Fumio Akimoto

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Fumio Akimoto (秋元 文雄, Akimoto Fumio^?) was born on 30 November 1894 in Asuka, Takaichi District, Nara. He was 5 years younger than Toshitsugu Takamatsu and was his highest ranking and leading pupil.^{[citation needed]} He died on 20 July 1962. He was especially good at Taijutsu and Bikenjutsu. Toshitsugu Takamatsu once said: "I have to be on guard seriously when I teach him or have training with him in Ken!".

Akimoto Fumio held Menkyo kaiden in Gikan-ryū Koppōjutsu and Shoken Ryu Daken-Taijutsu.^{[citation needed]}

He won a match against the famous Judoka Kyuzo Mifune and later he entered the Kodokan where he became 5th Dan (the highest grading in that time).^{[citation needed]} He was married to Mitsu Abe.