Mochizuki Minoru
望月 稔
Born
1907-04-07, Shizuoka
Died
2003-05-30, Aix-en-Provence
Description
Japanese martial artist who founded Yoseikan dojo. Direct student of judo founder Jigoro Kano, aikido founder Morihei Ueshiba, and karate founder Gichin Funakoshi, and of swordsman Hakudo Nakayama. First to teach aikido in the West (France 1951-1953). Holder of high dan ranks in multiple martial arts including 10th dan in Aikido, 9th dan in Jujutsu, and 8th dan in Judo.
Teachers (15)
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Kanō Jigorōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedExplicitly mentioned in the Dragon Magazine interview as the judo master who enrolled him at the Kodokan in 1926 and later sent him to study with Ueshiba, Shimizu and Nakayama; two other sources corroborate itThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onKodokan badge (1926–1930)
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkExplicitly mentioned in the Dragon Magazine interview as the judo master who enrolled him at the Kodokan in 1926 and later sent him to study with Ueshiba, Shimizu and Nakayama; two other sources corroborate itvisibilityFirst-hand“Je me suis inscrit au Centre Mondial du Judo de Jigoro Kano sensei en 1926.”
“after I started to take part in training in the classical arts I came to the attention of Kano Sensei. "You have the makings of a leader," he told me. After that I was to report to him once or twice a month on the progress of my training.”
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Mifune Kyūzōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedMentioned in the Dragon Magazine interview as becoming his live-in student after the famous well anecdote at the Kodokan, with detailed anecdotes about their relationship; the Karaté-Bushido interview records Mifune choosing him as assistantThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onKodokan badge (1926–1930)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkMentioned in the Dragon Magazine interview as becoming his live-in student after the famous well anecdote at the Kodokan, with detailed anecdotes about their relationship; the Karaté-Bushido interview records Mifune choosing him as assistantvisibilityFirst-hand“A partir de ce jour, j'ai habité chez Maître Mifune.”
“From that day on I stayed at Mifune Sensei's house. In essence I became one of his dependents. At that time, there were hundreds of students who lived at his expense in order to learn judo”
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Toku Sanpōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person accounts in both interviews name Sampo Toku as his judo teacher in Komatsugawa before the Kodokan; Kruyning lists Toku among his judo teachers. The interviews disagree on the start year (Karaté-Bushido and Kruyning: 1924; Dragon Magazine: 'the year before' 1926)The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1924–1926)
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person accounts in both interviews name Sampo Toku as his judo teacher in Komatsugawa before the Kodokan; Kruyning lists Toku among his judo teachers. The interviews disagree on the start year (Karaté-Bushido and Kruyning: 1924; Dragon Magazine: 'the year before' 1926)visibilityFirst-hand“à 17 ans je me suis inscrit au Kendokan, le dojo du grand maître de judo Sanbo Toku.”
visibilityFirst-hand“« Pour la technique c'est Mifune mais le démon du Kodokan c'est Sanpo Toku »”
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Oshima Sanjurosports_martial_artsGyokushin-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person account in the Dragon Magazine interview names Sanjuro Oshima as his Gyokushin-ryu teacher and describes how Oshima insisted he study so the art would not die with him; corroborated by KruyningThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1924)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Dragon Magazine interview names Sanjuro Oshima as his Gyokushin-ryu teacher and describes how Oshima insisted he study so the art would not die with him; corroborated by KruyningvisibilityFirst-hand“Le professeur de cette école, Sanjuro Oshima se désolait de constater que les styles classiques de Jujutsu disparaissaient. Il insista pour que je l'étudie avec lui afin que l'art qu'il enseignait ne meure pas avec lui.”
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Ueshiba Moriheisports_martial_artsAikidō ConfirmedConfirmedSent by Kano to study aikijujutsu with Ueshiba in 1930, became uchi-deshi and supervisor of the other students, received the Daito-ryu transmission manuscripts in 1932 and the Okuden Inka diploma in 1933; mentioned as direct student in multiple sourcesThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onKobukan dojo badge (1930)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSent by Kano to study aikijujutsu with Ueshiba in 1930, became uchi-deshi and supervisor of the other students, received the Daito-ryu transmission manuscripts in 1932 and the Okuden Inka diploma in 1933; mentioned as direct student in multiple sources“That was back in 1930 when Ueshiba Sensei still didn’t have a place of his own and was teaching in the living room of a regular private house in the Mejiro area of Tokyo. But just after we started going there, we all moved to the newly finished Ushigome dojo (site of the present Hombu Dojo)”
visibilityFirst-hand“C'était en 1930, Maître Ueshiba n'avait pas encore de dojo à lui et il enseignait dans le salon d'une maison privée du quartier de Mejiro à Tokyo.”
