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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battles of Kizugawaguchi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
He ordered one of his admirals, Kuki Yoshitaka, to organize a blockade against the fleets of the Ikki's allies, who sought to supply the fortress and break the siege.
Kuki Yoshitaka (九鬼 嘉隆)(1542-1600) was a naval commander during Japans Sengoku Period, under Oda Nobunaga, and later, Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
In the first battle, in 1576, the Mori defeated Kuki Yoshitaka's fleet, breaking the blockade and supplying the fortress.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battles-of-Kizugawaguchi   (1085 words)

  
  Kuki Yoshitaka
In the 1570s, Kuki allied himself with Oda Nobunaga, and commanded his fleet, supporting land-based attacks on the Ikkō-ikki.
In 1576, he was defeated at Kizugawaguchi by the Mōri clan fleet, but 1578 brought victory in the second Battle of Kizugawaguchi, in which Kuki used 'iron ships' to repel the arrows and musket balls of the opposing Mōri clan's ships.
In the Battle of Sekigahara, Kuki Yoshitaka fought alongside the Toyotomi forces, while his son Kuki Moritaka joined the opposing force, under Tokugawa Ieyasu.
www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Kuki_Yoshitaka   (187 words)

  
 A Chronological Table of Kuki Yoshitaka's Life
Yoshitaka was born to Kuki Kunaishoyu Sadataka in Shima.
Yoshitaka was conferred the tittle of Oosumikami and the junior grade of the fifth rank of honor.
Yoshitaka was not happy about the decision, and gave the castle of Toba to his son Moritaka and retired(There is another view that his retirement was in 1597).
www.shinjin.co.jp /kuki/suigun/yoshitaka1_e.htm   (1145 words)

  
 Kuki Yoshitaka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Kuki Yoshitaka was born in Shima province, son of the lord of Shimatashiro castle Sadataka.
After the death of Oda Nobunaga, Kuki Yoshitaka became a vassal of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (NobunagaÕs successor) as a general in HideyoshiÕs naval fleet.
Kuki Yoshitaka further participated in the attack on Korea, leading his forces from the famous Nipponmaru flag ship.
www.ninpo.org /picturearchive/historicalportraits/kukiyoshitaka.html   (311 words)

  
 The death of Kuki Yoshitaka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The stupa of Kuki Yoshitaka at Kongoshoji temple in Ise
Yoshitaka, knowing that Moritaka was away from Toba castle because he participated in the attack at Aizu, usurped it.
His entreaty having been accepted by them, Moritaka dispatched a messenger to Yoshitaka to inform him of the news; however, when Yoshitaka saw a ship arriving, he mistook it for the enemy's pursuer and killed himself, putting a period to his stormy life.
www.shinjin.co.jp /kuki/suigun/yoshitaka2_e.htm   (398 words)

  
 Kuki Yoshitaka - SamuraiWiki
Yoshitaka, the eldest son of Kûki Sadataka (a warlord with a reputation for being a pirate), gave his allegiance to Oda Nobunaga when the latter invaded neighboring Ise province in 1569, and commanded a fleet of ships during the Nagashima Campaign (which culminated in the 1574 isolation and annihilation of the Nagashima Ikko-ikki stronghold).
Kûki went on to command ships during the Invasions of Korea (1592-93, 97-98) and was defeated along with Kato Yoshiaki by the Korean admiral Yi Sun Shin at Angolpo (June 1592).
In 1600 Yoshitaka decided to side with Ishida Mitsunari against Tokugawa Ieyasu, and when Ishida was defeated, Yoshitaka committed suicide.
wiki.samurai-archives.com /index.php?title=Kuki_Yoshitaka   (376 words)

  
 Kuki Yoshitaka Information
In the 1570s, Kuki allied himself with Oda Nobunaga, and commanded his fleet, supporting land-based attacks on the Ikko-ikki.
In 1576, he was defeated at Kizugawaguchi by the Mori clan fleet, but 1578 brought victory in the second Battle of Kizugawaguchi, in which Kuki used 'iron ships' to repel the arrows and musket balls of the opposing Mori clan's ships.
In the Battle of Sekigahara, Kuki Yoshitaka fought alongside the Toyotomi forces, while his son Kuki Moritaka joined the opposing force, under Tokugawa Ieyasu.
www.bookrags.com /Kuki_Yoshitaka   (196 words)

