> scottrekishika said on
03-21-2009 at
18:37:
Otake Shihan I believe is technically considered the head instructor of main line Katori Shinto Ryu. The current Soke is a member of the Iizasa family, but he has no training in Katori Shinto Ryu. Last I knew Otake Shihan was training the current Soke's son to succeed as Soke and the head teacher when he is ready.
> Peekingduck said on
03-08-2009 at
03:47:
Grandmaster translated to Soke in Japanese and would fall on the shoulders of the Iizasa family.There is no record of Sugino san being a grandmaster of anything if you check for example with the Nippon Budokan or with the Iizasa family. Sugino made his own style of Katori shinto ryu heavily infulenced by Aikido and gendai budo (i have no problem with that) and thus would be the Kansho of his Sugino system...There is no way around that.SorryThanks for the clip
> NallePu83 said on
03-07-2009 at
19:05:
He is grandmaster of Sugino Dojo, but the headmaster of TSKSR is Risuke Otake.Grandmaster...headmaster :-D
> Peekingduck said on
02-24-2009 at
06:37:
Sorry but... Sugino sensei is not the grandmaster.He may be the Kaicho of his own style but not of TSKSR by any standard.