Description

Soviet martial artist, one of the founders of SAMBO, first Russian to earn a black belt in judo, student of Jigoro Kano

Teachers (1)

• 
  Kanō Jigorō

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Single source; OCA says he trained under Kanō, which may mean only at the Kodokan. The Kodokan records his entry in 1911.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  location_onKodokan badge (1911–1917)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source; OCA says he trained under Kanō, which may mean only at the Kodokan. The Kodokan records his entry in 1911.

  “Oshchepkov spent much of his life living in Japan and training judo under its founder Kano Jigoro.”

  — OCA Asia article - Oshchepkov biography link

  alt_routeIndirect

  “admitted to the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, founded by Jigoro Kano, on October 29, 1911.”

  — English Wikipedia - Oshchepkov biography link history

  visibilityFirst-hand alt_routeIndirect

  “Mr. Oshchepkov became a disciple of the Kodokan in 1911”

  — Special exhibition of the material concerning Mr. Vasili Oshchepkov - Kodokan Judo Institutelink history info

Ranks (2)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech1 dan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Independent sources state it.

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  Dan-Kyu System (1913-06-15)

  granted by Kodokan

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Independent sources state it.

  “On October 29, 1911, Oshchepkov formally enrolled at the Kodokan, and on June 15, 1913, he was awarded the rank of first-degree black belt (shodan).”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

  “On June 15, 1913, Oshchepkov received the first degree black belt - shodan (first dan)”

  — English Wikipedia - Oshchepkov biography link history

  military_tech2 dan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Awarded 2nd dan in judo by Kodokan in October 1917, becoming the first Russian and third European to achieve this rank, well-documented in Kodokan archives and Wikipedia with specific dates

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  Dan-Kyu System (1917-10-04)

  granted by Kodokan

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Awarded 2nd dan in judo by Kodokan in October 1917, becoming the first Russian and third European to achieve this rank, well-documented in Kodokan archives and Wikipedia with specific dates

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Mr. Oshchepkov became a disciple of the Kodokan in 1911 and then was promoted to 2nd Dan. A record book of initiation pleading shows his address and signature. Also his unique seal that says "B.O" can be seen on it.”

  — Special exhibition of the material concerning Mr. Vasili Oshchepkov - Kodokan Judo Institutelink history info

  “Serving as an intelligence agent, Oshchepkov visited Japan several times. He took advantage of the training opportunities, and on October 4, 1917, he was awarded a Kodokan second-degree black belt.”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

  “On June 15, 1913, Oshchepkov received the first degree black belt - shodan (first dan); in October 1917, during a trip to Japan, he passed the exams to receive his second degree black belt,becoming the first Russian and the third European to get a nidan in judo”

  — English Wikipedia - Oshchepkov biography link history

Students (3)

• person
  V. Volkov

  sports_martial_artsSambo Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “In 1940, V. Volkov, a student of both Spiridonov and Oshchepkov, published a manual for NKVD schools titled The Course of Self-Defense without Weapons—“Sambo” (1940).”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
• 
  Sergei Dashkevich

  sports_martial_artsSambo Probable

  Probable

  Studied SAMBO under Vasili Oshchepkov in 1931 and later taught SAMBO classes where Anatoliy Rakhlin was his student from 1952, as documented in Judo.ru and TurboJudo articles

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1931)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Studied SAMBO under Vasili Oshchepkov in 1931 and later taught SAMBO classes where Anatoliy Rakhlin was his student from 1952, as documented in Judo.ru and TurboJudo articles

  “В 1931 году прошёл обучение в Москве у родоначальника отечественного дзюдо Василия Сергеевича Ощепкова на курсах преподавателей дзюдо для низовых заводских и вузовских коллективов”

  — Judo.ru article - Dashkevich biographylink

  “Вёл занятия в группе самбо, где его воспитанником с 1952 года был Анатолий Рахлин.”

  — TurboJudo article - 125th anniversary event link

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Studied judo under Vasili Oshchepkov in 1931 at instructor courses for factory and university collectives in Moscow, as documented in Judo.ru article

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1931)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Studied judo under Vasili Oshchepkov in 1931 at instructor courses for factory and university collectives in Moscow, as documented in Judo.ru article

  “В 1931 году прошёл обучение в Москве у родоначальника отечественного дзюдо Василия Сергеевича Ощепкова на курсах преподавателей дзюдо для низовых заводских и вузовских коллективов”

  — Judo.ru article - Dashkevich biographylink
• 
  Anatoly Kharlampiyev

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Independent sources state it.

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  location_onState Central Order of Lenin Institute of Physical Culture badge (1931)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Independent sources state it.

  “В 1936 г. окончил Государственный центральный ордена Ленина институт физической культуры (отделение дзюдо Василия Сергеевича Ощепкова) [...] Создавая «систему самбо», Харлампиев тщательно изучал дзюдо и осваивал его на практике. В дзюдо он видел основание нового вида борьбы в одежде, обогащённого наиболее эффективными приёмами других видов борьбы. Дзюдо он осваивал под руководством Василия Сергеевича Ощепкова, который во время многолетнего пребывания в Японии тренировался в школе дзюдо Кодокан.”

  — Russian Wikipedia - Kharlampiyev biography link history

  “Future Sambo players and trainers including Kharlampiev, V. Dudnik, N. Gladkov, and B. Sagatelyan all trained with Oschepkov during this period”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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