  
 Kûki Yoshitaka
Yoshitaka, the eldest son of Kûki Sadataka (a warlord with a reputation for being a pirate), gave his allegiance to Oda Nobunaga when the latter invaded neighboring Ise province in 1569, and commanded a fleet of ships during the Nagashima Campaign (which culminated in the 1574 isolation and annihilation of the Nagashima Ikko-ikki stronghold).
Nobunaga ordered Yoshitaka to develop some way to counter the Môri naval superiority; his answer was to design a class of enormous, heavily armed warships.
In 1600 Yoshitaka decided to side with Ishida Mitsunari against Tokugawa Ieyasu, and when Ishida was defeated, Yoshitaka committed suicide.
www.samurai-archives.com /kukiyoshitaka.html   (364 words)

  
 Kukishinden Ryu
At the Konpon dojo Takamatsu established the 'Nihon Nobukyoku' with permission from Kuki Shishaku (a family head of the Kuki family).
In later years the Kuki family was tasked with protecting the coastal waters of their home region in Kumano and extracted a “toll” from passing ships to support that patriotic duty.”
Kuki Yoshitaka had a chance to test them when he encountered a pirate fleet as he rounded the coast of the Kii peninsula.
www.mizunagaredojo.com /kukishinden_ryu.htm   (4331 words)

  
 Kukishin Ryu Bojutsu - Message Board - ezboard.com
Basically, Takamatsu Sensei was asked by the Kuki family to re-write the Amatsu Tatara scrolls and the Kukishin Ryu scrolls.
The reason for this was most of the information that the Kuki family had was destroyed in the fire bombings of Tokyo.
The Soke of the Kuki family is Kuki Munetaka, the head Shinto Priest of the Kumano Hongu Grand Shrine, and doesn't practice Kukishin Ryu.
p199.ezboard.com /fsamuraibujutsufrm41.showMessage?topicID=4.topic   (1677 words)

  
 Kuki Moritaka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
) was a general and admiral in the service of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the son of Kuki Yoshitaka, one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's top generals.
In the last years of the 16th century, Kuki Moritaka supported Tokugawa Ieyasu in his bid for power, while his father fought for the opposing side, supporting Ishida Mitsunari.
After Tokugawa's victory, Moritaka was confirmed in lordship of his family's han (fief), which was raised from 26,000 koku to 46,000 in wealth and power.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kuki_Moritaka   (142 words)

  
   Ishii Tribute to Amano  
So I asked Yumemakura-san and Kikuchi-san to write new short stories of "Kimaira" and "D", and I asked Amano-san to draw four illustrations for each story.
Reiichi Kuki floating on a pool of blood, D running through a tunnel made of some big animal's bones.
The cover art was based on a concept by designer Takamitsu Yajima.
www.nippon2007.us /GOH/Ishii_tribute_to_Amano.php   (896 words)

  
 BUDO ARTICLES - Tanaka Soke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
He was made a noble in thanks by the emperor and accepted the name of Takazané Kuki and the stronghold of the village of Kuki (Northern of the town of Kumano) with the title of Viscount.
The Kuki family proved itself at the time by great feats of arms, since one of its descendants, Kuki Yoshitaka, built the military seaport of the town of Toba, in the bay of Isé, and became the chief of the fleet of Shogun Oda Nobunaga.
In addition to the bugei ju-happan, the characteristic of this school are the art of the long stick of the monk-soldiers of Shugendo (1m80), the spear of 1m80, and the short staff of 90cm (which was actually the stick of command of the feudal military chiefs).
members.shaw.ca /shugendo/tanaka.html   (1817 words)

