Matsugoro Okuda

Judoka

奥田松五郎

Born

1854, Aizu

Died

1931

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

judo

Occupation

judoka

Matsugoro Okuda (奥田松五郎, Okuda Matsugoro; 1854–1931) was a Japanese martial artist. A master of several jujutsu styles, he was a contemporary to Jigoro Kano in the creation of a style that synthesized them all, and opposed the early judo movement before later joining it.

External links

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Facts from Wikidata Q48761178 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.