Sadakazu Uyenishi | |
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| Born | Sada Kazu Uyenishi 1880 |
| Other names | Raku |
| Occupation(s) | Martial arts instructor Professional Wrestler |
| Known for | Founder of School of Japanese Self Defence, London Text-Book of Ju-Jutsu |
Sadakazu Uyenishi (上西 貞一, Uenishi Sadakazu, 1880–?[a]) also known as S. K. Uyenishi and under the stage name Raku, was a jujitsu practitioner, a professional wrestler and a figure of London Edwardian establishment from 1900 to 1908. He was one of the first Japanese jujitsu practitioners to both teach jujitsu and to compete using the art outside Japan. Uyenishi is credited with introducing jujitsu to the British army and police and with opening the first jujitsu dojo in the U.K known as the School of Japanese Self Defence.[1]
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- ^ Uyenishi 2016, p. 3.