ABOUT THOSE DAITO RYU AMERICAN YOSHINKAN AIKI WHATS IT CLAIMS.......

I am going to keep this one short and sweet.

24 hours after I posted my article pertaining to Bret Gordon's Daito ryu connection claims (READ HERE) that included a statement and letter from the Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu kodokai.....

"There is no connection between Bret Gordon and the Daito ryu Aikijujutsu Kodokai organization either here in the USA or in Japan. Any claims he is making regarding such a connection are entirely false.

The Daito ryu Aikijujutsu Kodokai organization keeps strict records of it's members. There is and has never been a "Hasaka Yutashi" who trained in the Kodokai organization either here in the USA or in Japan. There is no basis for him to claim that his organization is based on or connected with the Kodokai in any way shape or form, much like the claim he mentions about Yoshinkan aikido.

Furthermore, Gordon should should specifically state that his organization has no historical ties, lineage or affiliation with the Daito ryu Aikijujutsu Kodokai organization. Additionally the individual depicted in the photograph included in his book has never held any rank or title within the Daito ryu Aikijujutsu Kodokai organization in either the USA or Japan.

I hope this clarification is helpful. Please feel free to reach if any further information is needed."

Sincerely, Donald Quintana 

Letter from Donald Quintana Kodokai Secretary of General Affairs

It appears now that the former General Secretary from the Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu Kodokai organization has also spoken out about Gordon's spurious claims and blatant misrepresentation of Daito Ryu connections.

Gordon has spent years making claim after claim of extensive training in various styles martial arts the longest of which being claimed Daito-ryu connections to his American Yoshinkan Aiki Jujutsu. Only Gordon and Gordon alone is responsible for all his misrepresentation and the extent to which it effects those around him.