Mataemon Tanabe
Japanese martial artist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mataemon Tanabe (田辺 又右衛門, Tanabe Mataemon, 1869–1942) was a Japanese jujutsu practitioner and master of the Fusen-ryū school. He became famous for defeating multiple members of the Kodokan in challenge matches,[1] and came to be considered one of the greatest modern jujutsuka.[2]
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Mataemon Tanabe | |
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Born | 1869 Okayama, Japan |
Died | 1942 Japan |
Native name | 田辺又右衛門 |
Nationality | Japanese |
Style | Fusen-ryū |
Teacher(s) | Torajirō Tanabe |
Children | Teruo Tanabe |
Notable students | Taro Miyake,possibly- though unlikely Yukio Tani, Sadakazu Uyenishi |
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