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Nakayama Hakudōsports_martial_artsKendo ProbableProbableBoth interviews state he studied kendo (and iaido) with Hakudo Nakayama during his Kodokan years; the period is not dated (start estimated from the 1926 Kodokan enrollment, end at his 1931 departure for Shizuoka); own account onlyThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1926–1931)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBoth interviews state he studied kendo (and iaido) with Hakudo Nakayama during his Kodokan years; the period is not dated (start estimated from the 1926 Kodokan enrollment, end at his 1931 departure for Shizuoka); own account onlysports_martial_artsIaido ProbableProbableThe interviews state he studied 'Iaido' with Nakayama Hakudo in the late 1920s, before Muso Shinden Ryu was formalised in 1933, hence the generic Iaido style; own account onlyThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1926–1931)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe interviews state he studied 'Iaido' with Nakayama Hakudo in the late 1920s, before Muso Shinden Ryu was formalised in 1933, hence the generic Iaido style; own account only -
Shimizu Takajisports_martial_artsShindō Musō-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedBoth interviews state that Jigoro Kano arranged his study of Shindo Muso-ryu jojutsu with Shimizu; the Japanese Wikipedia article confirms the teacher as Shimizu Takaji (the interviews' 'Koji' is a misrendering) and dates the study to 1930; the period end is estimated from his 1931 departure for ShizuokaThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1930–1931)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBoth interviews state that Jigoro Kano arranged his study of Shindo Muso-ryu jojutsu with Shimizu; the Japanese Wikipedia article confirms the teacher as Shimizu Takaji (the interviews' 'Koji' is a misrendering) and dates the study to 1930; the period end is estimated from his 1931 departure for ShizuokavisibilityFirst-hand“C'est Maître Jigoro Kano qui m'a choisi pour aller étudier l'Aïkijujutsu avec Maître Morihei Ueshiba, et le Shindo Muso ryu Ju jutsu auprès de Maître Koji Shimizu.”
visibilityFirst-hand“De la même façon, il m'a fait étudié le Shindo Muso Ryu Mo Jutsu auprès de Shimizu sensei, et l'art du sabre avec le maître Hakudo Nakayama.”
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Tamai Narimichisports_martial_artsTenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Tamai (70 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onKodokan badge (1928–1931)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Tamai (70 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersvisibilityFirst-hand“Des 4 experts venus au Kodokan, Tamai sensei, 70 ans, Kuboki sensei, 50 ans, Ito sensei, 45 ans, et Shiina sensei, 38 ans, chacun avait une technique différente.”
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Kuboki Sozaemonsports_martial_artsTenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Kuboki (50 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onKodokan badge (1928–1931)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Kuboki (50 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersvisibilityFirst-hand“Des 4 experts venus au Kodokan, Tamai sensei, 70 ans, Kuboki sensei, 50 ans, Ito sensei, 45 ans, et Shiina sensei, 38 ans, chacun avait une technique différente.”
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Ito Tanekichisports_martial_artsTenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Ito (45 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onKodokan badge (1928–1931)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Ito (45 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersvisibilityFirst-hand“Des 4 experts venus au Kodokan, Tamai sensei, 70 ans, Kuboki sensei, 50 ans, Ito sensei, 45 ans, et Shiina sensei, 38 ans, chacun avait une technique différente.”
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Shiina Ichizosports_martial_artsTenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Shiina (38 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onKodokan badge (1928–1931)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Shiina (38 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersvisibilityFirst-hand“Des 4 experts venus au Kodokan, Tamai sensei, 70 ans, Kuboki sensei, 50 ans, Ito sensei, 45 ans, et Shiina sensei, 38 ans, chacun avait une technique différente.”
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Kudakasports_martial_artsShuri-te ProbableProbableFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview: Mochizuki became Kudaka's student in Mongolia and based the Happoken kata on his method; the style is recorded as close to Shuri-teThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1938–1945)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview: Mochizuki became Kudaka's student in Mongolia and based the Happoken kata on his method; the style is recorded as close to Shuri-tevisibilityFirst-hand“Je suis devenu son élève, et c'est lui qui m'a enseigné le karaté. Il pratiquait un style proche du Shurite. Je me suis basé sur sa méthode pour créer le kata Happoken”
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Funakoshi Gichinsports_martial_artsKarate ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview: three months of Gichin Funakoshi's courses in Tokyo, though Mochizuki adds he does not really consider himself Funakoshi's student; corroborated by the Hiroo Mochizuki interview and Black Belt magazineThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview: three months of Gichin Funakoshi's courses in Tokyo, though Mochizuki adds he does not really consider himself Funakoshi's student; corroborated by the Hiroo Mochizuki interview and Black Belt magazinevisibilityFirst-hand“à Tokyo, j'ai suivi pendant 3 mois les cours de Gichin Funakoshi sensei, mais je ne me considère pas réellement comme son élève.”
visibilityFirst-hand“Minoru Mochizuki holds the distinction of being the only living man to have studied with aikido founder Morihei Uyeshiba, judo founder Jigoro Kano, and "the father of Japanese karate," Gichin Funakoshi.”
