Sō Dōshin

Japan
Born 1911
Died 1980

Also known as

Nakano Michiomi

Description

Founder of Shorinji Kempo (1947), born Nakano Michiomi in Okayama Prefecture. He trained in Manchuria in aiki-jujutsu and Chinese quanfa, and set up the first dojo at Tadotsu, Shikoku. Draeger saw Hakko-ryu jujutsu in the system's techniques. His daughter Nakano Yuki succeeded him in 1980.

Teachers (1)

  • Okuyama Yoshiji
    sports_martial_artsHakko-ryu Possible
    Possible
    Single source, and it reports the claim as alleged.
    Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
    (1946)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    Single source, and it reports the claim as alleged.
    “Hakko ryu was a jujutsu system founded by Okuyama Yoshiji (1901–1987), based on Okuyama’s training in Daito ryu aiki-jujutsu, and it was allegedly taught to So after his return from China in 1946.”
    — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Sources

“As a technical system and spiritual enterprise, Shorinji Kempo lays claim to the legacy of the Shaolin Temple in China and is the creation of one man, Nakano Michiomi (1911–1980).”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5HMYWG7CNDTBQNBPKEZTXPY
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Sō Dōshin. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5HMYWG7CNDTBQNBPKEZTXPY - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5HMYWG7CNDTBQNBPKEZTXPY, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Sō Dōshin}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5HMYWG7CNDTBQNBPKEZTXPY}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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