Takagi Oriemon Budo Hero Of Shiroishi

Takagi Oriemon - Budo hero of Shiroishi This book follows Takagi Oriemon, founder of the Takagi Yoshin line of Jutaijutsu, on his Musha Shugyo around Japan. It covers why and how he got the name Takagi , his relationship with his parents and his brother , his reasons for his leaving his home town and his journey around Japan learning from masters of martial arts. It talks of his feats of strength and of his wisdom. The book is approximately 200 pages in length and contains original artwork inspired by the story. This book was a joint project between Unsui Sensei ,Kancho of the Jinenkan, who translated the old Japanese in 4 hand written densho into modern Japanese, Robert Gray, Maurizio Mandarino and Eric Shahan who translated the Japanese into English and Stephen Greenifeld who edited the book. This is a unique opportunity to gain a better understanding of the man whose martial arts legacy continues to this day, and whose art is practiced by thousands of students around the globe.