Who's The Master In The Picture?

[sensei8]

This topic is more for fun than for anything.

Many, if not all of us, have seen The Fist Of Fury, later released in the USA as The Chinese Connection.

In the first encounter where Chen (Bruce Lee) challenges the Japanese at Suzuki's Dojo, and dispatches of them quite handily and easily. Then the pot-bellied Sensei with the thick glasses comes up to meet Chen's challenge in front of the entire defeated class. There's a framed picture of a Master hanging up in the center, noting a place of great importance, right above and over Chen's shoulder, just before the pot-bellied Japanese and Chen begin to fight.

Who's the Master in that picture?

Remember that Suzuki's Dojo is of Japanese origin and of a Japanese Martial Arts! (By the actions presented by Suzuki's students in the movie...I'm willing to bet that it's a Karate Dojo)

Yes, this might or might not take some investigating to answer my question, but, please give it a try and I await your answers.

[sensei8]

Ok...I admit it...this was/is a dumb topic. Sorry!

Jigoro Kano was the man in the picture. I thought it was funny because Suzuki's Dojo WASN'T a Judo Dojo.

Ok....I'm going back to my corner now!!!!

[Wa-No-Michi]

Ok...I admit it...this was/is a dumb topic. Sorry!

Jigoro Kano was the man in the picture. I thought it was funny because Suzuki's Dojo WASN'T a Judo Dojo.

Ok....I'm going back to my corner now!!!!

Here's a thought though maybe.

If you consider that here in the UK at least, when Karate was being introduced in the 60's, in many cases it was in Judo clubs?

WNM

[Wa-No-Michi]

In fact, if I remember correctly, wasn't it a Judo dojo anyway - or at least they were practicing judo in it when he returned the infamous sign?

[sensei8]

Ok...I admit it...this was/is a dumb topic. Sorry!

Jigoro Kano was the man in the picture. I thought it was funny because Suzuki's Dojo WASN'T a Judo Dojo.

Ok....I'm going back to my corner now!!!!

Here's a thought though maybe.

If you consider that here in the UK at least, when Karate was being introduced in the 60's, in many cases it was in Judo clubs?

WNM

In fact, if I remember correctly, wasn't it a Judo dojo anyway - or at least they were practicing judo in it when he returned the infamous sign?

I concede to both...now that I think about them both!