Minamoto no Yoshimitsu

Minamoto no Yoshimitsu , son of the Chinjufu-shōgun Minamoto no Yoriyoshi (988-1075), was a Minamoto clan Bushō during Japan's Heian Period. His brother was the Minamoto no Yoshiie. Minamoto no Yoshimitsu is credited as the ancient progenitor of the Japanese martial art, Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu. Yoshimitsu is also known as Shinra Saburō. The nickname Shinra comes from the Shinra Zenjindo Hall of Mii-dera Temple, where he had his coming-of-age ceremony. His Dharma name was Senkōin Shuntoku Sonryō (先甲院峻徳尊了).