Takeda had extensive training in several martial arts (including Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū and sumo) and referred to the style he taught as "Daitō-ryū" (literally, "Great Eastern School").
Takeda havde en omfattende uddannelse inden for flere former for kampkunst (herunder Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryū og sumo-brydning), og omtalte den stil, han underviste i, som "Daitō-ryū" ("Den store østlige Skole").