Editing Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu (section)

=== Tokimune ===
The Tokimune branch descends from the teachings of Takeda Tokimune, the son of Takeda Sokaku, and designated successor of Daitō-ryū upon the father's death. When Tokimune died, he had not appointed a successor; there are two main groups that carry on his teachings.

The first group is led by [[Katsuyuki Kondō]], who began his training under Tsunejiro Hosono and continued training under [[Kōtarō Yoshida (martial artist)|Kōtarō Yoshida]] (吉田 幸太郎 ''Yoshida Kōtarō'', 1883&ndash;1966) for a time, before being introduced to Tokimune. On the basis of the high level teaching licenses Kondo was granted by Tokimune, his followers represent his school as the Daitō-ryū "mainline". Kondo has done much to increase the visibility of the art by hosting seminars both in Tokyo and abroad, especially in Europe and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last=Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Headquarters |title=Kondo Katsuyuki |work=History |publisher=Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Headquarters |year=2006 |url=http://www.daito-ryu.org/history4_eng.html |access-date=20 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706040804/http://www.daito-ryu.org/history4_eng.html |archive-date=6 July 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the last years many Branches were created all over the world. The biggest groups are located in Italy (under Alex Muracchini and Luca Canovi), Russia (under Evgeny Bodrenko and Stanislav Kopin), Netherlands (Robert Breedveld, Niels van Willigen, Anton Brandregt, and Ilse van der Hoeven), Slovakia (under Stephan Kurilla). In the USA there are also several Branch dōjōs such as Derek Steel in Philadelphia, Mark Sumi in Los Angeles and Jose Garrido in the New York City Metro area. In the United Kingdom there is a study group in Suffolk (under Oran Redmond). Australia study group is led by Rachael Crompton in Sidney. Switzerland’s study groups are led by Pascal Badan (Lausanne) and Selahattin Ak (Zürich).<ref>{{cite web|last=Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Headquarters, Locations |title=Kondo Katsuyuki |work=History |publisher=Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Headquarters, Locations |year=2016 |url=http://www.daito-ryu.org/en/locations.html |access-date=8 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706040804/http://www.daito-ryu.org/history4_eng.html |archive-date=6 July 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The second group from the Tokimune branch is headed by Shigemitsu Kato and Gunpachi Arisawa, who are long-time students and teachers from Tokimune's original Daitokan headquarters in [[Hokkaidō]]. This organization is called the {{Nihongo|Nihon Daito Ryu Aikibudo Daito Kai|日本大東流合気武道大東会|Nihon Daitō-ryū Aikibudō Daitō Kai}}. They maintain a smaller organization in Hokkaidō, with strong connections to practitioners in Europe (especially Italy), the United States, and Brazil.<ref>{{cite web|last=European Daito Ryu Aikibudo Daito Kai |title=Affiliate nations to our association |work=Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu Aikibudo |publisher=www.daito-ryu.com |url=http://www.daito-ryu.com/en/one.htm |access-date=20 July 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070318032142/http://www.daito-ryu.com/en/one.htm |archive-date=18 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>