Taro Miyake | |
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Born | August 15, 1881 Okayama, Japan |
Died | 1935 |
Professional wrestling career | |
Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Billed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Billed from | Japan |
Trained by | Mataemon Tanabe Uyemura Yataro Handa |
Debut | 1898 |
Taro Miyake (Miyake Taruji) (c. 1881–1935)[1] was a professional Japanese jujutsu fighter, instructor, catch wrestler and author. Protege of the legendary ground-fighter Mataemon “Newaza” Tanabe, he is credited with helping establish jujutsu and MMA in the United Kingdom, France and the United States at the start of the 20th century.[2]