The Takeda clan was descended from the legendary Minamoto clan that has much significance for the history of Japan.
The Minamoto clan is full of famous people. A tragic, sometimes heroic, but all relevant.
And Shinra Saburo Minamoto Yoshimitsu (1056-1127) who is credited with the invention of Daito Ryu (Oshikiuchi).
The legendary warrior, Takeda Sokaku ancestor, studied the mechanism of human joints by examining bodies and think-based techniques in their studies. A descendant of the Minamoto is Haranobu Minamoto Takeda Shingen (1521-1573). Of all the daimyo (leaders-name meaning "big name") of the historical period known as Sengoku Jidai is Takeda Shingen.
Although his fame as a warrior and strategist, is considerable, his fame is also associated with wisdom. Takeda Shingen advised to cultivate the mind and the trial.
gain knowledge that we integrate into daily life is fundamental to every individual-advised Takeda.
One of his followers wrote these tips in the work known as "Iwamizudera Monogatari (tales of the temple" Iwamizu "). Shing, and a warrior was a philosopher. Takeda Shingen fought another famous general, Uesugi Kenshin, and both showed huge courage and ingenuity in their campaigns, and both were treated with respect and admiration.
Takeda Shingen died in April 1573, when an enemy sentry shot him wounding him in the head during the siege of Noda Castle (the Akira Kurosawa film "Kagemusha" is based on this incident.) Takeda Shingen
As a legacy left us the symbol of the four diamonds (symbol Daito Ryu), representing the four precepts of strategy (FU RIN KA ZAN):
- Silent as a forest
- Conquer like fire
- Still as a mountain
Shingen Takeda is a legendary figure in Japanese history and of great importance in the history of Daito Ryu.
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