Honda Toshizane

Japan

Description

Japanese archer (1836–1917) who fought in the civil war at the fall of the Tokugawa and worked to redeem archery's reputation; he developed the shomen uchiokoshi way of raising the bow in the 1890s. Ohira Zenzo and Awa Kenzo became his disciples.

Students (2)

  • Ōhira Zenzō
    sports_martial_artsKyudo Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    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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    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
  • Awa Kenzō
    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
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    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

Sources

“Honda Toshizane (1836–1917), who had fought in the civil war that accompanied the fall of the Tokugawa, strove mightily to redeem archery’s reputation.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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