Soshihiro Satake
| Soshihiro Satake | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1800s Japan |
| Died | 1900s Brazil |
| Other names | Sanshiro Satake, Black Belly, Barriga Preta, Nobu Taka |
| Style | Judo, jujutsu |
| Teacher(s) |
Kanō Jigorō Tsunejiro Tomita |
| Notable students | Luiz França |
Soshihiro Satake, also known as Sanshiro Satake, Antônio Soshihiro Satake, "Barriga Preta", "Black Belly", and Nobu Taka, was a Japanese, naturalized Brazilian, martial artist and teacher. One of the teachers of Brazilian martial artist Luiz França, together with Geo Omori and Mitsuyo Maeda, Satake was one of the primary founders of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). He pioneered judo in Brazil, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
Satake started fighting as a sumo wrestler, then he joined the Kudokan dojo academy and competed in judo and jujutsu for Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and for the Kodokan institute. With Mitsuyo Maeda, Satake formed the head of the second generation of Kodokan judoka, which had replaced the first by the beginning of the 20th century. Satake, at 175 centimetres (69 in) and 80 kilograms (180 lb), was unmatched in amateur sumo but admitted that he himself was not able to match Maeda in judo. At that time, there were few graduated Kodokan judoka. Maeda and Satake were the top graduated professors at Waseda University, both sandan (3rd dan), along with Matsuhiro Ritaro (nidan or 2nd dan) and six other shodan (1st dan).
In 1903, a senior Kodokan instructor named Yamashita Yoshiaki traveled to the United States at the request of the Seattle businessman Sam Hill. In Washington, DC, Yamashita's students included Theodore Roosevelt and other prominent Americans. At Roosevelt's request, Yamashita also taught judo at the US Naval Academy. Capitalizing on the publicity, the Japanese Legation in the USA asked the Kodokan to send more judo teachers to America, providing continuity to Yamashita's work. Tsunejiro Tomita reluctantly accepted the task; Maeda and Satake embraced the opportunity. Tomita, Maeda, and Satake sailed from Yokohama on 16 November 1904, and arrived in New York City on 8 December 1904.
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