Abe Ichirō
安部 一郎
Born
1922-11-12, Akita Prefecture
Died
2022-02-27, Tokyo
Description
Japanese judoka of the Kodokan, one of only fifteen judoka to attain 10th dan. Arriving in Toulouse in November 1951 as the first official envoy of the Kodokan in Europe, he served as technical advisor at the Shudokan club of the Lasserre brothers, where French professors such as Pierre Roussel, Jacques Belaud, Luc Levannier and Guy Pelletier studied under him; the resulting Kodokan-versus-Kawaishi dispute produced the Union Fédérale des Amateurs du Judo Kodokan (October 1954) and its 1956 union with the Fédération française de judo et jiu-jitsu. He left France for Brussels in 1953, was technical director of the Belgian Judo Association, technical advisor of the European Judo Union from 1955, and headed the Kodokan's international department from 1969 until his death in 2022.
Teachers (5)
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Satō Shigerusports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedSato Shigeru was Abe's first judo teacher; Abe later reverently called him his master. Abe's own words in the Kodokan Judo magazine interview are corroborated by the Japanese and French Wikipedia biographies.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1937–1941)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSato Shigeru was Abe's first judo teacher; Abe later reverently called him his master. Abe's own words in the Kodokan Judo magazine interview are corroborated by the Japanese and French Wikipedia biographies. -
Matsumoto Yoshizōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedMatsumoto Yoshizo was a judo instructor at Tokyo Higher Normal School while Abe studied there, and Abe later referred to him as his former mentor (恩師). Based on Abe's own words in the Kodokan Judo magazine interview.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1941–1944)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkMatsumoto Yoshizo was a judo instructor at Tokyo Higher Normal School while Abe studied there, and Abe later referred to him as his former mentor (恩師). Based on Abe's own words in the Kodokan Judo magazine interview. -
Hashimoto Shōjirōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedHashimoto Shojiro was a professor of judo at Tokyo Higher Normal School during Abe's studies there (1941-1944) and later arranged Abe's employment at the Kodokan. Based on Abe's own words in the Kodokan Judo magazine interview.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.(1941–1944)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkHashimoto Shojiro was a professor of judo at Tokyo Higher Normal School during Abe's studies there (1941-1944) and later arranged Abe's employment at the Kodokan. Based on Abe's own words in the Kodokan Judo magazine interview. -
Ōtaki Tadaosports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableOtaki Tadao was one of the judo instructors at Tokyo Higher Normal School who taught Abe, both at the summer workshops Abe attended as a Maebashi schoolboy and during Abe's own studies there (1941-1944). Based on Abe's own words in the Kodokan Judo magazine interview.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1941–1944)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkOtaki Tadao was one of the judo instructors at Tokyo Higher Normal School who taught Abe, both at the summer workshops Abe attended as a Maebashi schoolboy and during Abe's own studies there (1941-1944). Based on Abe's own words in the Kodokan Judo magazine interview. -
Nagaoka Shūichisports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableNagaoka Shuichi was among the Tokyo Higher Normal School instructors who tutored Abe at the school's week-long summer judo workshops that Abe attended as a Maebashi schoolboy (circa 1938-1941), accompanied by Sato Shigeru. Based on Abe's own words in the Kodokan Judo magazine interview.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Seminar (1938–1941)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkNagaoka Shuichi was among the Tokyo Higher Normal School instructors who tutored Abe at the school's week-long summer judo workshops that Abe attended as a Maebashi schoolboy (circa 1938-1941), accompanied by Sato Shigeru. Based on Abe's own words in the Kodokan Judo magazine interview.
