Nakamura Hansuke

中村 半助
Japan
Born 1845 (弘化2年11月16日), Kurume, Chikugo Province
Died 1897

Also known as

鍾馗の半助 · Shōki no Hansuke

Description

Nakamura Hansuke (1845–1897) was a Japanese jūjutsuka of the Ryōi Shintō-ryū, born in Kurume. Appointed to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police jūjutsu staff in 1883, he became one of the strongest police jūjutsu instructors of the era, nicknamed "Shōki no Hansuke" for his enormous strength and iron-hard neck training. Fought the famous ~55-minute draw against the Kodokan's Yokoyama Sakujirō at the 1886 police jūjutsu matches; model for Murai Hansuke in Tomita Tsuneo's novel Sanshirō Sugata.

Sources

“弘化2年（1845年）11月16日 - 明治30年（1897年）[...]は、日本の柔術家。幼名は金八。筑後国久留米藩出身。柔術の一派・良移心当流を修得しており、小説『姿三四郎』（富田常雄）の登場人物・村井半助のモデルになった”
— 中村半助 - Wikipedia (Japanese). Wikipedia (Japanese) link history info
“警視庁に良移心当流の中村半助、竹内三統流の佐村正明、不遷流の田邊又衛門（神戸）、同金谷仙吉、霞新流の廣岡勇司（長野）、双水執流の青柳喜平（福岡）がいた。”
— 文武館主人「外編2 古流と講道館流」 (Bunbukan, archived 2007-10-18) link
“Yokoyama Sakujirō (横山 作次郎), was one of the strongest, but was still unable to defeat Nakamura, during their 1886 bout until after 55 minutes it was eventually declared a draw.”
— Peter King, "Was the historical significance of Meiji era Ryōi Shintō-ryū Jūjutsu re-written by Kōdōkan...?" Ryōi Shintōkai (2021-05-17)link

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