Miura Saku

三浦 鑿
Brazil Japan
Born 1881, Ehime
Died 1945-10-26, Tokyo
27.6

Also known as

Miyako Sada

Description

Japanese-Brazilian jujutsu practitioner and judo instructor for the Brazilian Navy. Fought famous capoeira master Cyríaco in 1909, influencing early vale tudo in Brazil.

Ranks (1)

  • sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
    military_techDan grade Probable
    Probable
    Documented as judo instructor for Brazilian Navy with multiple sources confirming his teaching role
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Dan-Kyu System
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Documented as judo instructor for Brazilian Navy with multiple sources confirming his teaching role
    “彼は柔道を身につけていて、リオに於ける海軍兵学校の教官をしていたと伝えられている。”
    — 三浦　鑿（みうら・さく） - Centro de Estudos Nipo-Brasileiros link
    “Assim, em 1908, a Marinha do Brasil contrata do Kodokan dois mestres japoneses de Jiu Jitsu em Yokohama, no Japão: sada Miyako e Ume Kakihara (... [p. 111] Matricula de Miura Sakuzo (Sada Miyako) no Kodokan”
    — SILVA, Elton; CORRÊA, Eduardo. Muito antes do MMA: O legado dos precursores do Vale Tudo no Brasil e no mundo. 2020.info

Students (2)

  • Mario Aleixo
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    Book source confirms training with Sada Miyako starting 1909
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1909)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Book source confirms training with Sada Miyako starting 1909
    “Mário Alexio teve o privilégio de se adestrar no Jiu Jitsu com dois dos mais experientes e famosos mestres japoneses dos ringues. Recebeu suas primeiras instruções de Sada Miyako por volta de 1909. Posteriormente teve a oportunidade de se aperfeiçoar com o grande Conde Koma, pouco depois deste chegar ao Brasil, em 1915.”
    — SILVA, Elton; CORRÊA, Eduardo. Muito antes do MMA: O legado dos precursores do Vale Tudo no Brasil e no mundo. 2020.info
  • Hélio Gracie
    sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable
    Probable
    Documented but less prominent than Carlos' teaching role
    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
    Documented but less prominent than Carlos' teaching role
    “Hélio foi treinado por George para as suas primeiras lutas, antes deste romper com Carlos em 1934”
    — SILVA, Elton; CORRÊA, Eduardo. Muito antes do MMA: O legado dos precursores do Vale Tudo no Brasil e no mundo. 2020.info

Sources

Capoeira vs Jujutsu (Judo Tadicional Goshinjutsukan)link
visibilityFirst-hand
100 Japanese Emigration to Brazil - Saku Miura (National Diet Library)link
三浦　鑿（みうら・さく） - Centro de Estudos Nipo-Brasileiroslink
“Assim, em 1908, a Marinha do Brasil contrata do Kodokan dois mestres japoneses de Jiu Jitsu em Yokohama, no Japão: sada Miyako e Ume Kakihara (... [p. 111] Mtr+icula de Miura Sakuzo (Sada Miyako) no Kodokan”
— SILVA, Elton; CORRÊA, Eduardo. Muito antes do MMA: O legado dos precursores do Vale Tudo no Brasil e no mundo. 2020.info
Budokast 04 - Geo Omori e o Jiu Jitsu Brasileiro (Gustavo Goulart) link

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN28MWKKSN4J02MVY1SA
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