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Takebesports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview: began judo at Takebe's dojo in Tokyo in 1912 at age five; the Dragon Magazine interview adds that he interrupted after about two years when the family moved againThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1912–1914)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview: began judo at Takebe's dojo in Tokyo in 1912 at age five; the Dragon Magazine interview adds that he interrupted after about two years when the family moved againvisibilityFirst-hand“C'est là que j'ai commencé à pratiquer le judo en 1912, chez maître Takebe : j'avais 5 ans.”
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Ōnaga Kurōsports_martial_artsKendo ProbableProbableThe Japanese Wikipedia article records Mochizuki entering the Bushukan dojo of Onaga Kuro (Rikishin-ryu) in 1918 to begin kendo; the Shizuoka Kendo Federation history confirms the master and dojo. The Dragon Magazine interview instead places his kendo start in 1924 at Komatsugawa with an unnamed teacherThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.location_onBushukan badge (1918)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe Japanese Wikipedia article records Mochizuki entering the Bushukan dojo of Onaga Kuro (Rikishin-ryu) in 1918 to begin kendo; the Shizuoka Kendo Federation history confirms the master and dojo. The Dragon Magazine interview instead places his kendo start in 1924 at Komatsugawa with an unnamed teacher
Lineage
- Kōdōkan JūdōMifune KyūzōYokoyama SakujiroKanō Jigorō · 3 generations
- Shindō Musō-ryūShimizu TakajiShiraishi Hanjirō Shigeaki · 2 generations
- Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryūShiina IchizoIizasa Shuri-no-suke Morisada · 2 generations
Ranks (13)
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receipt_longShoden ConfirmedConfirmedThe Dragon Magazine interview says the license came 'at 19' (i.e. 1926); the Aikido Journal interview says after about six months of study with Oshima; the Japanese Wikipedia chronology dates the Gyokushin-ryu study and the kirigami to 1925.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.Menkyo Licence System (1926)granted by Oshima Sanjuro
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe Dragon Magazine interview says the license came 'at 19' (i.e. 1926); the Aikido Journal interview says after about six months of study with Oshima; the Japanese Wikipedia chronology dates the Gyokushin-ryu study and the kirigami to 1925.visibilityFirst-hand“A 19 ans, j'ai reçu un diplôme appelé le Shoden Kirigami Mokuroku, équivalent à une ceinture noire premier dan de judo. Ce fut la fin de mes relations avec Sampo Toku”
“After about six months I received a license called the Shoden Kirishi Mokuroku which would be roughly equal to a first degree black belt in judo.”
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receipt_longOkuden ConfirmedConfirmedThe Karaté-Bushido interview records the 1933 Daito-ryu Okuden Inka diploma with teaching authorization; the Dragon Magazine interview and Kruyning describe the two transmission manuscripts given in 1932 - the same event described differentlyThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.Menkyo Licence System (1933)granted by Ueshiba Morihei
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe Karaté-Bushido interview records the 1933 Daito-ryu Okuden Inka diploma with teaching authorization; the Dragon Magazine interview and Kruyning describe the two transmission manuscripts given in 1932 - the same event described differentlyvisibilityFirst-hand“En 1933, Ueshiba sensei m'a remis un diplôme, le Daïto Ryu Aïki Ju Jutsu Okuden Inka, la plus haute distinction de cette école; et m'a donné l'autorisation d'enseigner.”
visibilityFirst-hand“C'était en 1932, il me donna deux manuscrits de transmission de sa méthode [...] Le plus grand était intitulé Goshinyo no te et l'autre portait l'inscription Hiden ogi no Koto. Je ne pense pas qu'une autre personne au monde ait reçu du Maître ce genre de certificat. Tomiki Sensei avait reçu son manuscrit un peu avant moi.”
“It was about that time that he gave me the scrolls for the menkyo kaiden (master teacher's license). One of them is about two meters long and the other about three meters in length. The longer one is entitled 'The Self-defense of Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu' while the other has 'The Innermost Teachings of Daito-ryu Aiki Jujutsu' written on it.”
