Takada Gakudo Shigeru was born on 19 June 1939 in Yokohama, Japan. He stated his Budo carrier with Kendo at the age of 13. In 1953 he joined Dai Nippon Teikoku Shinkenkan Dojo and started practicing Iaido under the guidance of Matsuo Kenpu.
Short personal record
June 1939: Born in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture December 1954: Enters Dainippon Teikoku Shinkenkan Dojo under Matsuo Kenpu-sensei February 1959: Receives 4th Dan in Iaidō May 1960: Receives 5th Dan in Iaidō January 1962: Receives 6th Dan Renshi in Iaidō; Inherits Muso Shinden-ryu Iai from Matsuo Kenpu-sensei; Comissioned as Junior high school Kendo Instructor by the Yokohama City Board of Education 1965: Iaido Representative at United States New York World Exposition May 1975: Receives 8th Dan Kyōshi and Menkyo Kaiden in Muso Shinden-ryu from Matsuo Kenpu-sensei June 1975: Introduces Iaidō in Hawaii 1983: Becomes Chairman and Kendo Instructor of the Kanazawa Police Station Youth Kendo Promotion Association May 1986: Receives 8th Dan in Iaidō May 1996: Receives Hanshi in Iaidō September 2004: Receives 10th Dan Hanshi in Iaidō; Teaches twice to three times a year abroad for the past 25 years (Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Bulgaria)
Degrees and Titles
PRESIDENT OF YŪSHIN GIJUKU TAKADA DOJŌ CHAIRMAN OF JAPAN IAIDO ASSOCIATION MUSO SHINDEN-RYŪ IAI SECOND SEIDEN JAPAN IAIDO ASSOCIATION - Hanshi 10th Dan DAINIPPON BUTOKUKAI IAIDO - Hanshi 8th Dan DAINIPPON IAIDO FEDERATION - Hanshi 8th Dan OHNO-HA HOKI-RYŪ - 2nd Soke SHINTO MUSO-RYŪ JODO - 14th Soke MUGAI-RYŪ - Menkyō Kaiden REGULAR TEACHER AT METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT
KENDŌ (ZNKR) - Kyōshi 7th Dan JUKENDŌ (ZNJR) - Kyōshi 6th Dan TANKENDŌ (ZNJR) - 5th Dan HOZOIN-RYU SŌJUTSU - Kyōshi 8th Dan ARAKI-RYU NAGAMAKIJUTSU - Kyōshi 7th Dan YAGYŪ-RYŪ TESSENJUTSU - Kyōshi 6th Dan KUSARIGAMAJUTSU - Kyōshi 6th Dan KEISHICHO-RYŪ - Seishihan KURODA-RYŪ SHURIKENJUTSU CHIGIRIKIJUTSU