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Japanese archer (1836–1917) who fought in the civil war at the fall of the Tokugawa and worked to redeem archery's reputation; he developed the shomen uchiokoshi way of raising the bow in the 1890s. Ohira Zenzo and Awa Kenzo became his disciples.

Students (2)

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  Ōhira Zenzō

  sports_martial_artsKyudo Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “Younger but equally important individuals in the development of modern kyudo included Ohira Zenzo (1874–1952) and Awa Kenzo (1880–1939), both of whom became disciples of Honda midway through their kyudo careers.”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info
• person
  Awa Kenzō

  sports_martial_artsKyudo Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “Younger but equally important individuals in the development of modern kyudo included Ohira Zenzo (1874–1952) and Awa Kenzo (1880–1939), both of whom became disciples of Honda midway through their kyudo careers.”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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