This is the last appearance of Takeda Tokimune Soke before his death, and it’s also a very important document, since it proves beyond any doubt that Kondo Katsuyuki Sensei is the only Menkyo Kaiden and inheritor of this art.
In front of ALL the members of Daito-ryu, including all of those that later claimed differently, and in front of the Soke, the Soke’s family and all the administration, Kondo Sensei is clearly - and two times - defined as “Soke Dairi“, and “the ONLY Menkyo Kaiden of Daito-ryu“ by the s
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Yoko OKAMOTO Shihan - 61st All Japan Aikido Demonstration at the Nippon Budokan