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Japanese judo teacher in the Japanese community of São Paulo, recognized in the history of Brazilian judo as one of its "genearcas" (ancestral founders). He was the first judo teacher of Hikari Kurachi, teaching judo, Japanese, sumo, and running at a school in the Japanese colony.

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  Hikari Kurachi

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

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  The Santos judo history book states Kurachi began judo training at age 10 under Yuiti Hashizume

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

  (1937–1943)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  The Santos judo history book states Kurachi began judo training at age 10 under Yuiti Hashizume

  “Aos 10 anos de idade, Hikari Kurachi iniciou os treinos do Judô com o Sensei Yuiti Hasshizume que também lecionava japonês, Sumô e corridas em uma escola da colônia japonesa.”

  — Medeiros, José Gomes de; Dimitrov, Simone. Memorabilia do Judô em Santos - Estórias, Memórias e Personagensinfo

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