The Headmaster of Yûshingijuku Takada Dôjô
The President of Nippon Iaidô Kyôkai
The 20th Headmaster of Musô Shinden Ryû Lineage
Iaidô Hanshi 10th Dan
Kendô, Kyôshi 7th Dan
Jyû Kendô, Kyôshi 6th Dan
Shindô Musô Ryû Jôjutsu
Hôzôin Ryû Sôjutsu
Araki Ryû Nagamagijutsu
Yagyû Ryû Tessenjutsu
Yagyû Ryû Kusarigamajutsu
Chigirikijutsu
* born in 1939/6/19, in Yokohama, Japan
* started to practise kendô at the age of 13
* joined Matsuo Kenpu Sensei's dôjô "Dai Nippon Teigoku Shinkenkan Matsuo Kenpu Dôjô" and started to practise iaidô at the age of 15
* Iaidô 4th Dan in 1959
* Iaidô 5th Dan in 1960
* Iaidô Renshi in 1962
* Iaidô Kyôshi in 1975
* Musô Shinden Ryû 8th Dan in 1975
* Musô Shinden Ryû Menkyo Kaiden in 1975
* Iaidô 8th Dan in 1986
* Iaidô Hanshi in 1996
* Iaidô 9th Dan in 2001
* Iaidô 10th Dan in 2004
Since 1986 Takada Gakudô Sensei has also been teaching Iaidô annually in Scandinavia including Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Bulgaria and Latvia.
