Also known as
Sanpo Toku · Sampo Toku · Sanbo Toku
Description
Pre-war Kodokan judoka known as 'Oni no Toku' (Toku of the Devilness),
the 'demon of the Kodokan' of Mochizuki's interview, 9th dan of
Kodokan judo. Famous for defeating 165 opponents in a single league as a young
man and for the public rivalry with Mifune ('Waza no Mifune / Oni no
Toku'). Expelled from the Kodokan in 1912 after defeating fifteen Brazilian
Navy sailors, pardoned and reinstated by Kano in 1917. Ran his own dojo in
Komatsugawa, Tokyo, where the young Minoru Mochizuki trained from 1924.
Teachers (3)
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Kanō Jigorō
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
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“After being scouted by Kaichiro Samura, he moved to Tokyo and joined the
Kodokan school in May 1906.”
“Samura recommended Toku for admittance to the Kano Academy and the Kodokan.
Kano accepted Toku”
— Stevens, John. (2013). The Way of Judo: A Portrait
of Jigoro Kano and His Studentsinfo
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Itō Tokugorō
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
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Wikipedia lists Tokugoro Ito among Toku's teachers
“Teachers: Jigoro Kano, Kaichiro Samura, Tokugoro Ito”
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Samura Kaichirō
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
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(1906)
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“師事した七校の佐村嘉一郎三段（後の十段）の勧めで上京し、東京高等師範学校体育科へ入学後、1906年に講道館へ入門。”
“he joined the Kodokan in 1898 and was awarded his 10th dan in April 1948”
“He had started judo in middle school. His first teacher was Kaishiro Samura
(1880–1964, later tenth dan).”
— Stevens, John. (2013). The Way of Judo: A Portrait
of Jigoro Kano and His Studentsinfo
Ranks (1)
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military_tech9 dan
Probable
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Wikipedia infobox records Toku's rank as 9th dan in judo
Students (3)
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Ushijima Tatsukuma
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
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(1917)
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The Japanese Wikipedia article on Toku Sanpo records that after his 1917
reinstatement at the Kodokan he taught the younger generation including Ushijima
Tatsukuma and Hayashi Iwazo
“6年後の1917年に破門を許された後は柔道師範として、林岩三や牛島辰熊など後進の指導に当たった”
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Mochizuki Minoru
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Confirmed
(1924–1926)
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First-person accounts in both interviews name Sampo Toku as his judo teacher in
Komatsugawa before the Kodokan; Kruyning lists Toku among his judo teachers. The
interviews disagree on the start year (Karaté-Bushido and Kruyning: 1924; Dragon
Magazine: 'the year before' 1926)
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“à 17 ans je me suis inscrit au Kendokan, le dojo du grand maître de judo Sanbo
Toku.”
— Bénoliel, P.. (1987). Minoru Mochizuki - entretien
(Karaté-Bushido no. 139, septembre 1987, pp. 28-35)info
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“« Pour la technique c'est Mifune mais le démon du Kodokan c'est Sanpo
Toku »”
— Garnier Sinclair, Eric. (2005). Minoru Mochizuki,
le dernier des géants - entretien en deux parties
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“In 1924, while living with his sister in Tokyo, he started his training in judo
at the dojo of Sampo Toku Sensei”
— Kruyning, Edgar. (2009). The Art of Ju-Jutsu
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“1924年（大正13年）、徳三宝より柔道を学ぶ。”
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Hayashi Iwazo
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
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(1917)
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Both the English and Japanese Wikipedia articles on Toku Sanpo record that after
his 1917 reinstatement he taught the younger generation including Hayashi Iwazo
“This time of his life ended in 1917 when Toku was pardoned by Kano and
reinstated as a Kodokan teacher, immediately taking Iwazo Hayashi as his pupil.”
“6年後の1917年に破門を許された後は柔道師範として、林岩三や牛島辰熊など後進の指導に当たった”
Honours (1)
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receipt_longKyoshi (教士) in judo, Dai Nippon Butoku Kai
Kyoshi
Probable
Title
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The Japanese Wikipedia article records the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai judo kyoshi
title
Sources
Ibusuki, Eizo (指宿英造). (2007). 柔道一代 徳三宝info
visibilityFirst-hand
“« Pour la technique c'est Mifune mais le démon du Kodokan c'est Sanpo
Toku »”
— Garnier Sinclair, Eric. (2005). Minoru Mochizuki,
le dernier des géants - entretien en deux parties
info
visibilityFirst-hand
“Toku Sensei était célébre [sic], entre autres, pour avoir battu 165 adversaires
en ligne, alors qu'il n'était qu'adolescent !”
— Bénoliel, P.. (1987). Minoru Mochizuki - entretien
(Karaté-Bushido no. 139, septembre 1987, pp. 28-35)info
“His judo teachers were Jigoro Kano, Kyuzo Mifune and Sampo Toku.”
— Kruyning, Edgar. (2009). The Art of Ju-Jutsu
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Toku Sanpō. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZ9TQS3VWBPTDPR59EH06R58 - CC
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@incollection{martialis_01KZ9TQS3VWBPTDPR59EH06R58, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Toku Sanpō}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
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