Takahashi Kazuyoshi

高橋数良
Japan
Born 1886, Takamatsu, Kagawa
Died 1942-05-03, Tokyo
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Description

Japanese judo master, student of Yokoyama Sakujiro, known for his expertise in counter techniques (ura-waza) and considered the intellectual source behind the gonosen-no-kata. He served as judo head instructor at Waseda University and was promoted to 8th dan in 1937.

Teachers (1)

  • Yokoyama Sakujiro
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    Well-documented student of Yokoyama Sakujiro at the Kodokan, mentioned in Japanese Wikipedia biography as his direct disciple
    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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    Well-documented student of Yokoyama Sakujiro at the Kodokan, mentioned in Japanese Wikipedia biography as his direct disciple
    “講道館四天王の1人である横山作次郎の直弟子であり、切れ味鋭い足技を駆使した返し技（裏技）の達人であった。”
    — 高橋数良 - Wikipedialink history

Lineage

Ranks (1)

  • sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
    military_tech8 dan Probable
    Probable
    Officially promoted to 8th dan by Kodokan on 1937-12-22, well-documented in Japanese Wikipedia and historical records
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Dan-Kyu System (1937-12-22)
    granted by Kodokan
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Officially promoted to 8th dan by Kodokan on 1937-12-22, well-documented in Japanese Wikipedia and historical records
    “8段 1937年12月22日 51歳”
    — 高橋数良 - Wikipedialink history

Students (1)

  • Kawaishi Mikinosuke
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    According to Kawaishi Norikazu, eldest son of Kawaishi Mikinosuke, his father identified Takahashi as one of his teachers at Waseda University
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    location_onWaseda University badge
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    According to Kawaishi Norikazu, eldest son of Kawaishi Mikinosuke, his father identified Takahashi as one of his teachers at Waseda University
    “According to Kawaishi Norikazu15, eldest son of Kawaishi Mikinosuke, the teachers identified by his father as those from whom his father had learnt jūdō at Waseda University were Takahashi and Miyakawa.”
    — Kodokan Judo's Three Orphaned Forms of Counter Techniques - Part 1: The Gonosen-no-kata (ResearchGate)link

Sources

visibilityFirst-hand
“The kata builds on intellectual material conceived by Takahashi Kazuyoshi. Takahashi Kazuyoshi 高橋数良 (1885-1942), who in addition to Miyakawa Ikkan would become the jūdō head-instructor at Waseda University. Takahashi's specialty was kaeshi-waza or ura-waza (counter techniques), and he became nationally famous for his expertise in this area.”
— De Crée, Carl. (2015). Kodokan Judo's three orphaned forms of counter techniques - Part 1: The gonosen-no-kata - Forms of post-attack initiative counter throwslink
“高橋 数良（たかはし かずよし、1886年3月 - 1942年5月3日）は、日本の柔道家（講道館8段）。 講道館四天王の1人である横山作次郎の直弟子であり、切れ味鋭い足技を駆使した返し技（裏技）の達人であった。”
— 高橋数良 - Wikipedialink history

Identifiers

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