Description
Founder of Nihon Jujutsu, Meijin 10th dan Nihon Jujutsu (Kokusai Budoin IMAF),
Hanshi 9th dan Judo (Kokusai Budoin IMAF). Student of Mifune Kyuzo at the
Kodokan. Founded the US Embassy Judo Club in 1957 and served as its chief
instructor until his death. Former Chief Director of Kokusai Budoin, IMAF
(1982-2011).
Teachers (3)
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Mifune Kyūzō
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Explicitly described as 'student of Mifune Kyūzō' on the US Embassy Judo
Club website
"student of Mifune Kyūzō 三船久蔵 10dan"
— US Embassy Judo Club websitelink
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Tomiki Kenji
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Sato instructed aikido 'under' Tomiki Kenji at the SAC program at
Kodokan, indicating a direct teacher-student relationship for aikido
"Sato-sensei, who instructed both aikido (under head aikido instructor Dr.
Tomiki Kenji)"
— INJA — Sato Shizuya
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Hosokawa Kusuo
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Sato instructed taihojutsu 'under' Hosokawa Kusuo at the SAC program,
indicating a teacher relationship for police techniques
"taihojutsu techniques (under taihojutsu head instructor and senior Tokyo
Metropolitan Police taihojutsu / judo instructor Hosokawa Kusuo)"
— INJA — Sato Shizuya
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Ranks (2)
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Dan-Kyu System
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Listed as 'Nihon Jujutsu Meijin 10th dan' on IMAF official site and INJA
website
"Nihon Jujutsu Hanshi 10 Dan – Kokusai Budoin, IMAF"
— INJA — Sato Shizuya
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"Shizuya Sato • Nihon Jujutsu Meijin 10th dan (1929 – 2011)"
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Dan-Kyu System
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Listed on official INJA website as Judo Hanshi 9 Dan – Kokusai Budoin, IMAF
Students (2)
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Lance Gatling
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Explicitly refers to Sato as 'my sensei' in his own writing on The Kanō
Chronicles; also described as 'direct student of Sato Shizuya sensei' in
independent sources
"My sensei, Satō Shizuya (1929–2011)"
"My sensei was a graduate of Meiji (...) So, he taught there from 1957
until he died five years ago, and at the time I was taking Judo there, Judo and
Jujutsu, Nihon Jujutsu, his style."
— Budo, a way of life [2] — Lance Gatling [Nihon
Jujutsu, Judo & Jodo]linkinfo
"I came here in 1986 and I was a member of this dojo since 1990"
— Budo tourism: what do the budoka think? Lance
Gatling, Sandro Furzi and Michael Reinhardtlinkinfo
"Lance Gatling was a direct student of Sato Shizuya sensei, the founder and
10dan Nihon Jujutsu, Director, International Martial Arts Federation, for over
20 years."
— Judo Forum — Lance Gatling Nihon Jujutsu
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John B. Gage
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Joined US Embassy Judo Club under Sato's direction in 1986; Sato
'accepted me as his student' per Gage's own account; later served as
Sato's assistant at international seminars
"Fortunately, Sato Sensei accepted me as his student"
— JMAC — I Am JMAC: John Gage Senseilink
"Upon arriving in Tokyo, Japan in 1986, Gage-Sensei joined the US Embassy
Judo Club, under the direction of Sato Shizuya Sensei."
— JMAC — John Gage Senseilink
"traveled around the world as an assistant to Sato Sensei at martial arts
seminars"
— JMAC — John Gage Senseilink
Honors (1)
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receipt_longHanshi 9 Dan
Hanshi
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Title
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Listed on official INJA website as Judo Hanshi 9 Dan – Kokusai Budoin, IMAF
Linked data
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