Sato Kinbei Sensei is important to our school as he was a teacher of Asayama Ichiden Ryu. Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu and Chinese Martial Arts.

Born in 1925 in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Tohoku University Department of Medicine with Ph.D. in medicine. Master of Traditional Japanese Martial Arts, 4th generation lineage holder in Ba Gua Zhang. Interested in martial arts since childhood. Began teaching arrest techniques to police officers at Japan Police College in1954. Opened up his own dojo in Itabashi, Tokyo in 1958 which is still active today. Positions held include Chairman of the All Japan Chinese Martial Arts Federation, Head of Japanese Daiwa-do Strategy Headquarters, Honorary Chairman of the Beijing Ba Gua Zhang Research Society, Honorary Advisor to the Eastern Chi Gung Society (Beijing), and Advisor to the Beijing Martial Chi Gung Society. Published titles include Tai Chi Chuan, Ba Gua Zhang, Hsing I Chuan, Shaolin Boxing, Chi Gung, A History of Chinese Martial Arts, Practical Ba Gua Zhang, Practical Chin-na, Practical Pressure Points, and Yawara to Ken to Michi, as well as numerous essays. He died in 1999 at Tokyo.

Sato Kinbei was proficient in the following arts:

Japanese Arts:
Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu, Araki Shin-ryu Jujutsu, Itten Ryushin Tyukai-ryu Jujutsu (Isshin-ryu, Ryushin Tyukai-ryu, Tenshin Shin Yo-ryu), Yagyu Shingan-ryu Heijutsu, Asayama Ichiden-ryu Taijustu, Kyuki Shin-ryu Bojutsu, Takagi Yo Shin-ryu Jujustu, Gikan-ryu Koppo, Takeda-ryu Aiki-no-Jutsu, and Kageyama-ryu Kenjutsu.

Chinese:
Hsing I Chuan, Ba Ji Chuan, Ba Gua Zhang, Chen Pan-Ling Tai Chi Chuan, White Crane, and Fu Jian Province Shaolin Golden Hawk. Of particular note, Sato Kinbei is the only 4th generation Ba Gua Zhang lineage holder in Japan.