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| Date founded | 1918 |
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| Country of origin | England |
| Founder | Gunji Koizumi |
| Arts taught | Judo, Karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Aikido |
| Official website | budokwai.co.uk |
The Budokwai (The Way of Knighthood Society) (武道会, Budōkai, Society of the Martial Way[1][2]) in London is the oldest Japanese martial arts club in Europe.[1][3] It was founded in 1918 by Gunji Koizumi[4][5][6] and initially offered tuition in jujutsu, kendo, and other Japanese martial arts.[1] It was the first judo club in Europe.
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- ^ Tsumura, K. (1966): "He died a Samurai's death: Two world Judo leaders defend the honour of G. K. Koizumi, Founder of British Judo, who took his own life." Black Belt, 4(6):48–50.
- ^ Itoh, K. (2001): The Japanese community in pre-war Britain: From integration to disintegration (pp. 27–28). Surrey, UK: Curzon. (ISBN 0-7007-1487-1)
- ^ Walker, S. (c. 2005): Gunji Koizumi (1885–1965) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 25 February 2010.