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military_tech1 dan ProbableProbableFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview dates his first judo dan to June 1926 at age 19The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1926-06)granted by Kodokan
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview dates his first judo dan to June 1926 at age 19visibilityFirst-hand“J'y ai obtenu mon 1° dan en juin 1926, à 19 ans.”
military_tech2 dan ProbableProbableFirst-person account in the Dragon Magazine interview dates the second dan to January 1927The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1927-01)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Dragon Magazine interview dates the second dan to January 1927visibilityFirst-hand“je reçus le 2ème dan de Judo, exactement en janvier 1927.”
military_tech4 dan ProbableProbableThe Japanese Wikipedia chronology records the Kodokan 4th dan in 1930, the year he entered Ueshiba's dojoThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu Systemgranted by Kodokanmilitary_tech7 dan ProbableProbableThe Japanese Wikipedia chronology records the Kodokan 7th dan in 1959 on the recommendation of Mifune and othersThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu Systemgranted by Kodokanmilitary_tech8 dan ProbableProbable8th dan in Kodokan Judo mentioned in Wikipedia biography along with multiple other high dan ranks in various martial artsThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu Systemgranted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_check8th dan in Kodokan Judo mentioned in Wikipedia biography along with multiple other high dan ranks in various martial arts“Minoru Mochizuki (望月 稔, Mochizuki Minoru; April 7, 1907 – May 30, 2003) was a Japanese martial artist who founded the dojo Yoseikan. He was a 10th dan in Aikido, 9th dan in Jujutsu, 8th dan in Iaido, 8th dan in Judo, 8th dan in Kobudo, 5th dan in Kendo, 5th dan in Karate, and a 5th dan in Jojutsu.”
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military_tech9 dan ProbableProbableRank listed in the ranks sidebar of the Dragon Magazine interview (self-reported)The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkRank listed in the ranks sidebar of the Dragon Magazine interview (self-reported)visibilityFirst-hand“9° Dan de Jujitsu 8° Dan de Judo 8° Dan de Iaïdo 8° Dan de Katori Shinto Ryu 5° Dan de Karaté 5° Dan de Kendo”
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military_tech8 dan ProbableProbableRank listed in the ranks sidebar of the Dragon Magazine interview (self-reported)The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkRank listed in the ranks sidebar of the Dragon Magazine interview (self-reported)visibilityFirst-hand“9° Dan de Jujitsu 8° Dan de Judo 8° Dan de Iaïdo 8° Dan de Katori Shinto Ryu 5° Dan de Karaté 5° Dan de Kendo”
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military_tech8 dan ProbableProbableRank listed in the ranks sidebar of the Dragon Magazine interview (self-reported)The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkRank listed in the ranks sidebar of the Dragon Magazine interview (self-reported)visibilityFirst-hand“9° Dan de Jujitsu 8° Dan de Judo 8° Dan de Iaïdo 8° Dan de Katori Shinto Ryu 5° Dan de Karaté 5° Dan de Kendo”
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military_tech5 dan ProbableProbableRank listed in the ranks sidebar of the Dragon Magazine interview (self-reported)The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkRank listed in the ranks sidebar of the Dragon Magazine interview (self-reported)visibilityFirst-hand“9° Dan de Jujitsu 8° Dan de Judo 8° Dan de Iaïdo 8° Dan de Katori Shinto Ryu 5° Dan de Karaté 5° Dan de Kendo”
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military_tech5 dan ConfirmedConfirmedRank listed in the ranks sidebar of the Dragon Magazine interview (self-reported); the Japanese Wikipedia chronology records kendo 5th dan in 1956The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.Dan-Kyu System
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkRank listed in the ranks sidebar of the Dragon Magazine interview (self-reported); the Japanese Wikipedia chronology records kendo 5th dan in 1956 -
military_tech5 dan ProbableProbableThe Japanese Wikipedia chronology records jodo (杖道) 5th dan in 1956, alongside the kendo 5th danThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System
Students (2)
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Mochizuki Hiroolocation_onYoseikan badge
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSon and principal student of Minoru Mochizuki, who taught him kendo, judo, aikido and kobudo from a young age; the 1987 Karaté-Bushido interview names him as the one perpetuating the teaching alongside Floquet -
Jim Alcheiksports_martial_artsAikidō ProbableProbableThe English Wikipedia article on Yoseikan budo describes Alcheik as a student of Minoru Mochizuki and records his death in 1962The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe English Wikipedia article on Yoseikan budo describes Alcheik as a student of Minoru Mochizuki and records his death in 1962
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