Tomita Tsunejirō

Description

Japanese judoka, first student of Jigoro Kano at Kodokan, one of the 'Kodokan Four Heavenly Kings', promoted to 7th dan in 1927

Teachers (1)

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  Kanō Jigorō

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Independent sources state it.

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  location_onKodokan badge (1882)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Independent sources state it.

  “青年期より講道館創始者の嘉納治五郎と寝食を共にし、同館で最初の入門者・初段位取得者となって”

  — Japanese Wikipedia - Tomita Tsunejirōlink history

  “Tsunejiro Tomita, Kano’s first student, wrote in his journal of those early days”

  — Stevens, John. (2013). The Way of Judo: A Portrait of Jigoro Kano and His Studentsinfo

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Among my earliest students at the Kodokan in 1882, were several non-residents and a few who actually lodged there, among these was Tsunejiro Tomita [...] He was my first judo student.”

  — Brian N. Watson. (2008). Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kanoinfo

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech7 dan Probable

  Probable

  Promoted to 7th dan by Kodokan on 1927-11-04, as documented in Japanese Wikipedia and Kodokan records

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

  Dan-Kyu System (1927)

  granted by Kodokan

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Promoted to 7th dan by Kodokan on 1927-11-04, as documented in Japanese Wikipedia and Kodokan records

  “7段 1927年11月4日”

  — Japanese Wikipedia - Tomita Tsunejirōlink history

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