Hirose Takeo

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Japanese naval officer (1868–1904) and judo student of Kanō Jigorō; as a senior student at the Naval Academy he helped propose its judo department. A hero of the Russo-Japanese War.

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  Kanō Jigorō

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Kano's own account only.

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

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Kano's own account only.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “My judo students Takarabe, Hirose and others were senior students enrolled at this academy.”

  — Brian N. Watson. (2008). Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kanoinfo

  “Studied judo under Kano, naval commander, hero in the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War.”

  — Brian N. Watson. (2008). Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kanoinfo

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