Kimotsuki Muneji

Japan

Description

Early Kōdōkan judoka, one of the Kanō Juku students specialising in judo; Kanō brought him to Kumamoto to help him teach judo there.

Teachers (1)

  • 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.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    Kano's own account only.
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “Those who were specializing in judo included Shiro Saigo, Yoshitsugu Yamashita, Sakujiro Yokoyama, Saburo Toharitaki, Nori Sato and Muneji Kimotsuki.”
    — Brian N. Watson. (2008). Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kanoinfo

Sources

visibilityFirst-hand
“Fortunately I had brought with me from the Kodokan, Muneji Kimotsuki, who was able to give me some assistance in the teaching of judo.”
— Brian N. Watson. (2008). Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kanoinfo

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