born december japan november brazilian portuguese pronunciation japanese expert holds barred competitions known spanish portuguese nickname picked spain brazilian pioneered brazil united_kingdom countries fundamental development brazilian including teaching family promoter japanese emigration brazil won professional fights career accomplishments led called toughest man lived referred father brazilian biography born japan november attended high school currently school child known practiced teenager lacked ideal build sport interest generated stories success contests occurring time changed seventeen years age parents sent tokyo took following year formative years arriving tall weighed confused delivery boy country manners demeanor spotted founder assigned 4th dan time smallest teachers illustrate size important close friend according 9th dan weakest able defeat great champion time style formed head second generation replaced beginning 20th century amateur admitted able match later travel south_america settle continued traveling founder historically registered academy brazil considered pioneers brazil time graduated graduated professors 3rd dan 2nd dan 1st dan registered attracted attention commented strong competent certainly leave mark went learn later celebrated said words great incentive regarded greatest admiration instructor according lost defeating adversaries succession following defeated adversaries row awarded rank 4th dan states vigorous promoters teaching art instead generating recognition contenders disciplines treated experienced inexperienced students alike throwing real combat reasoned behavior measure respect students misunderstood frightened abandon favor professors prelude expansion president united_states visited japan tokyo attended presentation home present time starting known europe americas literal circus acts non japanese chance seeing learning art japan considered separate disciplines time started clear names japan outside japan completely separated 1950s senior instructor named traveled united_states request seattle businessman washington students included prominent americans roosevelt request taught publicity japanese usa asked send teachers america providing continuity work reluctantly accepted task embraced opportunity career united_states sailed november arrived new_york_city december early gave public demonstrations february gave demonstration princeton_university threw princeton football player threw princeton gymnasium instructor february gave demonstration west_point performed patterns request crowd wrestled cadet threw easily cadets wanted wrestle threw trouble twice failed throw football player named stomach throw new_york claimed victory cadets thrown japanese embassy staff proclaimed achieved moral victory grounds far smaller man conflicting account provided new_york_times february referring states event later year hired world champion professional wrestler instead teacher job kept retirement japanese experts better march best throw sort flying said article new_york_times describing match wrestler difference methods men rolled mat like rough fight minutes wrestling secured fall ultimately awarded match pin fall march gave demonstration columbia_university attended people following introductions demonstrated falls throws threw university wrestling instructor according student newspaper interesting feature exhibition obsolete tricks defense fan opponent armed curved japanese sword translations provided chemist april started club commercial space broadway new_york members club included japanese plus european american woman named july gave exhibition newport rhode_island september gave demonstration new_york local opponent wrestled unsuccessfully november reported visiting professional wrestler north_carolina longer routinely associated newspapers december atlanta georgia professional wrestling match contest best falls jackets won jackets lost according atlanta papers listed residence alabama fond started promote art cuba mexico central_america november went paris france apparently friend paris went havana arriving december twice day wrestling act quickly proved popular july left havana mexico_city debut mexico_city took place july private demonstration military cadets shortly began appearing standing offer throw throw record taking money september japanese calling arrived mexico_city purpose challenging said world championship months public met november won immediate rematch days later pronounced champion later revealed fact old friend january took wrestling tournament mexico_city semifinals drew different result recalled memoirs having accustomed handling big wrestlers ease thought likewise encounter got better confidence returned trouble winning match surprise crowd set hero week soon beaten fans true form called july returned cuba tried arrange matches americans ignored money wrestling money lost lost august wrestled havana result draw joined cuba men known kings cuba kings popular cuba japanese media proud reputation bringing japan consequently january promoted 5th dan resistance decision japan approve involvement professional wrestling stayed cuba went el_salvador costa_rica honduras panama colombia ecuador peru el_salvador president assassinated panama americans tried pay lose response kept moving south peru met japanese taught military invited join joined chile argentina troupe arrived brazil november brazil according copy passport provided got head arrived november exhibition brazil took place appearing companions moved country august october finally arriving december arrived time later december demonstration took place tempo newspaper announced event stating main techniques prohibited ones demonstrate self defense techniques troupe accepting challenges crowd sensational match champion argentina military professor december according tempo world champion head japanese troupe new_york champion performed enthusiastic sensational match day australian wrestling champion turkish origin challenged december defeated seconds boxer disciples january finally fought thrown stage pinned submission arm lock january boarded left liverpool went los_angeles stayed teaching according tempo years finally split trip little known went england portugal spain france coming brazil settling married iris popular brazil recognized great fighter fought sporadically return accepted challenge famous allowed use knife fight tall weighed won match quickly founded academy brazil called building shed later moved headquarters church academy located run generation descendants september briefly new_york_city aboard steamship men listed professors leaving new_york men went caribbean stayed september december point trip joined wife havana took contests opponents included wrestled defeated billed instructor beaten defeated cuban boxer called french wrestler called havana papers attributed cuban student called later years involved helping settle japanese immigrants near japanese owned company town brazil large tract amazon forest set aside japanese settlement brazilian government crops grown japanese popular japanese investors eventually gave project continued teaching children japanese immigrants consequently promoted 6th dan november 7th dan knew final promotion died november cause death kidney disease memorial erected japan dedication ceremony attended influence creation brazilian business partner italian argentine circus staged shows presented year old son watched demonstration decided learn known time accepted students youth went great art ultimately younger brother founded modern brazilian family moved rio_de_janeiro years old passed teachings brothers considered founder brazilian pointed founder philosophy combat according book taught art taught particular philosophy nature combat based travels competing training alongside catch wrestlers fighters martial artists book details theory physical combat broken distinct phases striking phase phase ground phase smart fighter task fight located phase combat best suited strengths book states theory fundamental influence approach combat approach included armed versus armed armed versus unarmed unarmed standing kneeling ground work close quarters forms combat employed proponents like engaged challenge match fighting overseas spread internationally united_kingdom france
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