Tanabe Mataemon
田辺 又右衛門
1869 - 1942
Okayama Prefecture - Osaka
Also known as
Mataemon Tanabe
Newaza Tanabe
Newaza no Tatsujin
Description
Japanese jujutsu practitioner, fourth head of the Fusen-ryu school founded by Motsugai Takeda. He became famous for defeating multiple members of the Kodokan in challenge matches - most famously Takisaburo Tobari in 1891 - and came to be considered one of the greatest modern jujutsuka. Nicknamed "Newaza Tanabe" and "Newaza no Tatsujin" for his mastery of ground techniques, he was also equally skilled in standing techniques. He was one of the twenty representing masters chosen in 1895 to open the jujutsu division of the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, where he taught until his retirement in 1922. He declined to join the Kodokan; Kano incorporated his ground techniques into judo after seeing Kodokan experts struggle against him. He was the inspiration for the character Gennosuke Higaki in Tsuneo Tomita's Sanshiro Sugata novel series. Died in Osaka, 1942.
Teachers (1)
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TaTanabe Torajiro
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2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkTanabe's father Torajiro was head of the Fusen-ryu; Tanabe began training at age 9 and travelled with his father to challenges from age 14.assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis
Ranks (1)
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receipt_longMenkyo Kaiden 3ConfirmedHoare's translation states menkyo kaiden was received at 17 by a Tanabe born 1869, giving c. 1886; EN Wikipedia states the same and adds that he and his father then became teachers of their art. Hoare primary, WP apud.Menkyo Licence System (1886)
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2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkHoare's translation states menkyo kaiden was received at 17 by a Tanabe born 1869, giving c. 1886; EN Wikipedia states the same and adds that he and his father then became teachers of their art. Hoare primary, WP apud.assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis
Students (4)
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Uyenishi Sadakazuexpand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
4 sourcesFrederico 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.assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis -
Tani Yukioexpand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkRumoured study with Mataemon Tanabe; the sources describe this as uncertain. The Fusen-ryu association is plausible at most - EN Wikipedia calls Tani a "possibly-though unlikely" student.assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis -
Miyake Tarōexpand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
3 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFusen-ryu jujutsu master Mataemon Tanabe named in the 1905 interview, EN Wikipedia and the BJS paper; his dojo's newaza expertise is well documented.assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis -
FuFushimi Tatsusaburōsports_kabaddiSeibukan badge
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1 sourceFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJA Wikipedia records Fushimi as a Fusen-ryu man who succeeded Handa at the Seibukan; the teacher-student relationship with Tanabe is implied by his Fusen-ryu affiliation and by the style's known line from Tanabe, but is not stated verbatim in any consulted source.assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis
Honors (2)
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receipt_longKyoshiKyoshi 3ConfirmedHoare's translation records Tanabe as a judo Kyoshi of the Butokukai from 1906, retirement from teaching in 1922, and promotion to Hanshi in 1927; EN Wikipedia repeats the same sequence. Hoare primary, WP apud.Title (1906)granted by Greater Japan Martial Virtue Society
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2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkHoare's translation records Tanabe as a judo Kyoshi of the Butokukai from 1906, retirement from teaching in 1922, and promotion to Hanshi in 1927; EN Wikipedia repeats the same sequence. Hoare primary, WP apud.assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis -
receipt_longHanshiHanshi 3ConfirmedHoare's translation records promotion to Judo Hanshi by the Butokukai in 1927; EN Wikipedia repeats the same. Hoare primary, WP apud.Title (1927)granted by Greater Japan Martial Virtue Society
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2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkHoare's translation records promotion to Judo Hanshi by the Butokukai in 1927; EN Wikipedia repeats the same. Hoare primary, WP apud.assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis
Sources
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