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  Tanabe Mataemon

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  Tanabe's father Torajiro was head of the Fusen-ryu; Tanabe began training at age 9 and travelled with his father to challenges from age 14.

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  Frederico Muñoz

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  Tanabe's father Torajiro was head of the Fusen-ryu; Tanabe began training at age 9 and travelled with his father to challenges from age 14.

  “Tanabe was born in Okayama to Torajiro Tanabe, head of the Fusen-ryū founded by Motsugai Takeda. He started training in jujutsu at 9 years old, and at 14 he started accompanying his father to competitions”

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Mataemon Tanabe - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

  “At the age of 9 he began studying jujitsu under his grandfather Takeda Sadaharu [...] Then with his father – Tanabe Torajiro he taught jujitsu in various parts of the prefecture.”

  — Hoare, Syd. Tanabe Mataemon Talks About His Fusen-Ryu Jujitsu (Syd Hoare translation)link history info

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