Shiro Saigo (西郷四郎, Saigō Shirō, February 4, 1866 – December, 1922) was one of the earliest disciples of Judo. Saigo, together with Tsunejiro Tomita, became first in history of judo to be awarded Shodan by the founder of judo Jigoro Kano, who established the kyu-dan ranking system.[1] He was one of the Kōdōkan Shitennō or Four Guardians of the Kodokan along with Yoshitsugu Yamashita, Sakujiro Yokoyama, and Tsunejiro Tomita.[2]
ShiroSaigo (西郷四郎, SaigōShirō, February 4, 1866 – December, 1922) was one of the earliest disciples of Judo. Saigo, together with Tsunejiro Tomita, became...
Look up shiro or Shirō in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shiro, Shirō, Shirow or Shirou may refer to: Amakusa Shirō (天草 四郎, 1621–1638), leader of the...
of the Kodokan along with Yoshitsugu Yamashita, Tsunejirō Tomita, and ShirōSaigō. Yokoyama was born in Saginomiya, Tokyo, Japan in 1864. He trained in...
against ShiroSaigo. Though Okuda was taller and heavier, he was defeated, being thrown repeatedly by koshi nage and deashi barai before Saigō finished...
and non-resident students, the first two being Tomita Tsunejirō and ShiroSaigo. In August, the following year, the pair were granted shodan (初段, first...
both Sakujiro Yokoyama and Tsunejiro Tomita rejected the offer. Only ShiroSaigo accepted, but the match never happened due to undisclosed reasons. The...
from Gosen Keiko Yokozawa (born 1952), voice actress, from Niigata City ShiroSaigo (1866 – 1922), Judo, lived in Aga (Tsugawa), lived in 1869-1882 Haguroyama...
Kamui Shiro (Japanese: 司狼 神威, Hepburn: Shirō Kamui), also written as Kamui Shirou, is a fictional character that was created by Clamp and introduced as...
Kōdōkan first grade (shodan). One of the four Guardians of the Kōdōkan. ShirōSaigō (Japan, 1886–1922), Kōdōkan 5th dan. One of the first two students to...
Mr. Saigō in Kagoshima dialect) is a 2018 Japanese historical drama television series and the 57th NHK taiga drama. It stars Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori...
"child prodigy" due to his fast rising, being compared to the legendary ShiroSaigo. His favourite techniques were sutemi-waza. In 1899, Nagaoka faced Fusen-ryu...
of Shimada Kai and tradition of the Kishi family, Tetsunosuke joined the Saigō Takamori's army and died during the Satsuma Rebellion in 1877. Therefore...
War of 1869, leading into the Meiji era. For example, in the family of Saigō Tanomo, who survived, a total of twenty-two female honour suicides are recorded...
discovers a new form of self-defence: Judo. The main character is based on SaigōShirō. The film is seen as an early example of Kurosawa's immediate grasp of...
Saigo no Hi) (Original Airdate: February 9, 1974) 1973: Kamen Rider V3: A movie version of episode 2. During a battle against Destron's forces, Shiro...
Kihachi Okamoto (Kill! and The Sword of Doom), Hideo Gosha (Goyokin), Shirō Toyoda (Portrait of Hell) and Kon Ichikawa (Enjō and Odd Obsession). Nakadai...
Kanō's death in 1938. The first dan grades were awarded to his students SaigōShirō and Tomita Tsunejirō. Since then it has been widely adopted by other...
(1952) – Okyo Senba zuru (1953) – Ayako Ohta Onna to iu shiro – Mari no maki (1953) Onna to iu shiro – Yuko no maki (1953) Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko 808 Chome...
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