Lineage
- Kōdōkan JūdōNagaoka ShūichiKanō Jigorō · 2 generations
Ranks (10)
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military_tech1 dan Confirmedhistory_eduTradition onlyConfirmedPromoted to 1st dan on 17 August 1938, seventeen days after entering the Kodokan on 29 July 1938, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. 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.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfDan-Kyu System (1938-08-17)granted by Kodokan
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkPromoted to 1st dan on 17 August 1938, seventeen days after entering the Kodokan on 29 July 1938, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. The Kodokan is the awarding body, so its own direct register of its own grant is the primary record and needs no independent corroboration.military_tech2 dan Confirmedhistory_eduTradition onlyConfirmedPromoted to 2nd dan on 15 August 1939, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. 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.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfDan-Kyu System (1939-08-15)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkPromoted to 2nd dan on 15 August 1939, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. The Kodokan is the awarding body, so its own direct register of its own grant is the primary record and needs no independent corroboration.military_tech3 dan Confirmedhistory_eduTradition onlyConfirmedPromoted to 3rd dan on 11 January 1942, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. 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.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfDan-Kyu System (1942-01-11)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkPromoted to 3rd dan on 11 January 1942, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. The Kodokan is the awarding body, so its own direct register of its own grant is the primary record and needs no independent corroboration.military_tech4 dan Confirmedhistory_eduTradition onlyConfirmedPromoted to 4th dan on 9 January 1944, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. 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.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfDan-Kyu System (1944-01-09)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkPromoted to 4th dan on 9 January 1944, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. The Kodokan is the awarding body, so its own direct register of its own grant is the primary record and needs no independent corroboration.military_tech5 dan Confirmedhistory_eduTradition onlyConfirmedPromoted to 5th dan on 25 July 1946, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. 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.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfDan-Kyu System (1946-07-25)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkPromoted to 5th dan on 25 July 1946, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. The Kodokan is the awarding body, so its own direct register of its own grant is the primary record and needs no independent corroboration.military_tech6 dan Confirmedhistory_eduTradition onlyConfirmedPromoted to 6th dan on 24 July 1951, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page; Abe was 6th dan when he left for France in 1951. 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.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfDan-Kyu System (1951-07-24)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkPromoted to 6th dan on 24 July 1951, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page; Abe was 6th dan when he left for France in 1951. The Kodokan is the awarding body, so its own direct register of its own grant is the primary record and needs no independent corroboration.military_tech7 dan Confirmedhistory_eduTradition onlyConfirmedPromoted to 7th dan on 20 November 1957, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. 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.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfDan-Kyu System (1957-11-20)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkPromoted to 7th dan on 20 November 1957, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page. The Kodokan is the awarding body, so its own direct register of its own grant is the primary record and needs no independent corroboration.military_tech8 dan ConfirmedConfirmedPromoted to 8th dan on 1 May 1971, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page and confirmed by the Japanese Wikipedia biography.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.Dan-Kyu System (1971-05-01)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkPromoted to 8th dan on 1 May 1971, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page and confirmed by the Japanese Wikipedia biography.military_tech9 dan ConfirmedConfirmedPromoted to 9th dan on 28 April 1992, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page and confirmed by the Japanese Wikipedia biography.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.Dan-Kyu System (1992-04-28)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkPromoted to 9th dan on 28 April 1992, as recorded on the Kodokan Palace of the 10th dan page and confirmed by the Japanese Wikipedia biography.military_tech10 dan ConfirmedConfirmedPromoted to 10th dan by the Kodokan at the New Year Kagami biraki ceremony on 8 January 2006, announced alongside Toshiro Daigo and Yoshimi Osawa and reported by the Kodokan Palace page, the Japanese Wikipedia and the IJF.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.Dan-Kyu System (2006-01-08)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkPromoted to 10th dan by the Kodokan at the New Year Kagami biraki ceremony on 8 January 2006, announced alongside Toshiro Daigo and Yoshimi Osawa and reported by the Kodokan Palace page, the Japanese Wikipedia and the IJF.
