Mitsuyo Maeda

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Mitsuyo Maeda was a Japanese judoka and prizefighter whose teachings in Brazil were foundational to the development of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

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instanceOf judoka
person
prizefighter
activity participated in challenge matches and prizefights
alsoKnownAs Conde Koma NERFINISHED
Count Koma NERFINISHED
birthDate 1878-11-18
birthPlace Funazawa, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan NERFINISHED
burialPlace Belém, Pará, Brazil NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathDate 1941-11-28
deathPlace Belém, Pará, Brazil NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
late 19th century
gender male
heritage Japanese
influenced Brazilian jiu-jitsu NERFINISHED
Carlos Gracie NERFINISHED
Gracie family NERFINISHED
Helio Gracie NERFINISHED
knownFor foundational influence on Brazilian jiu-jitsu
helping spread judo internationally
teaching in Brazil
languageSpoken Japanese
Portuguese
name Mitsuyo Maeda NERFINISHED
nationality Japanese
nativeName 前田 光世 NERFINISHED
occupation judoka
martial arts instructor
prizefighter
professional wrestler
rank 7th dan judo black belt
residence Belém, Pará, Brazil NERFINISHED
sport catch wrestling
jiu-jitsu
judo
studentOf Jigoro Kano NERFINISHED
Tsunejiro Tomita NERFINISHED
taught Carlos Gracie NERFINISHED
other students in Belém, Brazil
trainedAt Kodokan Judo Institute NERFINISHED
traveledTo Brazil NERFINISHED
Cuba NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED

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Carlos Gracie studentOf Mitsuyo Maeda