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The Kodokan is the historical home of judo, founded by Kano Jigoro in 1882. This premium page is maintained by the dojo and offers curated information beyond the public historical record.
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The Kodokan headquarters dojo in Tokyo, the historical home of judo, founded by Kano Jigoro in 1882.
Affiliations
Locations (8)
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location_onEishōji, Shitaya, Tokyo
account_treeEishōji1882 – 1883fact_check2 sources expand_more
visibilityFirst-hand“As a result, in February 1882, I made a decision to rent rooms in a temple named Eishoji in Shitaya, Kita Inari-cho (present-day Higashi Ueno, Daito-ku, Tokyo). [...] After much thought, I decided to have a new and sturdy purpose-built, twelve-mat dojo constructed next to one of the gates in the temple grounds, this I named Kodokan.”
visibilityFirst-hand“Until February 1883, I lived in lodgings at Eishoji temple in the Shitaya”
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location_onMinami Jimbocho, Tokyo
1883 – 1884
A rented stone warehouse next to Kano's Kobunkan school.
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visibilityFirst-hand“However, when I moved the Kobunkan to Minami Jimbocho, I discovered that there was an empty warehouse next door. We soon made enquiries, agreed to rent it and arranged to convert this solid stone structure into a dojo of sorts. [...] Although we used the warehouse as our Kodokan dojo for only about one year”
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location_onKami Niban-cho, Kojimachi, Tokyo
1884 – 1888
In the grounds of the Daishakyo shrine. The memoir's own summary (p. 83) dates the move to 1883 and gives a second stay at Kami Niban-cho in 1889; the narrative gives February 1884.
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visibilityFirst-hand“In February 1884, I moved into a rented house in the grounds of Daishakyo, a Shinto shrine at Kami Niban-cho, Tokyo. [...] Nevertheless, we decided to convert an eight-mat room near the lobby into a dojo.”
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location_onFujimi-cho, Tokyo
1888 – 1889
Next to Viscount Shinagawa Yajiro's residence, where Kano and his students lived from 1886; the memoir's summary (p. 83) dates the Kodokan's move there to 1886.
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visibilityFirst-hand“Sometime later, in 1888, I arranged for our dojo at Kami Niban-cho to be totally dismantled and re-erected on a vacant plot of land close to Shinagawa’s house.”
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location_onMasago-cho, Hongo, Tokyo
1889 – 1894
An army (War Ministry) building, lent as a temporary dojo.
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visibilityFirst-hand“After its formation in rented rooms at Eishoji temple in 1882, the Kodokan was moved to the following locations: first to premises in Minami Jimbo-cho; then in 1883 to Kami Ni Ban-cho, Kojimachi; to Fujimi-cho in 1886; to Hongo, Masago-cho, in 1889”
visibilityFirst-hand“Shortly thereafter, in 1894, in nearby Shimotomisaka-cho, a large house was put up for sale. [...] I then closed both the Masago-cho dojo in the army building and Kano Juku and transferred all of my students to Shimotomisaka-cho.”
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location_onShimotomisaka-cho, Koishikawa, Tokyo
1894 – 1933
A dojo of more than one hundred mats. The photo caption (p. 65) gives "1903-1933" for the Shimotomisaka dojo pictured; the text dates the purchase and first building to 1894.
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location_onOtsuka, Koishikawa, Tokyo
1917 – 1933
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“Kodokan Otsuka Kaiunzaka Dojo, Tokyo (in use from 1917-1933)”
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location_onTokyo
1-16-30 Kasuga, Bunkyo
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“street address 東京都文京区春日1丁目16番30号”
Founder
Instructors (16)
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Kotani SumiyukiHead instructor1949ConfirmedConfirmedJapanese Wikipedia and Judo Info agree; the INJA text repeats Judo Info.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJapanese Wikipedia and Judo Info agree; the INJA text repeats Judo Info. -
Hosokawa Kusuo1952 – 1956
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Isogai Hajime1906
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Ito Tanekichi1928 – 1931
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Kanō Jigorō1882
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Kobayashi Kiyoshi1952
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Kuboki Sozaemon1928 – 1931
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Mifune Kyūzō1926
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Oda Tsunetane1950
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Shiina Ichizo1928 – 1931
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Tamai Narimichi1928 – 1931
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Tomiki Kenji1952
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Ushijima Tatsukuma1925 – 1930
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Yokoyama Sakujiro1891
Trained here (38)
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Saigō Shirōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedOne of Jigoro Kano's earliest students, enrolled at Kodokan in August 1882, mentioned in Kano's memoirs with quotation about becoming his student shortly thereafterThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1882 – 1890)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkOne of Jigoro Kano's earliest students, enrolled at Kodokan in August 1882, mentioned in Kano's memoirs with quotation about becoming his student shortly thereaftervisibilityFirst-hand“Shortly thereafter, in August 1882, the now famous Shiro Saigo became a student of mine”
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Tomita Tsunejirōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedIndependent sources state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1882)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIndependent sources state it.“Tsunejiro Tomita, Kano’s first student, wrote in his journal of those early days”
visibilityFirst-hand“Among my earliest students at the Kodokan in 1882, were several non-residents and a few who actually lodged there, among these was Tsunejiro Tomita [...] He was my first judo student.”
