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Japanese judoka and wrestler From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tokugoro Ito (1878-January 22, 1939) was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler.[1] Ito was one of the founding fathers of mixed martial arts in Brazil.[2]
Ito was an instructor of judo at Tokyo Imperial University in Japan.[3] In 1911, Akitaro Ono and Tokugoro Ito joined Mitsuyo Maeda and Soshihiro Satake in Cuba. The four men were known as the "Four Kings of Cuba".[4]
Ito's first wrestling match against someone was not Japanese occurred in 1909.[3] Ito defeated American Wrestler Eddie Robinson.[5] In 1914, Ito engaged in many matches. He initially lost but later defeated Ad Santel in a wrestling match.[6] The loss was a result of Ito being thrown on his head by Santel.[3] Ito at the time was a 5th degree black belt in judo.[7] He additionally defeated Joe Acton.
In his later years he founded the Rafu Judo Dojo in Los Angeles and previously was a leader of the Seattle Dojo from 1907 to 1911.[8] His notable students included Tsutao Higami.[9] Ito was also an instructor of Geo Omori and Sanpo Toku.
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