Sada Miyako

Sada Miyako, also known as Saku Miura (birth unknown - 1946) was an early practitioner of Jiujitsu and Judo in Brazil.

In 1908 he and M. Kakiora 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 Ciríaco da Silva 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.

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