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Family Information Current Martial Art: Tominogoshi-Do

Family Background: Jigoro Kano’s teachings influenced the lives of
The Tominogoshi family is a proud family of many people including one, Ken Tominogoshi.
wealthy people. In the high society of the Japanese Through his diligence and dedication of practice, Ken
elite they are arguably the top. This long-standing Tominogoshi developed his own style of Judo called
tradition of elite men has attracted several of the area Tominogoshi-Do, which has been passed down
clans and rogues. Because of the attention the family through generations of the Tominogoshi family and to
remains reserved. To combat the unwanted attention other aspiring martial artists seeking its teachings.
the Tominogoshi family, under the tutelage of a mas- Artform Breakdown
ter martial artist named Daisuke Matsunoshin created
the family style of Judo. Since the birth of their art, Projectile Animal
Non-Projectile 0% 0% Striking Kicking
the Tominogoshi name has been protected. 22% 12% 6%
Mondokoro Special
"Three Rivers of Tranquility" 0%
The mondokoro of the Tominogoshi family has a Grappling
very specific meaning. The turquoise color repre- 8%
sents protection and sophistication, and this message
is carried by the symbolic representation of the long-
est rivers of Japan and shown in blue to mean tran- Joint Lock/Choke
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quility. The first and longest river, the Shinano Riv-
er, represents length and longevity. The second,
Tone River, represents uncontrollable nature. The Throwing/Falling
third is the Ishikari River for which the name is de- 22%
rived from the Ainu for “makes itself go round about
something”. Ground Position Sweeping
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Head Elder: Yoshinori Tominogoshi Artform Renzokuken:
Elder Members: RENZOKUKEN

−Genreihiro Tominogoshi
•Front Snap Kick
−Arata Tominogoshi B
E •Roundhouse Kick
−Goro Tominogoshi G •Front Grapple
−Mika Tominogoshi •Hip Throw
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Number of Students: 78 N •Select Mount Posi-
tion
Key Students T
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• Shige Oatoa
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Martial Art Discipline of Origin: Judo D •Select Strike
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First introduced by Jigoro Kano, who began Judo •Select Choke
instruction on the grounds of the Eishoji Temple in Mystic Art:
Tokyo’s Kita inari-cho district. Jigoro Kano began
Master: “Ju Yoku Go O Seisu”: From the Judo
by studying the various forms of Jujutsu, Japan’s an- philosophy understanding that resisting a powerful
cient combative art, and then introduced his own opponent will result in your defeat; adjusting to and
wide-ranging improvements, as well as new tech- evading your opponent’s attack will cause him to lose
niques and a teaching system. Jigoro called his sys- his balance, his power will be reduced, and you will
tem “Judo”, based on the concept that Judo provides defeat him. This can apply whatever the relative val-
“the way” which in turn leads to “technique”. ues of power, thus making it possible for weaker op-
ponents to beat significantly stronger ones.

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