| Taro Miyake | |
|---|---|
 Miyake visiting Maitrot’s Academy in Paris, 1914 | |
| Born | August 15, 1881 Okayama, Japan |
| Died | 1935 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Billed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Billed from | Japan |
| Trained by | Mataemon Tanabe Uyemura Yataro Handa |
| Debut | 1898 |
Taro Miyake (Miyake Taruji) (c. 1881–1935)[1] was a professional Japanese jujitsu fighter, instructor, catch wrestler and author. Protege of the legendary ground-fighter Mataemon “Newaza” Tanabe, he is credited with helping establish jujitsu and MMA in the United Kingdom, France and the United States at the start of the 20th century.[2]
- ^ Green, Thomas A. and Joseph R. Svinth, eds. Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 2010. (pg. 446) ISBN 1-59884-243-9
- ^ Green, Thomas A. and Joseph R. Svinth, eds. Martial Arts in the Modern World. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003. (pg. 64) ISBN 0-275-98153-3
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