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徳三宝 - Wikipedia (JA). Wikipedia (Japanese)

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Hayashi Iwazo

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Samura Kaichirō

1880 - 1964

Toku Sanpō

1887-12-12 - 1945-03-10

Ushijima Tatsukuma

1904-03-10 - 1985-05-26

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Japanese Wikipedia article on Toku Sanpo, covering his birth on Tokunoshima (Amagi-cho Kanekyu, Oshima district, Kagoshima), his real-name reading Toku Mitaka, the Kodokan 9th dan and Dai Nippon Butokukai judo kyoshi titles, his 1906 Kodokan entry following the advice of Samura Kaichiro, the 'Lone Cypress in the Field' nickname and the rivalry with Mifune and Tabata, his refusal to practice ukemi, the 1912 Brazilian Navy incident and expulsion, the 1917 pardon and his teaching of Hayashi Iwazo and Ushijima Tatsukuma, the 1930/1932 All-Japan selection championships, and his death during the 1945-03-10 Tokyo air raid. Bibliography includes the book Judo Ichidai: Toku Sanpo (Ibusuki Eizo, Nanpo Shinsha, 2007).

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