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Munakata Itsurōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedKano's own account of his student.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1884)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkKano's own account of his student.visibilityFirst-hand“Another man, who is now on the Kodokan Board of Trustees, Itsuro Munakata, became my student in February 1884.”
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Nangō Jirōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedKano's own account of his student.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1884)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkKano's own account of his student.visibilityFirst-hand“In November of 1884, a member of the Kodokan committee, naval officer Jiro Nango, came for judo instruction.”
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Yamashita Yoshitsugusports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedWell-documented student of Jigoro Kano, entered Kodokan in August 1884 as the 19th member, mentioned in multiple reliable sources including Wikipedia and Judo ChannelThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1884)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWell-documented student of Jigoro Kano, entered Kodokan in August 1884 as the 19th member, mentioned in multiple reliable sources including Wikipedia and Judo Channel“Yoshitsugu Yamashita was the son of an Odawara Han martial arts instructor, and he entered Kodokan in August of 1884.”
visibilityFirst-hand“Another man, who is now on the Kodokan Board of Trustees, Itsuro Munakata, became my student in February 1884. In August, the current highest dan grade holder, Yoshitsugu Yamashita, joined my dojo.”
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Yokoyama Sakujirosports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedWikipedia and Kanō's own memoirs state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1886)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWikipedia and Kanō's own memoirs state it. -
Iizuka Kunisaburōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableDocumented as a student at the Kodokan from 1891, with specific enrollment date recorded in historical recordsThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Yokoyama Sakujiro (1891)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDocumented as a student at the Kodokan from 1891, with specific enrollment date recorded in historical records“one day he saw a man carrying a judo uniform and followed him to the Kodokan. There he applied for entry, was found acceptable, and signed its enrollment book on November 23, 1891 [...] Sakujiro Yokoyama was head instructor.”
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Isogai Hajimesports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableStudent of Yokoyama Sakujiro at the Kodokan from 1891, per his Wikipedia biography; Wikipedia onlyThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Yokoyama Sakujiro (1891)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkStudent of Yokoyama Sakujiro at the Kodokan from 1891, per his Wikipedia biography; Wikipedia only -
Satake Soshihirosports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableStudent of Yokoyama Sakujiro at the Kodokan from 1892, per Japanese Wikipedia; a BJJ blog has him training under Yokoyama with Maeda; not independentThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Yokoyama Sakujiro (1892)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkStudent of Yokoyama Sakujiro at the Kodokan from 1892, per Japanese Wikipedia; a BJJ blog has him training under Yokoyama with Maeda; not independent -
Nagaoka Shūichisports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedEarly student of Kodokan judo under Jigoro Kano, started training at Kodokan in January 1893 and earned 1st dan in September 1894, as documented in multiple sourcesThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1893)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkEarly student of Kodokan judo under Jigoro Kano, started training at Kodokan in January 1893 and earned 1st dan in September 1894, as documented in multiple sources -
Uchida Ryōheisports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedIndependent sources state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1893)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIndependent sources state it.“Miyakawa remained a Gen’yōshamember and became a Kōdōkan top-executive (Kōdōkan Saikō Kanbu講道館最高幹部) closely associated with Kanō Jigorō, as was Uchida Ryōhei”
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Maeda Mitsuyosports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableJA Wikipedia on Yokoyama names Maeda as his student; a BJJ blog that likely draws on it agrees; not independentThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Yokoyama Sakujiro (1897)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJA Wikipedia on Yokoyama names Maeda as his student; a BJJ blog that likely draws on it agrees; not independent -
Samura Kaichirōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableThe Wikipedia article records his 1898 Kodokan entry, implying Kano's direct authority over himThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Kanō Jigorō (1898)
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Mifune Kyūzōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedIndependent sources state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Yokoyama Sakujiro (1903)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIndependent sources state it.sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableDirect student of Jigoro Kano at the Kodokan, stated in JA and EN Wikipedia; Wikipedia onlyThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Kanō Jigorō (1903 – 1965) -
Takahashi Kazuyoshisports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableWell-documented student of Yokoyama Sakujiro at the Kodokan, mentioned in Japanese Wikipedia biography as his direct discipleThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Yokoyama Sakujiro (1904)
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Okano Yoshitarosports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probablehistory_eduTradition onlyProbableThe Kodokan's own hall-of-fame biography states Okano enrolled at the Kodokan in 1906; no independent corroboration was foundThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfunder Isogai Hajime (1906)
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Toku Sanpōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedIndependent sources state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1906)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIndependent sources state it. -
Tomiki Kenjisports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedIndependent sources state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1910)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIndependent sources state it. -
Vasili Oshchepkovsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableSingle source; OCA says he trained under Kanō, which may mean only at the Kodokan. The Kodokan records his entry in 1911.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Kanō Jigorō (1911 – 1917)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source; OCA says he trained under Kanō, which may mean only at the Kodokan. The Kodokan records his entry in 1911.“Oshchepkov spent much of his life living in Japan and training judo under its founder Kano Jigoro.”
