Description

Shintō Munen-ryū swordsman. One of the ten swordsmen who led the Imperial Guard fencers from 1881, and chair of the first Butokukai kata committee in 1906.

Offices held (1)

• corporate_fareChairDai-Nippon Butokukai Seitei Kenjutsu Kata Committee Probable

  Probable

  One authored history.

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

  1906

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  One authored history.

  reviewsPeer-reviewed

  “In 1906, Watanabe Noboru (1838-1913) chaired the first Butokukai committee tasked with formulating a set of generic kata for disseminating standardized kenjutsu in schools nationwide.”

  — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

Honours (1)

• receipt_longHanshi (範士), Dai-Nippon ButokukaiHanshi Probable

  Probable

  Bennett says the 1906 committee consisted of Watanabe and six others, all of them hanshi, so the title follows from his membership rather than from a direct statement about him. No year of award is given.

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

  Title

  granted by Greater Japan Martial Virtue Society

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Bennett says the 1906 committee consisted of Watanabe and six others, all of them hanshi, so the title follows from his membership rather than from a direct statement about him. No year of award is given.

  reviewsPeer-reviewed

  “The committee was appointed on May 7 and consisted of Watanabe and six other kenjutsu experts from various ryūha, all of whom were recipients of the Butokukai's honorary title of hanshi, the highest honor awarded to outstanding martial artists.”

  — Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of the Swordlink info

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