In 1893, Nakamura Hansuke (中村半助) & Uehara Shōgo (上原庄吾) gave a demonstration of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Kata at the opening of new Kōdōkan (講道館).

Published on 15 August 2020 by Peter King

In 1893, Ryōi Shintō-ryū (良移心頭流) Jūjutsu teachers; Nakamura Hansuke (中村半助) & Uehara Shōgo (上原庄吾) gave a demonstration of Ryōi Shintō-ryū Kata at the opening of new Kōdōkan (講道館) - Jūdō Headquarters in Tokyo. (see 5th entry in 2nd paragraph below)

"In December 1893, a fine 107-mat dojo was opened in Koishikawa Shimotomizaka-cho. The Kano Academy also relocated there. The official grand opening, on May 20, 1894, was not at all an exclusive Kodokan judo show. Included were demonstrations of kata by representatives of many other styles. Here is the lineup:

Kata Demonstrations
Kodokan Judo Nage-Kata: Yoshitsugu Yamashita and Norimasu Iwasaki
Kodokan Judo Itsutsu-no-Kata: Tsunejiro Tomita and Katsutaro Oda
Kito Ryu: Jigoro Kano and Yoshitsugu Yamashita
Takenouchi Santo Ryu: Masaaki Samura, partner unknown
Ryoi Shinto Ryu: Hansuke Nakamura and Shogo Uehara
Shibukawa Ryu: Tetsutaro Hisatomi, partner unknown Tenjin Shin’yo Ryu: Keitaro Inoue and Takisaburo Tobari
Jikishin Ryu: Tamihei Iwasaki, partner unknown

Randori Demonstrations
Yoshin Ryu Shintaro Katayama versus Keishi Ryu Kinosuke Nomura
Yoshin Ryu Kinsaku Yamamoto versus Kodokan Judo Takeo Hirose
Tobari Ryu Eizo Yamaguchi versus Kodokan Judo Yuji Hirooka
Takenouchi Ryu Kotaro Imai versus Kodokan Judo Soji Kimotsuki
Hokuso Ryu Shizo Inamura versus Takenouchi Ryu Senjuro Kataoka
Hokuso Ryu Ichiji Kono versus Kodokan Judo Takisaburo Tobari"

Stevens, John. 'The Way of Judo: A Portrait of Jigoro Kano and His Students' (p. 38). Shambhala (2013)

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