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Hugh Beyer wrote:
What I've heard, without checking references, is that at least one master swordsman said that Ueshiba was the best swordsman in Japan.
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Considering that sword wasn't his sole focus of study it seems likely that a statement like that would be nothing more than hyperbole. Did Takeda teach him Itto-Ryu? I've heard mention of training in Yagyu Shinkage Ryu.