In his youth he became an uchi-deshi for 7 years in the household of Torataro Saito, who taught him oriental medicine - as well as Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu and Ueshiba-ryu (!)
Som ung var han uchi-deshi gennem 7 år hos Torataro Saito, som underviste ham i orientalsk medicin og i Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu samt i Ueshiba-ryu (!)