Mataemon Tanabe

Mataemon Tanabe
Born1869
Okayama, Japan
Died1942
Japan
Native name田辺又右衛門
NationalityJapanese
StyleFusen-ryū
Teacher(s)Torajirō Tanabe
ChildrenTeruo Tanabe
Notable studentsTaro Miyake,possibly- though unlikely Yukio Tani, Sadakazu Uyenishi

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]

  1. ^ "Tanabe Mataemon talks about his Fusen-Ryu Jiujutsu" (PDF). Syd Hoare. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kuroda was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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