Uchida Ryōhei

内田良平

JPN

* 1873 Fukuoka Japan - † 1937 Japan

Ryōhei Uchida (内田 良平, Uchida Ryōhei, 11 February 1873 – 26 July 1937) was a Japanese ultranationalist political theorist, Pan-Asianist, and martial artist, active in the pre-war Empire of Japan. He was also an accomplished jūdōka, a favorite of Kanō shihan 師範 (master), one of the three most senior 5th dan rank holders in Kodokan history, and a noted street brawler. He was the son of Shinto Muso-ryu practitioner Uchida Ryōgorō, and from an early age was interested in many forms of Japanese traditional martial arts, including kyūdō, kendo, judo and sumo.

Teachers

Kanō Jigorō 嘉納 治五郎 (Kōdōkan Jūdō)
Miyagawa Taichiro 宮川太 (Jigō Tenshin Ryū)

Students

Rank

• Kōdōkan Jūdō 講道館柔道 : 5 dan ( Miyagawa Taichiro ) ( Kodokan )

Sources

• https://kanochronicles.com/2023/06/05/ki-%e6%b0%97-in-judo-%e6%9f%94%e9%81%93-uchida-ryohei-and-the-secrets-of-budo-%e6%ad%a6%e9%81%93%e6%a5%b5%e6%84%8f-the-kano-chronicles/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%8Dhei_Uchida