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Kotani Sumiyukisports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedWell-documented as one of Jigoro Kano's last direct students, with multiple reliable sources including Judo Info and biography bookThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1921 – 1938)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWell-documented as one of Jigoro Kano's last direct students, with multiple reliable sources including Judo Info and biography book -
Kimura Masahikosports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableDocumented as one of Ushijima Tatsukuma's three legendary champions, mentioned in forum discussion and historical recordsThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Ushijima Tatsukuma (1925 – 1930)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDocumented as one of Ushijima Tatsukuma's three legendary champions, mentioned in forum discussion and historical records“Ushijima was a ferocious fighter with an extensive competitive record who bred at least three legendary champions (Kimura, Ishikawa, Hirano).”
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Mochizuki Minorusports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedMentioned in the Dragon Magazine interview as becoming his live-in student after the famous well anecdote at the Kodokan, with detailed anecdotes about their relationship; the Karaté-Bushido interview records Mifune choosing him as assistantThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Mifune Kyūzō (1926 – 1930)
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3 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkMentioned in the Dragon Magazine interview as becoming his live-in student after the famous well anecdote at the Kodokan, with detailed anecdotes about their relationship; the Karaté-Bushido interview records Mifune choosing him as assistantvisibilityFirst-hand“A partir de ce jour, j'ai habité chez Maître Mifune.”
“From that day on I stayed at Mifune Sensei's house. In essence I became one of his dependents. At that time, there were hundreds of students who lived at his expense in order to learn judo”
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedExplicitly mentioned in the Dragon Magazine interview as the judo master who enrolled him at the Kodokan in 1926 and later sent him to study with Ueshiba, Shimizu and Nakayama; two other sources corroborate itThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō (1926 – 1930)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkExplicitly mentioned in the Dragon Magazine interview as the judo master who enrolled him at the Kodokan in 1926 and later sent him to study with Ueshiba, Shimizu and Nakayama; two other sources corroborate itvisibilityFirst-hand“Je me suis inscrit au Centre Mondial du Judo de Jigoro Kano sensei en 1926.”
“after I started to take part in training in the classical arts I came to the attention of Kano Sensei. "You have the makings of a leader," he told me. After that I was to report to him once or twice a month on the progress of my training.”
sports_martial_artsTenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Shiina (38 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Shiina Ichizo (1928 – 1931)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Shiina (38 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersvisibilityFirst-hand“Des 4 experts venus au Kodokan, Tamai sensei, 70 ans, Kuboki sensei, 50 ans, Ito sensei, 45 ans, et Shiina sensei, 38 ans, chacun avait une technique différente.”
sports_martial_artsTenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Ito (45 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Ito Tanekichi (1928 – 1931)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Ito (45 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersvisibilityFirst-hand“Des 4 experts venus au Kodokan, Tamai sensei, 70 ans, Kuboki sensei, 50 ans, Ito sensei, 45 ans, et Shiina sensei, 38 ans, chacun avait une technique différente.”
sports_martial_artsTenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Kuboki (50 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kuboki Sozaemon (1928 – 1931)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Kuboki (50 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersvisibilityFirst-hand“Des 4 experts venus au Kodokan, Tamai sensei, 70 ans, Kuboki sensei, 50 ans, Ito sensei, 45 ans, et Shiina sensei, 38 ans, chacun avait une technique différente.”
