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Fukuno Shichiroemon

A former samurai who trained under a Chinese fighter named Chin Genpin and later founded his own Japanese school, Kito-ryu.

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Country of OriginJapanJapan

Biography

Fukuno Shichiroemon was a former Japanese samurai, known as the founder of the Kito-ryu school. We have not been able to verify his dates of birth and death.

Before founding his own school, he trained under a Chinese fighter named Chin Genpin. We have not found the exact year Kito-ryu was founded in the sources; it is only said that the school arose in an early era.

Associated Martial Arts

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A jujutsu school from the early Edo period focused on throws and fighting in armour. Kano Jigoro studied it under Iikubo Tsunetoshi and preserved its kata in judo as koshiki no kata.