Okano Yoshitaro

岡野好太郎
Japan
Born 1885-04-24, Tonoshō, Shozu District, Kagawa Prefecture
Died 1967-06-02, Japan
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Also known as

Okano Kotaru

Description

Japanese judoka and educator, prominent figure in "高専柔道" (Technical College Judo). Served as instructor at Sixth Higher School, Eighth Higher School, and Nagoya University. Author of "学生柔道の伝統" (Student Judo Tradition). Posthumously awarded 10th dan in judo.

Teachers (2)

  • Isogai Hajime
    sports_martial_artsMuso-ryu Shinjujutsu Probable
    Probable
    The Kodokan's own hall-of-fame biography states Okano was a student of Hajime Isogai at the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai Martial Arts Teacher Training School; no independent corroboration was found
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    The Kodokan's own hall-of-fame biography states Okano was a student of Hajime Isogai at the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai Martial Arts Teacher Training School; no independent corroboration was found
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “この武術教員養成所の柔道教授は、磯貝一、永岡秀一らであった。[...]岡野も磯貝・永岡を師と仰ぎ”
    — 岡野好太郎 | 講道館 (Yoshitaro Okano - Kodokan Judo Institute)link history info
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    The Kodokan's own hall-of-fame biography states Okano enrolled at the Kodokan in 1906; no independent corroboration was found
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    location_onKodokan badge (1906)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    The Kodokan's own hall-of-fame biography states Okano enrolled at the Kodokan in 1906; no independent corroboration was found
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “20歳の時に講道館へ入門する”
    — 岡野好太郎 | 講道館 (Yoshitaro Okano - Kodokan Judo Institute)link history info
  • Nagaoka Shūichi
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    The Kodokan's own hall-of-fame biography states Okano was a student of Nagaoka Shuichi at the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai Martial Arts Teacher Training School; no independent corroboration was found
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    location_onBudo Senmon Gakko badge
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    The Kodokan's own hall-of-fame biography states Okano was a student of Nagaoka Shuichi at the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai Martial Arts Teacher Training School; no independent corroboration was found
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “この武術教員養成所の柔道教授は、磯貝一、永岡秀一らであった。[...]岡野も磯貝・永岡を師と仰ぎ”
    — 岡野好太郎 | 講道館 (Yoshitaro Okano - Kodokan Judo Institute)link history info

Lineage

Ranks (1)

  • sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
    military_tech10 dan Confirmed
    Confirmed
    The Kodokan is the awarding body, so its own direct register of its own grant is the primary record and needs no independent corroboration.
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    Dan-Kyu System (1967-06-02)
    granted by Kodokan
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    The Kodokan is the awarding body, so its own direct register of its own grant is the primary record and needs no independent corroboration.
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “1967（昭和42）年6月2日、岡野は講道館より十段位を贈られ、そして同日82歳でこの世を去った。”
    — 岡野好太郎 | 講道館 (Yoshitaro Okano - Kodokan Judo Institute)link history info

Students (1)

  • Konishi Yasuhiro
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    Japanese Wikipedia states Konishi learned judo from Okano Yoshitaro at the Tokyo Higher Normal School
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1906)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Japanese Wikipedia states Konishi learned judo from Okano Yoshitaro at the Tokyo Higher Normal School
    “中学校時代には、柔道を岡野好太郎に、竹内流を竹内兵衛に、剣道を上原宗九郎、植田平太郎（天真正伝神道流）らに学んだ。”
    — Japanese Wikipedia article on Konishi Yasuhiro link history

Sources

visibilityFirst-hand
“1885（明治18）年、香川県小豆郡土庄(とのしょう)村に生まれ。17歳の頃より天神真楊流柔術・無双流柔術を学び、3年後、20歳の時に講道館へ入門する。”
— 岡野好太郎 | 講道館 (Yoshitaro Okano - Kodokan Judo Institute)link history info
visibilityFirst-hand
岡野好太郎『学生柔道の伝統 -高専大会をめぐりて-』 (National Diet Library)link
“岡野好太郎（六高、八高、名古屋高商）”
— 高専柔道 - Wikipedia (Technical College Judo) link history

Identifiers

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