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Ryōhei Uchida (内田 良平, Uchida Ryōhei, 11 February 1873 – 26 July 1937) was a Japanese ultranationalist political theorist, Pan-Asianist, and martial artist, active in the pre-war Empire of Japan. He was also an accomplished jūdōka, a favorite of Kanō shihan 師範 (master), one of the three most senior 5th dan rank holders in Kodokan history, and a noted street brawler. He was the son of Shinto Muso-ryu practitioner Uchida Ryōgorō, and from an early age was interested in many forms of Japanese traditional martial arts, including kyūdō, kendo, judo and sumo.

Teachers (3)

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  Uchida Ryōgorō

  (1880-1889)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

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  EN Wikipedia and Lance Gatling both state Ryōhei was the son of Uchida Ryōgorō and learned martial arts (kyūdō, kendo, jūjutsu, sumo, kyūjutsu) from his father from an early age.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Through his father, young Ryōhei received early instruction in kyūdō, kendo, jūjutsu, sumo, and kyūjutsu (archery)."

  — Lance Gatling. (2023). Ki 気 in Jūdō 柔道 - Uchida Ryōhei and the Secrets of Budō 武道極意. The Kano Chronicleslinkinfo

  "He was the son of Shinto Muso-ryu practitioner Uchida Ryōgorō, and from an early age was interested in many forms of Japanese traditional martial arts, including kyūdō, kendo, judo and sumo."

  — Ryōhei Uchida - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)linkinfo
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  Kanō Jigorō

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 2

  Probable

  Well-documented favorite student of Kanō Jigorō, one of three most senior 5th dan holders in Kodokan history

  sports_kabaddiKodokan badge (1893)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

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  Well-documented favorite student of Kanō Jigorō, one of three most senior 5th dan holders in Kodokan history

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Miyakawa remained a Gen’yōshamember and became a Kōdōkan top-executive (Kōdōkan Saikō Kanbu講道館最高幹部) closely associated with Kanō Jigorō, as was Uchida Ryōhei"

  — Kodokan Judo's Three Orphaned Forms of Counter Techniques - Part 1: The Gonosen-no-kata (ResearchGate)link

  "He was also an accomplished jūdōka, a favorite of Kanō shihan 師範 (master), one of the three most senior 5th dan rank holders in Kodokan history, and a noted street brawler."

  — Lance Gatling. (2023). Ki 気 in Jūdō 柔道 - Uchida Ryōhei and the Secrets of Budō 武道極意. The Kano Chronicleslinkinfo
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  Miyagawa Taichiro

  linkJigō Tenshin Ryū 2

  Probable

  Student of Miyakawa Taichirō in Jigō Tenshin Ryū jūjutsu at Fukuoka's Meidokan dōjō

  sports_kabaddiMeikokan dojo badge

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

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  Student of Miyakawa Taichirō in Jigō Tenshin Ryū jūjutsu at Fukuoka's Meidokan dōjō

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "宮川太一郎嘉永元年（1848）生正林又七郎の高弟・免許皆伝代々黒田家の臣である。一万流剣術，自剛天真流組討を極め，明治10年(1877) 11月玄洋社附属の向浜塾で自聞天真流を教授したのが，後の明道館道場の起源とされている。"

  — Tenri University Repository, collection 1573 link

  "He learned a number of martial arts, most notably Jigō Tenshin Ryū Jūjutsu in Fukuoka’s Meidokan dōjō, an art in which he was notably successful. In 1893 he moved to Tokyo to live with his wealthy coal mine owner uncle Hiraoka Kōtarō, a supporter of the Genyōsha, and began to study Russian at a Tokyo school and jūdō at Kanō Jigorō’s Kodokan."

  — Lance Gatling. (2023). Ki 気 in Jūdō 柔道 - Uchida Ryōhei and the Secrets of Budō 武道極意. The Kano Chronicleslinkinfo

Ranks (1)

• linkKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech5 dan 2

  Probable

  One of three most senior 5th dan holders in Kodokan history, favorite student of Kanō Jigorō

  Dan-Kyu System

  granted by Kodokan

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  One of three most senior 5th dan holders in Kodokan history, favorite student of Kanō Jigorō

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "He was also an accomplished jūdōka, a favorite of Kanō shihan 師範 (master), one of the three most senior 5th dan rank holders in Kodokan history"

  — Ki 気 in Judo 柔道 – Uchida Ryōhei and the Secrets of Budo 武道極意 (The Kano Chronicles)link

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