  
 ‚¢‚©‚è‚̘b‚S   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
He commanded Yoshitaka Kuki who constructed the large ship which equipped the gun of the iron lining, and then he acquired the command of the sea of Ohsaka bay, and this battle faced the end.
The Kuki water army was useful at the time of the Korean dispatch of troops of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
It is left a drawing which showed that a flag carrier which makes Narutaka Kuki who is the eldest son of Yoshitaka Kuki was a general, the Nippon-maru are placed in the center of battlefield
www2.memenet.or.jp /~kinugawa/english/ikari/ikari140.htm   (211 words)

  
 Ninjas still around today? - Page 6 - MartialTalk.Com
Hatsumi sensei's densho/maki were signed and stamped by the Kuki head, making him Soke of Kukishin ryu Happo Bikenjutsu....oh....right....he must have used his ninja stealth mode and stole the stamp...
Tanemura sensei is head of three Kuki lines...one being Hontai Kukishin ryu Bojutsu.
I stated that Hatsumi sensei's maki and densho were signed and stamped by the Soke of the Kuki family making him head of Kukishin ryu Happo Bikenjutsu.
www.martialtalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=8400&page=6   (5624 words)

  
 Kukishinden Ryu Happo Hikenjutsu
In recognition for this brave act the emperor gave Kurando permission to use the "Kuki" of Kukishinden Ryu, which suggests that he fought like "Nine Demons".
Although formalised at this time, the Kukishinden Ryu has a history stretching back to the Kamakura Era (1180's), with techniques that are said to originate in China and the Lands beyond.
Kukishinden ryu hanbojutso is the main weapon taught to students of ninjutsu in the world today and is the third school in Bujinkan.
uk.geocities.com /bcdojo/kukishinden.htm   (713 words)

  
 Ago - Profile
During the Sengoku period, the area came under the control of a succession of feudal lords.
The Kuki family took control of the area at the time when Kuki Yoshitaka took control of Toba.
During the Tokugawa period, though the area was once reigned directly by the Shogunate government, it was under the control of the Naito, Doi, Matsudaira, Itakura, and Inagaki families successively until the Meiji era.
www.nhk-chubu-brains.co.jp /DDT-E/mie/ago/profile.html   (434 words)

  
 First Battle of Kizugawaguchi - SamuraiWiki
Kûki Yoshitaka (Under the command of Oda Nobunaga) vs. Murakami Takayoshi (Under the command of Môri Terumoto)
In 1576, Oda Nobunaga tasked Kûki Yoshitaka with blockading the Ishiyama-Honganji fortress by sea.
In the resulting naval conflict, the Môri navy, commanded by Murakami Takeyoshi, overwhelmed and defeated Yoshitaka's outclassed fleet, keeping the supply lines to the Honganji open.
wiki.samurai-archives.com /index.php?title=First_Battle_of_Kizugawaguchi   (66 words)

  
 Reference Encyclopedia - 1600
November 8 - Natsuka Masaie, Japanese warlord (born 1562)
November 17 - Kuki Yoshitaka, Japanese naval commander (born 1542)
José de Acosta, Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist (born 1540)
www.referenceencyclopedia.com /?title=1600   (751 words)

  
 The Battle of Hansan Island in Wiki - China History Forum, chinese history forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Hideyoshi had made it absolutely imperative to his commanders that the naval situation must be put under control; the Korean fleets destroyed and the supply routes to the Yellow Sea secured.
Japanese commander Wakizaka Yasuharu was ordered to wait and combine his fleet with the forces of Kato Yoshiaki and Kuki Yoshitaka to seek out and destroy the Korean fleet.
In the meantime, Admiral Yi was planning a third campaign and worked with Admirals Won and Yi Eok Ki in combined operations and practiced a novel, new fighting formation that was in the shape of a crane's wing.
www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=9965   (1426 words)

