Description
The jujutsu dojo opened by Handa Yataro at Dojima-ura-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka in 1878, where he established Daito-ryu jujutsu together with the associated Daito Bunbukan. The Fusen-ryu master Mataemon Tanabe cross-trained here (degeiko) from 1898, and Uyenishi Sadakazu, Taro Miyake, Yukio Tani and Seizo Yamamoto trained here before taking jujutsu to the West. Tanabe's student Fushimi Tatsusaburo succeeded Handa as head of the dojo. A different establishment from the 精武館 (Seibukan) in Kyobashi, Tokyo; an earlier Handa practice hall (演武場) at Dojima is attested for Meiji 6-7 (1873-74).
Also known as
大東文武館 · Daito Bunbukan
Locations (1)
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location_onOsaka
堂島裏町, 北区, 大阪府 (Dojima-ura-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka)warning No sources cited
Instructors (2)
Trained here (5)
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Fushimi Tatsusaburōsports_martial_artsFusen-ryū ProbableProbableJA Wikipedia records Fushimi as a Fusen-ryu man who succeeded Handa at the Seibukan; the teacher-student relationship with Tanabe is implied by his Fusen-ryu affiliation and by the style's known line from Tanabe, but is not stated verbatim in any consulted source.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Tanabe Mataemon
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJA Wikipedia records Fushimi as a Fusen-ryu man who succeeded Handa at the Seibukan; the teacher-student relationship with Tanabe is implied by his Fusen-ryu affiliation and by the style's known line from Tanabe, but is not stated verbatim in any consulted source. -
Miyake Tarōsports_martial_artsDaitō-ryū Jūjutsu ConfirmedConfirmedYataro Handa's Seibukan in Osaka named in the 1905 interview, EN Wikipedia and the BJS paper. The BJS paper confirms Tani, Miyake and Uyenishi were all Handa students.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Handa Yatarō
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4 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkYataro Handa's Seibukan in Osaka named in the 1905 interview, EN Wikipedia and the BJS paper. The BJS paper confirms Tani, Miyake and Uyenishi were all Handa students.visibilityFirst-hand -
Tani Yukiosports_martial_artsDaitō-ryū Jūjutsu PossiblePossibleTani's training with Handa rests on the 1904 Jewell interview and the JA Wikipedia listing of Tani among Handa's Daito-ryu students, and is repeated by the peer-reviewed BJS paper. However, judo historian Oimatsu, as reported by Wolf 2016, places Tani with Tanabe Mataemon at the Senbukan in Kobe - so the Handa training is close to disputed, though no source denies it outright; hence possible.Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.under Handa Yatarō
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5 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkTani's training with Handa rests on the 1904 Jewell interview and the JA Wikipedia listing of Tani among Handa's Daito-ryu students, and is repeated by the peer-reviewed BJS paper. However, judo historian Oimatsu, as reported by Wolf 2016, places Tani with Tanabe Mataemon at the Senbukan in Kobe - so the Handa training is close to disputed, though no source denies it outright; hence possible.“Tani, another famous jiujitsu man, at present appearing on the music hall stage with Apollo, the Scottish Hercules, was also a pupil of Yataro Handa’s, and I believe I am correct in stating that he received the finishing touches of his jujitsu education at Mr. Handa’s hands. Although Tani’s training with Handa has not been positively confirmed, judo historian Shinichi Oimatsu noted that “Tani was a student of Tanabe Mataemon in Kobe”.”
visibilityFirst-hand“Tani, another famous jiujitsu man [...] was also a pupil of Yataro Handa's, and I believe I am correct in stating that he received the finishing touches of his jujitsu education at Mr. Handa's hands (as quoted in Wolf 2016, who cautions the training has not been positively confirmed).”
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Uyenishi Sadakazusports_martial_artsDaitō-ryū Jūjutsu ConfirmedConfirmedAttested in the peer-reviewed Brough (2020) article and en/ja/es Wikipedia; the Bartitsu Society confirms the Handa school. Dojo location and period not precisely dated.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Handa Yatarō
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7 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkAttested in the peer-reviewed Brough (2020) article and en/ja/es Wikipedia; the Bartitsu Society confirms the Handa school. Dojo location and period not precisely dated.“In a March, 1904 interview with Uyenishi for Health and Strength Magazine, journalist J. St. A. Jewell wrote: Uyenishi learned the art from Mr. Yataro Handa of Osaka, Japan [...] The Osaka dojo that Handa opened in 1897, however, seems not to have been affiliated with Tenshin Shin’yo-ryu, but rather a style called Daito-ryu [...] an obscure development of Sekiguchi-ryu jiujitsu.”
visibilityFirst-hand“Uyenishi learned the art from Mr. Yataro Handa of Osaka, Japan, whose portrait I have been fortunate enough to secure (as quoted in Wolf 2016).”
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Yamamoto Seizōsports_martial_artsDaitō-ryū Jūjutsu ConfirmedConfirmedJA Wikipedia lists Yamamoto Seizo among Handa's Daito-ryu jujutsu students (4th dan); Wolf (2016) independently places S. Yamamoto in Handa's Osaka dojo alongside Uyenishi and Taro Miyake.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Handa Yatarō
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJA Wikipedia lists Yamamoto Seizo among Handa's Daito-ryu jujutsu students (4th dan); Wolf (2016) independently places S. Yamamoto in Handa's Osaka dojo alongside Uyenishi and Taro Miyake.
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