Description

Japanese judoka of the Kodokan, 9th dan. Entered the Kodokan in 1908 and studied under Jigoro Kano. After graduating from Tokyo Higher Normal School in 1922 he became assistant professor and in 1941 professor there, training judo instructors; one of the teachers of Ichiro Abe at Tokyo Higher Normal School, and the one who arranged Abe's employment at the Kodokan. Skilled in uki-waza and osoto-gari. After retiring in 1946 he served as a standing director of the Kodokan.

Ranks (1)

• linkKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech9 dan 3

  Confirmed

  Kotobank's 20th Century Japanese Biographical Dictionary entry records that he was promoted to Kodokan 9th dan in Showa 20 (1945).

  Dan-Kyu System (1945 (昭和20年))

  granted by Kodokan

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Kotobank's 20th Century Japanese Biographical Dictionary entry records that he was promoted to Kodokan 9th dan in Showa 20 (1945).

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "20年講道館9段。"

  — 橋本正次郎 - コトバンク (20世紀日本人名事典, デジタル版 日本人名大辞典+Plus) link

Students (1)

• 
  Abe Ichirō

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 3

  Confirmed

  Hashimoto 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.

  (1941-1944)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Hashimoto 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.

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  宮崎淳. (2012). 講道館柔道十段物語 第13回 安部一郎 -欧州柔道発展に貢献-linkhistoryinfo

  "橋本から講道館への就職を斡旋されて、子安正男八段（のち九段）が課長を務める同館秘書課に着任。"

  — 安部一郎 - 日本語版ウィキペディア link

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