What is Risuke Otake?
[[File:Risuke Ōtake.jpg|right|200px]] '''{{nihongo|Risuke Ōtake|大竹利典|Otake Risuke}}''' ({{nihongo|Ōtake Risuke Minamoto no Takeyuki|大竹利典源健之|Ōtake Risuke Minamoto no Takeyuki}}; March 10, 1926 – June 6, 2021) was a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[martial artist]] and writer. He was a long time ''[[shihan]]'' (Teaching Master) of [[Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū]] [[bujutsu]]. Otake was born in [[Narita, Chiba|Narita]], Japan. Otake died in Narita on June 6, 2021 at the age of 95.<ref>[https://www.schoolandcollegelistings.com/ES/Barcelona/398379003671774/Shoshinkan Shoshinkan]</ref> ==Works== * Ōtake, Risuke (1977). ''The Deity and the Sword - Katori Shinto-ryu Vol. 1'', Japan, Japan Publications Trading Co. {{ISBN|0-87040-378-8}} (Original Japanese title for all three volumes in this series is ''Mukei Bunkazai Katori Shinto-ryu'') * Ōtake, Risuke (1977). ''The Deity and the Sword - Katori Shinto-ryu Vol. 2'', Japan, Japan Publications Trading Co. {{ISBN|0-87040-405-9}} * Ōtake, Risuke (1977). ''The Deity and the Sword - Katori Shinto-ryu Vol. 3'', Japan, Japan Publications Trading Co. {{ISBN|0-87040-406-7}} * Ōtake, Risuke (2007). ''Katori Shinto-ryu: Warrior Tradition'', Koryu Books. {{ISBN|978-1-890536-20-6}} (A total revamp of the earlier ''The Deity and the Sword'' book) * Ōtake, Risuke. ''Le Sabre et le Divin'', {{ISBN|978-2-908580-82-2}} *Ōtake, ''Risuke.'' (2016) ''Strategy and the Art of Peace, Tenshinshō-den Katori Shintō-ryū'', Nippon Budokan, ISBN 978-4-583-10984-8 C0075 ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Otake, Risuke}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:Japanese martial artists]] [[Category:Japanese writers]] {{bio-stub}}