Sada Miyako


Saku Miura, also known as Sada Miyako, was a Japanese journalist and practitioner of jujutsu. He was one of the first instructors of the art in Brazil.

Life

In 1908 he and M. Kakihara were tasked to teach Japanese Jiujitsu to Brazilian sailors. This predates the arrival of Konde Koma by six years. His instruction had the purpose of having its practitioners suppress their adversairies.
He engaged in an the famous vale tudo fight between himself and capoeirista Francisco da Silva Ciríaco in which he was knocked out. This fight was in 1909 and was witnessed by Agenor Moreira Sampaio. This match was a demonstration of the early rivalry between Capoeira and Jiujitsu. It was as a result of this loss that Jiujitsu faced a steep decline in Brazil. One of his students who was Mario Aleixo.

Journalism

In 1919 he purchased a newspaper and became its president. Miyaku was eventually expelled from Brazil as a result of his anti authority stances.

Mixed martial arts record