Matsugoro Okuda

Matsugoro Okuda
Okuda in 1918.
BornJuly 8, 1854
Aizu, Mutsu Province, Japan
DiedNovember 29, 1931
Morioka, Iwate, Japan
Native name奥田松五郎
NationalityJapanese
StyleFukuno-ryū
Kitō-ryū
Tenjin Shinyō-ryū
Teacher(s)Yoshikatsu Okuda
Takeshi Sawada

Matsugoro Okuda (奥田松五郎, Okuda Matsugoro, 1854–1931) was a Japanese martial artist. A master of several jujutsu styles, he was a contemporary to Jigoro Kano in the creation of a style that synthesized them all, and opposed the early judo movement before later joining it.[1]

  1. ^ Haruyama, Fukuichiro (1973). Matsugoro Okuda Biography. Haruyama Bunkakai.