Hansuke Nakamura

Hansuke Nakamura
Born(1845-11-16)November 16, 1845
Kurume, Chikugo Province, Japan
Died1897(1897-00-00) (aged 51–52)
Japan
Native name中村半助
NationalityJapanese
StyleRyōi Shintō-ryū
TeacherSaizo Shimosaka

Hansuke Nakamura (中村半助, Nakamura Hansuke; 1845-1897) was a Japanese jujutsu practitioner. He was one of the best regarded jujutsu stylists in Japan before the rise of judo, and remains as the most famous exponent of the Ryōi Shintō-ryū school.