Satō Shigeru

Description

Japanese judo teacher, 5th dan. Recently graduated from Tokyo Higher Normal School when he was posted to Maebashi Junior High School in Gunma, where he became the first judo teacher of Ichiro Abe. He accompanied Abe to the Tokyo Higher Normal School summer judo workshops. Skilled in uchi-mata and right and left deashi-barai.

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech5 dan Probable

  Probable

  Named as 5th dan by the French Wikipedia biography of Abe Ichiro, which records that Abe began judo in 1937 with 'Mr Sato 5e dan' as teacher.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  Dan-Kyu System

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Named as 5th dan by the French Wikipedia biography of Abe Ichiro, which records that Abe began judo in 1937 with 'Mr Sato 5e dan' as teacher.

  “commence réellement en 1937 au lycée Minomachi puis au lycée de Maebashi dans la préfecture de Gunma avec Mr Sato 5e dan comme professeur.”

  — Ichirō Abe - Wikipédia (French). Wikipedia (French) link history info

Students (1)

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  Abe Ichirō

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Sato 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)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Sato 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.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “その佐藤先生の教え方がものすごく上手でして︑柔道に興味を持ちました︒”

  — 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- link history info

  “2年生になり東京高等師範学校を卒えたばかりの佐藤茂が教員として赴任してきて授業を受け持つようになると、その上手な教え方に魅かれ、俄然柔道が楽しくなった。”

  — 安部一郎 - 日本語版ウィキペディア link history

  “commence réellement en 1937 au lycée Minomachi puis au lycée de Maebashi dans la préfecture de Gunma avec Mr Sato 5e dan comme professeur.”

  — Ichirō Abe - Wikipédia (French). Wikipedia (French) link history info

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