Fumio Manaka

Takagi Oriemon Fumio Manaka

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. 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.