Description

Second son of Chiba Shusaku; succeeded his father at the Genbukan dojo in Edo (Bennett). After his death in 1862 the dojo passed to his younger brother Michisaburō. His student Shimoe Hidetaro (from 1858) carried the Genbukan line into the Meiji era (JA wiki, Chiba Shusaku; Shimoe Hidetaro).

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  Shimoe Hidetaro

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  Probable

  JA wiki (Shimoe Hidetaro) records his 1858 entry to the Genbukan under Chiba Eijirō, whose death in 1862 ends the period; single source, but specific.

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

  (1858–1862)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  JA wiki (Shimoe Hidetaro) records his 1858 entry to the Genbukan under Chiba Eijirō, whose death in 1862 ends the period; single source, but specific.

  “1858年（安政5年）、江戸へ出て北辰一刀流の道場・玄武館に入門、千葉栄次郎に剣術を学ぶ。1862年（文久2年）の千葉栄次郎の死の後は、その弟千葉道三郎に剣術を学び、関東諸国を武者修行する。”

  — Wikipedia contributors. 下江秀太郎 - Wikipedia (Japanese). Wikipedia (Japanese)link history info

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