Antonio Satake, born Soshihiro Satake, was a Japanese-born Brazilian martial artist and teacher.
13 Facts About Soshihiro Satake
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One of the teachers of Brazilian martial artist Luiz Franca, together with Geo Omori and Mitsuyo Maeda, Satake was one of the primary founders of Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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Soshihiro Satake pioneered judo in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
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Soshihiro Satake started fighting as a sumo wrestler, then he joined the Kodokan dojo academy and competed in judo and jujutsu for Kano Jigoro, the founder of judo, and for the Kodokan institute.
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Maeda and Soshihiro Satake were the top graduated professors at Waseda University, both sandan, along with Matsuhiro Ritaro and six other shodan.
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Tsunejiro Tomita reluctantly accepted the task; Maeda and Soshihiro Satake embraced the opportunity.
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Tomita, Maeda, and Soshihiro Satake sailed from Yokohama on 16 November 1904, and arrived in New York City on 8 December 1904.
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On 8 February 1907, Maeda and Soshihiro Satake arrived in Liverpool, England.
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In 1913, Maeda and Soshihiro Satake went to El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
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Soshihiro Satake would become the founder, in 1914, of the first historically registered judo academy in Brazil.
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In January 1916, Soshihiro Satake won the first jiu-jitsu tournament in the Amazon.
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In Manaus Soshihiro Satake opened his own academy in 1916, at the Atletico Rio Negro Clube, which became the first Japanese to open a judo and jiu-jitsu academy in Brazil.
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In 1922, Soshihiro Satake embarked to Europe and nothing was known about him after that.