Students (8)
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Jan van der Horstsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableThe JBN memorial by Willem Visser records that van der Horst took lessons from sensei Ishiro (Ichiro) Abe in Brussels and maintained a very intensive bond with him.The 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 JBN memorial by Willem Visser records that van der Horst took lessons from sensei Ishiro (Ichiro) Abe in Brussels and maintained a very intensive bond with him. -
Pierre Rousselsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableThe France Judo obituary of Abe lists Pierre Roussel among the reputed French professors and judoka around whom Abe reinforced the rayonnement of Kodokan judo, and Brousse names him among the rare champions practising the Kodokan method at the time; neither source states the exact nature of the relationship beyond his training at the club.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.location_onShudokan Judo Club badge (1951–1953)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe France Judo obituary of Abe lists Pierre Roussel among the reputed French professors and judoka around whom Abe reinforced the rayonnement of Kodokan judo, and Brousse names him among the rare champions practising the Kodokan method at the time; neither source states the exact nature of the relationship beyond his training at the club. -
Luc Levanniersports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableThe France Judo obituary of Abe lists Luc Levannier among the reputed French professors and judoka around whom Abe reinforced the rayonnement of Kodokan judo, and Brousse names him among the rare champions practising the Kodokan method at the time; neither source states the exact nature of the relationship beyond his training at the club.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.location_onShudokan Judo Club badge (1951–1953)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe France Judo obituary of Abe lists Luc Levannier among the reputed French professors and judoka around whom Abe reinforced the rayonnement of Kodokan judo, and Brousse names him among the rare champions practising the Kodokan method at the time; neither source states the exact nature of the relationship beyond his training at the club. -
Jacques Belaudsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableThe France Judo obituary of Abe lists Jacques Belaud among the reputed French professors and judoka around whom Abe reinforced the rayonnement of Kodokan judo, and Brousse names him among the rare champions practising the Kodokan method at the time; neither source states the exact nature of the relationship beyond his training at the club.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.location_onShudokan Judo Club badge (1951–1953)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe France Judo obituary of Abe lists Jacques Belaud among the reputed French professors and judoka around whom Abe reinforced the rayonnement of Kodokan judo, and Brousse names him among the rare champions practising the Kodokan method at the time; neither source states the exact nature of the relationship beyond his training at the club. -
Guy Pelletiersports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedThe France Judo obituary of Abe lists Pelletier among the reputed judoka around whom Abe reinforced the rayonnement of Kodokan judo; Budo Éditions' independent author biography states Pelletier met Abé in 1952, remained loyal to him, and was tasked by him with developing Kodokan judo in FranceThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onShudokan Judo Club badge (1951–1953)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe France Judo obituary of Abe lists Pelletier among the reputed judoka around whom Abe reinforced the rayonnement of Kodokan judo; Budo Éditions' independent author biography states Pelletier met Abé in 1952, remained loyal to him, and was tasked by him with developing Kodokan judo in France -
Marcel Clausesports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableEnglish Wikipedia records that Clause's skills progressed rapidly after encountering Ichiro Abe, who in 1954 became Technical Director of the Belgian Judo Federation, and that together with Daniel Outelet he became Abe's most skillful student.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1954–1969)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEnglish Wikipedia records that Clause's skills progressed rapidly after encountering Ichiro Abe, who in 1954 became Technical Director of the Belgian Judo Federation, and that together with Daniel Outelet he became Abe's most skillful student.“Clause's technical skills in judo rapidly progressed after having encountered Ichiro Abe, a Japanese Kodokan delegate to Europe, who in 1954 became the new Technical Director of the Belgian Judo Federation. Together with threefold European champion, the late Daniel Outelet, Clause became Abe's most skillful student excelling in both randori and judo kata.”
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Daniel Outeletsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableEnglish Wikipedia records Outelet as considered Abe Ichiro's best and most successful judo student; Abe served as Technical Director of the Belgian Judo Federation in Brussels from 1954, where Outelet trained.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1954–1969)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEnglish Wikipedia records Outelet as considered Abe Ichiro's best and most successful judo student; Abe served as Technical Director of the Belgian Judo Federation in Brussels from 1954, where Outelet trained. -
Carl De Créesports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableDe Crée's own autobiographical author biography in his 2024 peer-reviewed article lists Abe Ichirō among the judo teachers he studied with while residing in Japan.The 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_checkDe Crée's own autobiographical author biography in his 2024 peer-reviewed article lists Abe Ichirō among the judo teachers he studied with while residing in Japan.reviewsPeer-reviewedvisibilityFirst-hand“He has previously resided in Japan and has studied jūdō with, inter alia, the late Felix De Smedt, Marcel Clause, Hirano Tokio, Fukuda Keiko, Imamura Haruo, Abe Ichirō, Daigo Toshirō, and Ōsawa Yoshimi, and with Ashida Kunio, Kurimura Yōji, Ochiai Toshiyasu, Okano Isao, Tokuyama Misao, and Tsuji Yoshimi.”
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