Yaichibei Kanemitsu

Kanemitsu Yaichihyōe 金光弥一兵衛
Born	Kanemitsu Yaichihyōe March 30, 1892 Okayama, Japan
Died	December 25, 1966
Native name	金光弥一兵衛
Style	Judo
Teacher(s)	Kanō Jigorō Kotaro Imai Shigetaro Kishimoto
Rank	Judo: 9th Dan

Yaichihyōe Kanemitsu (金光弥一兵衛, Yaichihyoue Kanamitsu, March 30, 1892 – December 25, 1966) was a judoka who was influential in the development of kosen judo. He is credited with the invention of judo techniques like sankaku-jime and hiza-juji-gatame, which were subsequently incorporated into other disciplines, including sambo, Brazilian jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts. He was also known as the teacher of Yasuichi and Naoichi Ono, who took part in the earlier Brazilian vale tudo scene.

Kanemitsu was born in Okayama Prefecture, Japan in 1892. He started training in traditional jiu-jitsu as a child, learning the styles of Kitō-ryū under Shigetaro Kishimoto and Takenouchi-ryū under Kotaro Imai. After moving to Tokyo in 1910, he joined the Kodokan school and completed his training at the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai and the Budo Senmon Gakko. His previous knowledge about jiu-jitsu was such that he received a shodan black belt in just 48 days, after which he became a teacher in several schools and universities. He was especially active in the kosen judo environment of Okayama, Nagoya and Tohoku, standing out as the third greatest figure of this competition only behind Hajime Isogai and Tsunetane Oda. Kanemitsu had a particular rivalry with Oda, being referred together as Higashi no Oda (東の小田, "Oda of the East") and Nishi no Kanemitsu (西の金光, "Kanemitsu of the West") due to their respective teaching places.

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