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  • Erich Rahn

    Germany
    b. 1885-05-01, BerlinBorn 1885-05-01, Berlin
    d. 1973-07-05, BerlinDied 1973-07-05, Berlin
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    Students (3)

    • António Corrêa Pereira
      sports_martial_artsJūjutsu Possible
      Possible
      UBU's own history page states he began Ju-Jutsu training in Berlin in the 1930s, but does not name Erich Rahn specifically; the Rahn attribution rests on unverified leads (see notes).
      Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
      history_eduTradition only
      Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
      (1930)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
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      UBU's own history page states he began Ju-Jutsu training in Berlin in the 1930s, but does not name Erich Rahn specifically; the Rahn attribution rests on unverified leads (see notes).
      “Iniciado na prática do Ju-Jutsu em Berlim, na década de trinta, quando estudava engenharia química na Universidade Técnica de Berlim”
      — Quem somos - História - União Portuguesa de Budo. União Portuguesa de Budolinkhistory info
    • Alfred Rhode
      sports_martial_artsJūjutsu Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Multiple academic sources confirm Rhode was student of Erich Rahn
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
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      fact_check
      Multiple academic sources confirm Rhode was student of Erich Rahn
      “1922 gründete der Rahn-Schüler Alfred Rohde dann den 1. Deutschen Judo-Club in Frankfurt.”
      — Bernd Wedemeyer-Kolwe. (2004). "Der neue Mensch": Körperkultur im Kaiserreich und in der Weimarer Republik link info
      “The first German judo club was formed in 1922 in Frankfurt by Alfred Rhode, a former student of Erich Rahn. For several years, jiu-jitsu and judo coexisted relatively collegially in Germany, most likely because the still relatively small community of instructors and active participants made cooperation necessary if either discipline was to survive”
      — Panzer, Sarah. (2016). When Jiu-Jitsu was German: Japanese Martial Arts in German Sport- und Körperkultur, 1905–1933link history info
    • Felix De Smedt
      sports_martial_artsJūjutsu Confirmed
      Confirmed
      De Smedt joined the Jujutsu and Judo Verein Erich Rahn in Berlin in January 1941 and practised there until 1943; the Bushido-Kwai club's own history page independently corroborates his instructor diploma from Rahn's school.
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      (1941–1943)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
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      De Smedt joined the Jujutsu and Judo Verein Erich Rahn in Berlin in January 1941 and practised there until 1943; the Bushido-Kwai club's own history page independently corroborates his instructor diploma from Rahn's school.
      “In January 1941, he studied judo formally in Berlin, and was the first Belgian to have done so. [...] De Smedt was impressed the demonstration and in January 1941, he became a member of the Jujutsu and Judo Verein Erich Rahn [...] He continued his practice until the movie theatre was bombed in 1943.”
      — Felix De Smedt - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info
      “Hij behaalde zijn diploma voor Judo & Jiu-Jitsu instructeur aan de befaamde school van Erich Rhan [sic] te Berlijn.”
      — (2006). Club historiek - Felix De Smedt, stichter van de Judo-Karate Academie Bushido-Kwailink history info

    Sources

    Erich Rahn - Wikipedia (German). Wikipedia (German)link history info
    Thomas Plavecz. (2019). Erich Rahn in 1931 - Judoencyclopedia link history info
    “In 1906 Rahn left his father's employ and opened his own academy for jiu-jitsu in Berlin, the first of its kind in Germany.”
    — Panzer, Sarah. (2016). When Jiu-Jitsu was German: Japanese Martial Arts in German Sport- und Körperkultur, 1905–1933link history info

    Cite and reuse

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    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Erich Rahn. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN28MWKKSN4J02MVY1SC - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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    @incollection{martialis_01KJJAWN28MWKKSN4J02MVY1SC, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Erich Rahn}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN28MWKKSN4J02MVY1SC}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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