december december prominent japanese master introduced united_kingdom founded system graduate having studied following early career martial arts served world war trained founder decade held dan ranks martial arts notably 8th dan 6th dan 6th dan introducing established japanese martial arts councils late 1950s returned japan remained remainder life contradictory accounts final years appears poor spirits poor health end early life born december village island japan son local school instructor wife couple sons daughters youngest child family september years old father drowned flash flood training mountains young subsequently father figure young boy introduced martial arts including went local school champion began learning police officer year promoted rank 1st dan art unusually reached 2nd dan year 3rd dan year age youngest student promoted 3rd dan honour received directly instructor abbreviated official governing body japanese martial arts champion year fifth year school entered regional tournament involving towns serving captain team town speed agility helped victories received nickname accordingly 1st dan examination caught attention event suggested young man apply entry renowned abbreviated referred specialist college martial artists additional help teacher named prepared entrance examination candidates year accepted programme programme performed accepted programmes training moved mother sister attend training programmes learned direction head sword instructor master held rank 10th dan recalled instructor age years skilled touched students younger instructors saturday afternoon following tradition tournaments held fought opponents succession contest lasting minutes won matches year promoted 4th dan autumn second year promoted 5th dan time reported fighting opponents succession competed 5th dan division championship defeated match professional career losses known best competitors japan later gain fame defeating brazilian according biographers heard remark match fighting like fighting shadow listed height weight time inch taller heavier years later time trained hard sought defeated minute practice session enrolled philosophy class known period sister began studying female instructor named japan arts focusing handling practiced exclusively women period continue practicing art rest life following graduation instructor college taking instructor positions osaka police force high school promoted 6th dan military service june enlisted subsequently posted garrison served years time unable continue training able abroad began philosophy tour duty ended returned met married wife remain civilian long japan entered world war near end year assigned training unit studied mastered bayonet time met founder trained years old time twice age rogers following account meeting train journey japan met didn know reacted looking saying staring old man replied know knows introduced founder told didn look strong martial arts master offered little finger said young man look strong break finger declined eventually accepted challenge presumably shut old man claimed took hold old man finger tried break found floor carriage totally whilst floor asked permission study morgan slightly different account travelling train noticed older man staring asked 5th dan replied yes know build 5th dan replied knows champion japan yes old man replied old man continued talk annoyance wanted sleep eventually old man finger face powerful break finger happy took finger expecting snap like found carriage floor control old man old man allowed seat asked founder technique old man requested student studied years eventually reaching rank 6th dan art period daughters promoted 7th dan 6th dan following end world war closed took position teacher chief instructor police taught city daughter resigned police period felt japan declining ended association 1950s europe travelled united_kingdom went invitation london society master teach year demonstrated royal albert hall london came experience problems felt students concerned competition theories second felt students treat appropriate respect rank experience martial arts according founded proceeded teach training hall known located pub london training rigorous poor command english practice sword hit body place recalled english poor speaks approach self defence matched nonsense approach training demonstrated youths tried rob evening wrote walking quiet suburban street way home usual evening teaching session noticed youths yards away opposite street approached ready money hurt said leader looked turn took jacket pocket throwing floor antagonists pointed said prepared die attackers looked floor moved away picked walked home speaking incident said lot love harmony simply attitude language understood founded went establish stage travelling extensively europe invited japanese martial art masters teach included period family remained japan robinson wrote invite family live london refused apparently attracted life style offered england involved car accident left severe neck injuries lasting effects health precise date unclear promoted 8th dan late independent sources late 1960s include rank addition ranks held rank 5th dan dan ranks returned japan summer olympics tokyo homeland met updated progress asked send instructor continue teaching art sent continue work begun stated absence dismissed senior executive senior instructors financial resources set group returned distraught situation group authorised asked colleagues help rebuild organisation refused subsequently left return later life contradictory accounts years japan morgan state lived family remainder life claim problems ended living apart family sources appear agree poor spirits poor health end life suffered stroke november hospitalised died december japan according sources chosen donate body medical education immediately laid rest funeral held june temple located south buried commemorated family grave robinson wrote master introduced europe died totally forgotten
Kenshiro Abbe