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Fukuda Hachinosuke

Sensei / Master

Japanese Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu Jujutsu grandmaster and first primary Jujutsu teacher of Jigoro Kano.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth1828
Date of Death1880
Era19th century
Country of OriginJapanJapan
Rank / TitleTenjin Shin'yo-ryu Master / Teacher of Jigoro Kano
Active Years1850–1880

Biography

Fukuda Hachinosuke was Jigoro Kano's first Jujutsu master at Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu dojo in Tokyo. Upon Fukuda's death, he bequeathed his historical scrolls (densho) to Kano.

Associated Martial Arts

Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu JujutsuMaster→

A jujutsu school from 1830 in which Jigoro Kano trained. Judo took from it the close work, the strangles and locks, and the term randori itself.