Takamatsu and Judo

[George Kohler]

If I remember correctly, during the early Shobukyoku days, members of the Shobukyoku received Judo rank. They also supervised the Butokukai for a short period.

I do know that Tanemura Sensei has gone to the Kodokan inquiring about Takamatsu Sensei. During one of those trips, one Judo person challenged Tanemura Sensei. Tanemura Sensei accepted the challenged, but the person later changed his mind. This was within the past year. I have not heard if Tanemura Sensei found anything about Takamatsu Sensei and his connection to Judo.

 

[George Kohler]

It would be interesting to hear how Tanemura heard the stories since his face to face time with Takamatsu was one day.

Akimoto Koki Sensei and Kimura Masaji Sensei would be his most likely sources.