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みなもとのよしみつ 源義光
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1. Minamoto No Yoshimitsu (1045-1127)​
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2. Minamoto no Yoshimitsu​, son of Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, was a Minamoto clan samurai during Japan's Heian Period. His brother was the famous Minamoto no Yoshiie. Minamoto no Yoshimitsu is credited as the ancient progenitor of the Japanese martial art, Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu. Yoshimitsu is also known as Shinra Saburō (新羅 三郎). According to Daitō-ryū's intal history, Yoshimitsu dissected the corpses of men killed in battle, and studied them for the purpose of learning vital point striking and joint lock techniques.
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