  
 Kutaki no Mura - Forum - Ryu-ha Specific - Kukishin Ryu - katana and history
If I understand correctly, Yoshitaka Soke is accepted as such by both Bujinkan's line of Kukishin Ryu, as well as within the KukishinDEN (family) Ryu lineage.
If this is the actual katana of the 9th Soke, it does not match the one I have - it appears to be an older style, which, unless I am mistaken, is Shobu Zukuri style (14th century?) with a very long kissaki.
There are several lines of the Kuki schools, 5 or so that I can think of at the top of my head.
www.kutaki.org /modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=17363   (433 words)

  
 Naval history of Japan - Avoo - Ask Us A Question -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Japan's failure at sea, and the difficulty in resupplying troops on land, were one of the major reasons for the invasion's ultimate failure, together with the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the main proponent of the invasion.
From 1592, the supreme commander of Hideyoshi's fleet was Kuki Yoshitaka, whose flagship was the 33 meter flagship Nihonmaru.
In 1609, the lord Shimazu Tadatsune of Satsuma invaded the southern islands of Ryūkyū (modern Okinawa) with a fleet of 13 junks and 2,500 samurai, thereby establishing suzerainty over the islands.
www.vacavillecaus.com /details/Naval_history_of_Japan   (5592 words)

  
 Yi Sun-shin Home
With this in mind, he sent Wakisaka Yasuharu, one of his ablest generals, together with 70 ships and an elite detachment of his own troops to Ung-Chun as the First Fleet.
The Second Fleet of 40 vessels under Kuki Yoshitaka, and the Third, under Kato Yoshiakira, later joined Wakisaka by Hideyoshi’s special command.
Aware of these developments, Admiral Yi assembled a fleet of 51 ships by combining the forces of Admiral Yi Ok-ki with his own, and set off for Kyonnaeryang where Wakisaka and his fleet were riding at anchor, and was joined by Admiral Won-Kyun on the way.
www.koreanhero.net /en/TheMajorNavalBattles.htm   (3618 words)

  
 Bujinkan Yoryu Dojo Italia- Kukishinden Ryu Happo Hikenjutsu
Il nome Kuki fu concesso dall'imperatore Andare-Daigo (Tenno) a Kurando Yakushimaru per aver liberato del rapimento Ashikaga Takuji durante l’epoca Kamakura dell’era Engan-Ganmen (1336).
La sua lotta come un Dio Demonio durante la liberazione fu denominata dall'Imperatore Kuki.
Anche nello studio di Kukishinden Ryû si possono trovare gli insegnamenti di Amatsu Tatara (Porta del Cielo) dove la traduzione metaforica è l'accesso alla residenza di Dio.
www.bujinkan.it /kukishinden.html   (555 words)

  
 Guides: Samurai Warriors (PS2)
If you like, jack a horse from an enemy officer to move about more quickly.
Silence the Cannons - Defeat Yoshitaka Kuki's cannon unit.
Yoshitaka Kuki is leading a cannon unit, so waste him to stop his cannons.
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 Japanese Arts - History
With the Asai and Asakura gone, and the Takeda for the moment quiet, Nobunaga was free to inflict vengeance on the Ikko of Nagashima.
In 1576 Nobunaga diverted the naval forces of Kûki Yoshitaka to the waters off Settsu and proceeded with a naval blockade of the Honganji, assisted by the Atagi of Awaji Island.
Yoshitaka dutifully went back to Shima and in 1578 unveiled six massive, heavily armed warships some have fancied were equipped with armored plates.
www.shaolin-society.co.uk /shaolin_legacy/history.php?history=13   (22340 words)

  
 The establishment main point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Speaking of Yoshitaka Kuki, I think that a pirate and considered one are often
Surely of Kuki The beginning is a pirate, but it is established not a
I moved islands on the land and it limited a ship and was weakened in water
www.interq.or.jp /earth/aqurax/tobaeiyaku.htm   (324 words)

  
 1600 - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
November 8 - Natsuka Masaie, Japanese warlord (born 1562)
November 17 - Kuki Yoshitaka, Japanese naval commander (born 1542)
Jose de Acosta, Spanish Jesuit missionary and naturalist (born 1540)
arikah.com /encyclopedia/1600   (544 words)

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