Description
American army officer and jujutsu teacher (1875–1937), graded in Jigo
Tenshin-ryu jujutsu in 1905; after 1907 a pioneer of Japanese-based self-defence
in California, and in 1917 a military jujitsu instructor at Camp Lewis,
Washington.
Sources
“Risher Thornberry (1875–1937), who was graded in Jigo Tenshin-ryu jujutsu in
1905.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
info
“After 1907, Thornberry became a pioneer of Japanese-based self-defense methods
(goshinjutsu) in California.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
info
“Major Risher Thornberry (1875–1937, graded in Jigo Tenshin-ryu jujutsu in 1905)
taught military jujitsu at Camp Lewis, Washington, during 1917”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
info
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Risher Thornberry. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5HNF95VEM8JAMHPCKTYXQ2B - CC
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title = {Risher Thornberry}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
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{https://martial.is/entity/01M5HNF95VEM8JAMHPCKTYXQ2B}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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