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Otávio Maeda: Nationality: Brazilian (naturalized) Japanese (expatriate) Height: 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) Style: Judo: Teacher(s) Kano Jigoro Tomita Tsunejirō: Rank 7th dan black belt in Judo: Occupation: Judōka and prizefighter: Notable students: Carlos Gracie Luiz França
Aug 7, 2013 · Mitsuyo Maeda was born on November 18, 1878 and died in November 28, 1941. He was Japanese and was later naturalized Brazilian as Otávio Maeda. He was a judōka (judo expert) and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions. He was also known as Count Combat or Conde Koma in Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese, a nickname he picked up in Spain in ...
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Mitsuyo Maeda was described as an unusual fighter and his physique was not imposing. His 1.64 m height and 64 kilograms did not prevent Jigoro Kano , creator of this fighting style, from seeing Maeda’s innate skills and therefore assigned him to Tsunejiro Tomita (4th dan), as his trainer.
May 11, 2017 · Upon arriving in the Kodokan, Mitsuyo Maeda, who was 1m 64cm tall (3′ 25. 2″) and weighted 64kg (141 pounds), was confused with a delivery boy due to his country manners and demeanor.
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Mitsuyo Maeda. Mitsuyo Maeda was one of the finest judoka that ever lived and helped spread the art outside of Japan. Known as Conde Koma (Count Combat), he is said to have fought in two thousand no-holds-barred fights and was so successful, many see him as the ‘toughest man who ever lived’. When he emigrated to Brazil, he taught his art to ...
Sep 23, 2014 · The story of Mitsuyo Esai Maeda did not start (and certainly did not end) with the Gracie family.The Japanese ‘Kano Jiu-Jitsu’ master who allegedly taught Carlos Gracie and Luiz França those grappling principles that led to what we recognize today as Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, lived a long and prosperous life in his favorite Brazilian location of Belém do Pará, in the state of Amazonas ...
Oct 14, 2006 · In one picture he is dressed in a suit, in another he is grappling with someone else, and in another, he is wearing a judogi and has his hands on his hips. Maeda was born in Aomori Prefecture in 1878. Aomori is the northernmost prefecture on Japan’s main island. He moved to Tokyo when he was about 18 and began judo.
