Also known as
Raku · S. K. Uyenishi · Sada Kazu Uyenishi
Description
Japanese jujutsuka, professional wrestler and a celebrated figure of Edwardian London from 1900 to 1908. One of the first Japanese jujitsu practitioners to both teach jujitsu and compete using the art outside Japan. His first martial art was kenjutsu; he then trained in jujitsu at the Osaka dojo of Yataro Handa, where Mataemon Tanabe taught. In 1900 he travelled to London at the invitation of E.W. Barton-Wright and joined Yukio Tani on the faculty of the Bartitsu Club. After the club closed (c. 1902) he taught at Pierre Vigny's self-defence academy and, by 1903, opened his own dojo, the School of Japanese Self Defence, at 31 Golden Square, Piccadilly Circus - the first jujutsu dojo in the UK. In 1905, writing as "Raku" with the help of his student E.H. Nelson, he produced the Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu. He later taught hand-to-hand combat at Aldershot Military School and Shorncliffe Army Camp, and in 1907-8 undertook a highly successful tour of Spain, Portugal and other European countries performing exhibitions and challenge matches. He returned to Japan in late 1908, leaving the Golden Square school to his senior student William Garrud, and died some years before the Second World War. His students included William and Edith Garrud and Emily Diana Watts.
Teachers (2)
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Tanabe Mataemonsports_martial_artsFusen-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedUyenishi trained at Handa's dojo in Osaka, where Fusen-ryu master Mataemon Tanabe taught; the peer-reviewed Brough (2020) article states this directly, with EN Wikipedia as apud. The EN Wikipedia Tanabe article independently lists Uyenishi among his notable students.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkUyenishi trained at Handa's dojo in Osaka, where Fusen-ryu master Mataemon Tanabe taught; the peer-reviewed Brough (2020) article states this directly, with EN Wikipedia as apud. The EN Wikipedia Tanabe article independently lists Uyenishi among his notable students. -
Handa Yatarōsports_martial_artsDaitō-ryū Jūjutsu ConfirmedConfirmedAttested in the peer-reviewed Brough (2020) article and en/ja/es Wikipedia; the Bartitsu Society confirms the Handa school. Dojo location and period not precisely dated.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onSeibukan badge
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7 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkAttested in the peer-reviewed Brough (2020) article and en/ja/es Wikipedia; the Bartitsu Society confirms the Handa school. Dojo location and period not precisely dated.“In a March, 1904 interview with Uyenishi for Health and Strength Magazine, journalist J. St. A. Jewell wrote: Uyenishi learned the art from Mr. Yataro Handa of Osaka, Japan [...] The Osaka dojo that Handa opened in 1897, however, seems not to have been affiliated with Tenshin Shin’yo-ryu, but rather a style called Daito-ryu [...] an obscure development of Sekiguchi-ryu jiujitsu.”
visibilityFirst-hand“Uyenishi learned the art from Mr. Yataro Handa of Osaka, Japan, whose portrait I have been fortunate enough to secure (as quoted in Wolf 2016).”
Lineage
- Fusen-ryū Tanabe MataemonTanabe Torajiro · 2 generations
Ranks (1)
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military_tech2 dan ProbableProbableRank attested in Japanese Wikipedia, which cites the records of Daito-ryu jujutsu. The style is Handa Yataro's Daito-ryu, distinct from the Takeda Sokaku lineage.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkRank attested in Japanese Wikipedia, which cites the records of Daito-ryu jujutsu. The style is Handa Yataro's Daito-ryu, distinct from the Takeda Sokaku lineage.
Students (5)
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Phoebe Robertssports_martial_artsJūjutsu ConfirmedConfirmedJoined Uyenishi's Golden Square School in 1903 and was promoted to instructor within a year; Callan/Heffernan/Spenn explicitly describe Tani and Uyenishi as her teachers. Corroborated by Brough (2020).The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onSchool of Japanese Self Defence badge (1903–1907)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJoined Uyenishi's Golden Square School in 1903 and was promoted to instructor within a year; Callan/Heffernan/Spenn explicitly describe Tani and Uyenishi as her teachers. Corroborated by Brough (2020).“By that time Roberts had joined the Golden Square School of Jujutsu, in Piccadilly, which was run by Uyenishi Sadakazu (aka Raku) [...] As one of the earliest female members, Roberts was a pioneer. Owing to her proficiency and marketing appeal as an Englishwoman, Roberts was promoted to an instructor within a year of training.”
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William Garrudsports_martial_artsJūjutsu ConfirmedConfirmedGarrud was Uyenishi's senior student, took over the Golden Square dojo on his departure, and dedicated The Complete Jujitsuan to Uyenishi. Attested by Wikipedia, Brough (2020) and Garrud's own book.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onSchool of Japanese Self Defence badge (1903–1908)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkGarrud was Uyenishi's senior student, took over the Golden Square dojo on his departure, and dedicated The Complete Jujitsuan to Uyenishi. Attested by Wikipedia, Brough (2020) and Garrud's own book. -
Emily Diana Wattssports_martial_artsJūjutsu ConfirmedConfirmedBy 1903 Watts joined the Golden Square dojo run by Sadakazu Uyenishi and Akitaro Ono in Piccadilly; both Wikipedia and Brough (2020) state she joined in 1903.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onSchool of Japanese Self Defence badge (1903–1906)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBy 1903 Watts joined the Golden Square dojo run by Sadakazu Uyenishi and Akitaro Ono in Piccadilly; both Wikipedia and Brough (2020) state she joined in 1903.“Watts (ca. 1865–?) had trained with Sadakazu Uyenishi (1880–?), one of several jujutsu practitioners whom Barton-Wright had brought to England in 1900, and his student William Garrud (dates unknown).”
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Edith Garrudsports_martial_artsJūjutsu ConfirmedConfirmedWikipedia states the Garruds studied under Uyenishi, initially at the Bartitsu club; Brough (2020) records they were students of Uyenishi and that he passed control of the Golden Square dojo to them on his departure; Callan/Heffernan/Spenn state they were originally trained by Uyenishi Sadakazu.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.location_onSchool of Japanese Self Defence badge (1903–1908)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWikipedia states the Garruds studied under Uyenishi, initially at the Bartitsu club; Brough (2020) records they were students of Uyenishi and that he passed control of the Golden Square dojo to them on his departure; Callan/Heffernan/Spenn state they were originally trained by Uyenishi Sadakazu. -
Armand Cherpillodsports_martial_artsJūjutsu ProbableProbableOne source states it; the other implies it.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.location_onBartitsu Club badge (1901)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkOne source states it; the other implies it.alt_routeIndirect“Cherpillod (1880–?) was Swiss (the German title translates as “Self-Help: Jiu Jitsu for Women”), but he had learned his jujitsu methods at Barton-Wright’s academy.”
Sources
visibilityFirst-hand
Jewell, J. St. A.. (1904). Interview with Sadakazu Uyenishi ("Uyenishi
Learned the Art from Mr. Yataro Handa of Osaka, Japan")info
visibilityFirst-hand
Uyenishi, S.K. (Raku). (1905). The Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu - As Practised in
Japan - Being a Treatise on the Japanese Method of Self Defenceinfo
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