sports_martial_artsTenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū ConfirmedConfirmedFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Tamai (70 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Tamai Narimichi (1928 – 1931)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFirst-person account in the Karaté-Bushido interview names Tamai (70 years old) among the four Katori Shinto-ryu shihan who taught the Kobudo Kenkyukai at the Kodokan; Kruyning lists the four shihan as his Katori teachersvisibilityFirst-hand“Des 4 experts venus au Kodokan, Tamai sensei, 70 ans, Kuboki sensei, 50 ans, Ito sensei, 45 ans, et Shiina sensei, 38 ans, chacun avait une technique différente.”
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Sasaki Shigetakasports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probablehistory_eduTradition onlyProbableJudo Canada's own history only.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfunder Mifune Kyūzō (1932)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJudo Canada's own history only.“In that same year, Sasaki travelled to Japan to study under Kyuzo Mifune, Kodokan’s 7th Dan head instructor, and was promoted to 3rd Dan.”
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Sarah Mayersports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableIn September 1934 Kanō Jigorō met with Mayer, devised a training regime for her and allowed her to practise in the Kodokan main dojo with the men, unprecedented for a woman; Wikipedia lists him as coach.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Kanō Jigorō (1934 – 1935)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIn September 1934 Kanō Jigorō met with Mayer, devised a training regime for her and allowed her to practise in the Kodokan main dojo with the men, unprecedented for a woman; Wikipedia lists him as coach. -
Fukuda Keikosports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableFukuda describes her training with Mifune in the 1974 Black Belt interview; own account onlyThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Mifune Kyūzō (1935 – 1966)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFukuda describes her training with Mifune in the 1974 Black Belt interview; own account onlyvisibilityFirst-hand“Miss Fukuda, describing her training with the late Professor Kyuzo Mifune (10th dan)”
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō PossiblebalancePossible – conflicting evidence recordedWhile a very popular assertion, more direct proof is needed and Lance Gatling's analysis stands.Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.under Kanō Jigorō (1935 – 1966)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkWhile a very popular assertion, more direct proof is needed and Lance Gatling's analysis stands.visibilityFirst-hand“Keiko Fukuda is the granddaughter of Professor Jigoro Kano's first jujitsu instructor. She began studying the art at Professor Kano's request at age 21 and since that time has taught in Australia, Canada, the Philippines, the U.S. and, of course, the Kodokan where she has received all her promotions [...] In the Kodokan, sometimes we would all sit around the mat with Professor Kano and just talk and ask questions so we would know what each other was thinking”
blockdisputes“Fukuda sensei devoted her life, effort and passion to judo [...] but I really doubt she was a “direct student” of Kanō shihan in any reasonable sense of the term.”
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Michigami Hakusports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableThe Michigami memorial site records him joining practices with Jigoro Kano at the Kodokan in the late 1930s.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Kanō Jigorō (1937)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe Michigami memorial site records him joining practices with Jigoro Kano at the Kodokan in the late 1930s. -
Walter Toddsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableInterview with Walter Todd confirms he asked Mifune to be his teacher in 1946: Mifune asked if he would like him to be his teacher while he stayed in Japan.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Mifune Kyūzō (1946)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkInterview with Walter Todd confirms he asked Mifune to be his teacher in 1946: Mifune asked if he would like him to be his teacher while he stayed in Japan.“He [Mifune] asked if I would like him to be my teacher while I stayed in Japan.”
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Shizuya Satōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probablehistory_eduTradition onlyProbableExplicitly described as 'student of Mifune Kyūzō' on the US Embassy Judo Club's own website; no independent corroboration was foundThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfunder Mifune Kyūzō (1949 – 1965)sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probablehistory_eduTradition onlyProbableINJA's own biography of its founder states Sato instructed taihojutsu 'under' Hosokawa Kusuo at the SAC program; no independent corroboration of this specific relationship was foundThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfunder Hosokawa Kusuo (1952 – 1956)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkINJA's own biography of its founder states Sato instructed taihojutsu 'under' Hosokawa Kusuo at the SAC program; no independent corroboration of this specific relationship was foundsports_martial_artsAikidō Probablehistory_eduTradition onlyProbableINJA's own biography of its founder states Sato instructed aikido 'under' Tomiki Kenji at the SAC program at Kodokan; no independent corroboration of this specific relationship was found (Tomiki's own Wikipedia article does not mention Sato or the SAC program)The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfunder Tomiki Kenji (1952 – 1956)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkINJA's own biography of its founder states Sato instructed aikido 'under' Tomiki Kenji at the SAC program at Kodokan; no independent corroboration of this specific relationship was found (Tomiki's own Wikipedia article does not mention Sato or the SAC program) -
Hal Sharpsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableDocumented in Sharp's article about Oda with specific training detailsThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Oda Tsunetane (1950)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDocumented in Sharp's article about Oda with specific training details“I began to practice with Master Oda at Rikkyo University in Tokyo, during the early 1950’s and still remain fascinated by his bravado [...] I remained under Master Oda’s tutelage for many years practicing 3 times a day. Often I would accompany Master Oda to the Kodokan as well as the Dojo at Sugamo Prison.”
