Tozawa Tokusaburo

Description

Japanese jujutsu master of Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu, teacher of Morihei Ueshiba

Teachers (1)

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  Iso Masatomo

  sports_martial_artsTenjin Shin'yō-ryū Probable

  Probable

  Well-documented student of Iso Mataemon Masatomo in Tenjin Shinyo-ryu, mentioned in multiple historical sources including genealogy charts and academic references

  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

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  fact_check

  Well-documented student of Iso Mataemon Masatomo in Tenjin Shinyo-ryu, mentioned in multiple historical sources including genealogy charts and academic references

  “GENEALOGY OF TENJIN SHINYO RYU JUJUTSU [...] 3rd Generation Iso Matauemon Masatomo [...] Tozawa Tokusaburo”

  — Tenyokai bookletlink

  “Iso Mataemon Masatomo had amongst his students Inoue Keitaro and Tozawa Tokusaburo, who were the teachers of Miyamoto Hanzo). Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, studied Tenjin Shinyo-ryu with Tozawa Tokusaburo”

  — BUYENS, Guy (2016) Introduction to Traditional Japanese martial systems (including a list with alphabetic entries and brief descriptions of major traditional schools)link

Lineage

• Tenjin Shin'yō-ryūIso Masatomo ← Iso Masatari Mataemon · 2 generations

Students (1)

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  Ueshiba Morihei

  sports_martial_artsTenjin Shin'yō-ryū Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Ueshiba's own interview and an independent biography state it.

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

  (1901)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  4 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Ueshiba's own interview and an independent biography state it.

  “Iso Mataemon Masatomo had amongst his students Inoue Keitaro and Tozawa Tokusaburo, who were the teachers of Miyamoto Hanzo). Morihei Ueshiba, founder of aikido, studied Tenjin Shinyo-ryu with Tozawa Tokusaburo”

  — BUYENS, Guy. Introduction to Traditional martial systems. 2016link

  “Teacher of TENJIN SHIN’YO-RYU JUJUTSU in Tokyo in late 1800s and early 1900s. Taught Morihei UESHIBA for brief period in 1901”

  — Josh Gold. (2011). Tokusaburo Tozawa 戸沢徳三郎. Aikido Journallink history info

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “First I learned Tenshinyo-ryu Jiujitsu from Tokusaburo Tozawa Sensei”

  — Josh Gold. (2016). Interview with Morihei Ueshiba and Kisshomaru Ueshiba. Aikido Journallink history info

  “The first teacher that the Master learnt under in his teens was Tokusaburo Tozawa, of Kito Jujutsu sect.”

  — Simone Chierchini. (2020-07-17). Ueshiba's Martial Arts Career Before Aikido Was Bornlink history info

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