (I didn't look through all the photos myself).Īlso, the listing of high-ranking Sensei on their history page is reported as being an accurate listing of instructors that Mr. Moreau, in which he appears to be wearing a white belt under his hakama, that this is actually Kobayashi Somekichi's belt, and was passed on to him after Kobayashi's death a few years ago. The webmaster also said that in the photos of Mr. is the new address, but the site was down last time I checked it, so that's why I figured they were going with the former URL. Moreau to respond to, and offered a few clarifications in the meantime.įirst, the is apparently the old address. Speaking of being on topic, I just received a reply from the webmaster of Mr. The other names were probably translated simply to offer a complete translation of the entry. The reason this particular shareiroku entry was photographed and published was because this seminar in Engaru was the first training Ueshiba Morihei received under Takeda Sokaku (in 1915), through an introduction by Yoshida Kotaro (also listed). Since his name appears in this shareiroku entry, but was not included in this standarized eimeiroku (or in the AJ Encyclopedia of Aikido), it is likely that Kobayashi was not viewed as an important figure in DR history. I just had a look through the standard eimeiroku documents, and Kobayashi's name does not appear anywhere. Guess I'll drop them a note and invite them here to enlighten us. I'd be curious to learn more about Kobayashi Somekichi, and what their line of Daito ryu teaches. They currently have two dojo, both located in Illinois. Maybe they didn't have anything else historical of their own to add to the site. The shareiroku entry is listed as such, and contains an almost identical translation that is most likely copied from Stan's Encyclopedia of Aikido. * Hachidan, 8th Dan, Daito-Ryu Aikibudo Jujitsu Tai SabakiĪll the historical photos are originally from Stan Pranin/Aikido Journal, or from Kondo S. įor a complete and detailed history of Daito-Ryu Aikijujutsu, please select on the following links: Somekichi Kobayashi studied under Takeda Sokaku, as shown in this Shareiroku. * Gozo Shioda, (1915-1994) - Founder of Yoshinkan Aikido * Takeda Tokimune, (1915-1993) - 36th Soke, Daito-Ryu AikiJujutsu * Tadashi Abe, (1926-1984) - Pioneer of Aikido in France and Europe * Taiji Kase, (1929 - ) - 9th Dan Shotokan Karate * Hiroo Mochizuki, (1936-) - Current Head of Yoseikan Budo Aikido * Minoru Mochizuki, (1907-2003) - Founder of Yoseikan Budo Aikido * Ichiro Abe, 9th Dan (Kodokan), Head Kata Instructor at the Kodokan To enlarge his view and knowledge, Jean-Luc Moreau Sensei also studied different martial arts (Judo, Karate, Kendo, Ko-Budo.) under other great teachers such as: Jean-Luc Moreau, 8th degree black belt (DAN) in Daito-Ryu Aikibudo Jujitsu Tai Sabaki, headmaster and cofounder of this style, started to study under Somekichi Kobayashi. Text pasted below is from the history and instructor pages found at: I edited my last post to include a copy of the image for future reference, as it would seem that the aikibudo group has changed their URL to:
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