Yukio Tani

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Yukio Tani was a pioneering early 20th-century Japanese jujutsu and judo expert who helped introduce and popularize these martial arts in the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
judoka
jujutsuka
martial artist
activeIn United Kingdom NERFINISHED
early 20th century
countryOfCitizenship Japan
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
culturalImpact helped establish Japanese martial arts in British popular culture
dateOfBirth 1881
dateOfDeath 1950
educatedAt Kodokan Judo Institute NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Japanese
familyName Tani NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork judo
jujutsu
self-defence
genre grappling martial arts
givenName Yukio NERFINISHED
hasDiscipline joint locks
newaza
strangles
throws
influenced development of British judo
development of British jujutsu
languageSpoken English
Japanese
movement early 20th-century jujutsu movement in Britain
name Yukio Tani NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Japanese
notableAchievement one of the first Japanese jujutsu experts to settle in Britain
pioneering challenge matches against Western wrestlers
notableFor introducing jujutsu to the United Kingdom
popularizing judo in the United Kingdom
popularizing jujutsu in the United Kingdom
notableWork public demonstrations of jujutsu in the United Kingdom
teaching jujutsu at London clubs
occupation martial artist
professional wrestler
self-defence instructor
placeOfBirth Japan NERFINISHED
Tokyo Prefecture NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
residence London, England
surface form: London

United Kingdom
sexOrGender male
trainedIn catch wrestling NERFINISHED
judo
jujutsu

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Yukio hasNotableBearer Yukio Tani