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Iso Mataemon

Sensei / Soke

Japanese samurai and founder of Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu Jujutsu, which heavily influenced Judo.

Quick Facts

Date of Birth1788
Date of Death1863
Era19th century
Country of OriginJapanJapan
Rank / TitleFounder of Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu
Active Years1830–1863

Biography

Iso Mataemon Ryukansai Toshitoki founded Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu in the 1830s by merging Yoshin-ryu and Shin no Shinto-ryu, focusing on atemi strikes and chokes that directly shaped Judo.

Associated Martial Arts

Tenjin Shin'yo-ryu JujutsuFounder→

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.