Guy Preston
Orange Belt
I've just watched an interview with Tanemura Shoto sensei (Genbukan/KJJR) where he discussed similarities between Daito Ryu and Asayama Ichiden Ryu.
He mentions that both originate in Aizu, and I've read somewhere else that Takeda Sokaku may have used Asayama Ichiden Ryu to help arrange Daito Ryu into a simply categorised system.
I personally don't really see the similarities? Apart from AIR's Shoden kata 'Ete Nage' and Chuden kata 'Gyakute Nage' both resembling DR's 'Kote Gaeshi'...
I've seen and read a number of times Kondo Katsuyuki saying that it's very important in DR to off balance your opponent the moment you come into contact, yet in Asayama Ichiden Ryu there are often preparation movements in kata before opponents are off balanced.
Also in AIR many of the Taijutsu kata are the way they are because of the applications using hishigi, that doesn't seem to be the case with DR.
Can anyone add any input regarding similarities between the two, or evidence of there being connections between the two?...
He mentions that both originate in Aizu, and I've read somewhere else that Takeda Sokaku may have used Asayama Ichiden Ryu to help arrange Daito Ryu into a simply categorised system.
I personally don't really see the similarities? Apart from AIR's Shoden kata 'Ete Nage' and Chuden kata 'Gyakute Nage' both resembling DR's 'Kote Gaeshi'...
I've seen and read a number of times Kondo Katsuyuki saying that it's very important in DR to off balance your opponent the moment you come into contact, yet in Asayama Ichiden Ryu there are often preparation movements in kata before opponents are off balanced.
Also in AIR many of the Taijutsu kata are the way they are because of the applications using hishigi, that doesn't seem to be the case with DR.
Can anyone add any input regarding similarities between the two, or evidence of there being connections between the two?...