Awa Kenzō

Description

Kyūdō teacher whose teaching drew on Zen and Buddhist ideas; founded the Daishadōkyō in 1927. Best known abroad as the teacher of Eugen Herrigel.

Teachers (1)

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  Honda Toshizane

  sports_martial_artsKyudo Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Single source.

  “Younger but equally important individuals in the development of modern kyudo included Ohira Zenzo (1874–1952) and Awa Kenzo (1880–1939), both of whom became disciples of Honda midway through their kyudo careers.”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Students (1)

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  Eugen Herrigel

  sports_martial_artsKyudo Probable

  Probable

  Single source; Herrigel's own book is not cited here.

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source; Herrigel's own book is not cited here.

  “Of the two, Awa is best known outside Japan, because he was the teacher of Eugen Herrigel (1884–1955), a German professor of philosophy who lived in Japan from 1924 to 1929. Herrigel studied with Awa for about three years.”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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