Description
Japanese judo master, student of Yokoyama Sakujiro, known for his expertise in
counter techniques (ura-waza) and considered the intellectual source behind the
gonosen-no-kata. He served as judo head instructor at Waseda University and was
promoted to 8th dan in 1937.
Teachers (1)
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Yokoyama Sakujiro
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Well-documented student of Yokoyama Sakujiro at the Kodokan, mentioned in
Japanese Wikipedia biography as his direct disciple
"講道館四天王の1人である横山作次郎の直弟子であり、切れ味鋭い足技を駆使した返し技（裏技）の達人であった。"
Ranks (1)
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Dan-Kyu System (1937-12-22)
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Officially promoted to 8th dan by Kodokan on 1937-12-22, well-documented in
Japanese Wikipedia and historical records
Students (1)
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Kawaishi Mikinosuke
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According to Kawaishi Norikazu, eldest son of Kawaishi Mikinosuke, his father
identified Takahashi as one of his teachers at Waseda University
"According to Kawaishi Norikazu15, eldest son of Kawaishi Mikinosuke, the
teachers identified by his father as those from whom his father had learnt jūdō
at Waseda University were Takahashi and Miyakawa."
— Kodokan Judo's Three Orphaned Forms of Counter
Techniques - Part 1: The Gonosen-no-kata (ResearchGate)link
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"The kata builds on intellectual material conceived by Takahashi Kazuyoshi.
Takahashi Kazuyoshi 高橋数良 (1885-1942), who in addition to Miyakawa Ikkan would
become the jūdō head-instructor at Waseda University. Takahashi's specialty
was kaeshi-waza or ura-waza (counter techniques), and he became nationally
famous for his expertise in this area."
— De Crée, Carl. (2015). Kodokan Judo's three
orphaned forms of counter techniques - Part 1: The gonosen-no-kata - Forms of
post-attack initiative counter throwslink
"高橋 数良（たかはし かずよし、1886年3月 -
1942年5月3日）は日本の柔道家（講道館8段）。講道館四天王の1人である横山作次郎の直弟子であり、切れ味鋭い足技を駆使した返し技（裏技）の達人であった。"
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