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableSharp's own interview names Kobayashi as his main teacher in Japan; they co-wrote The Sport of Judo (1957). No source from Kobayashi's side states the teaching relation.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Kobayashi Kiyoshi (1952)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSharp's own interview names Kobayashi as his main teacher in Japan; they co-wrote The Sport of Judo (1957). No source from Kobayashi's side states the teaching relation.“Sensei Sharp, 9th Dan (USA Judo, USJF & USJA), born in 1927, has been active in judo for 65 years, starting at the Kodokan Judo Institute where he earned the rank of Yodan through intensive competition.”
“And then Kobayashi [...] we became very close, almost like brothers, and he taught me a lot [...] we would travel around Japan, I was sort of like his pet monkey, if you will [...] Kobayashi, he was sort of my main teacher.”
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Karl Geissports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableBased on resume listing Kobayashi Sensei as teacher with 1952 start dateThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Kobayashi Kiyoshi (1952)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBased on resume listing Kobayashi Sensei as teacher with 1952 start datesports_martial_artsAikidō ProbableProbableBased on resume listing Miyake, Tsunako Sensei as teacherThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Tsunako Miyakefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkBased on resume listing Miyake, Tsunako Sensei as teacher -
Yves Kleinsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableSources mention his Kodokan presence and Oda as one of the instructorsThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Oda Tsunetane (1952 – 1954)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSources mention his Kodokan presence and Oda as one of the instructors“In the early 1950s, the 24-year-old Yves Klein spent a year and a half in Tokyo, studying mainly at the Kodokan under the ninth-dan judo master Oda”
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Edmund Medesports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedAAU Wrestling Official Guide directly names Mede as a student in the SAC-ARDC Combative Measures Instructor class 12 at the Kodokan in 1957.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkAAU Wrestling Official Guide directly names Mede as a student in the SAC-ARDC Combative Measures Instructor class 12 at the Kodokan in 1957. -
Yeiji Inouyesports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probablehistory_eduTradition onlyProbableJudo Canada's own history only.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itselfunder Kotani Sumiyuki (1964 – 1967)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJudo Canada's own history only.“In 1964 he was appointed assistant military attache to the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo and stationed there for three years. Not only did he train daily at the Kodokan with Kotani-sensei and Shinojima-sensei”
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Itō Tokugorōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedIndependent sources state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Kanō Jigorō
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Kazuo Itōsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableINJA's Heritage page and French Wikipedia, an independent source, both directly state Ito was a personal student of Kyuzo MifuneThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Mifune Kyūzō
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkINJA's Heritage page and French Wikipedia, an independent source, both directly state Ito was a personal student of Kyuzo Mifune -
Kobayashi Kiyoshisports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedDocumented as a direct student of Mifune Kyuzo in forum discussions and academic papers, with mentions of private footage showing him as uke for Mifune in demonstrationsThe evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Mifune Kyūzō
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDocumented as a direct student of Mifune Kyuzo in forum discussions and academic papers, with mentions of private footage showing him as uke for Mifune in demonstrations -
Omori Kojirosports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedIndependent sources state it.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Itō Tokugorō
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIndependent sources state it. -
Tsunako Miyakesports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableMentioned in interview extracts discussing meeting Tomiki sensei at the Kodokan and the importance of training both judo and aikido togetherThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Tomiki Kenji
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkMentioned in interview extracts discussing meeting Tomiki sensei at the Kodokan and the importance of training both judo and aikido together“Then, I met Tomiki sensei at the Kodokan [...] Now that he is gone, I think that it is very important for us to understand his idea, that to improve judo we must train in judo and aikido together.”
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@incollection{martialis_01KJJAWN29MA64W22606R3WD84, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Kodokan}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year
= {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
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