| Mitsuyo Kosei Maeda, who was born in 1878, became | | | | Tomita, as he was the oldest, had a higher judo rank |
| a member of Kodokan Judo in 1896, as former jujitsu | | | | and was considered stronger. The football player |
| scholar. Having superior skills and performing | | | | charged again and won right away humiliating Tomita |
| outstanding judo techniques within very shortly he | | | | by defeating him immediately. After this embarrassing |
| became one of the best students there. | | | | episode the two Japanese separated: Maeda |
| Sensei Kano, who was promoting judo around the | | | | remained on the East coast, while Tomita went to the |
| world and interested to gather approval from the | | | | West coast. |
| Westerners in order to have it added to the Olympic | | | | Maeda was in the States in order to promote |
| program, in 1906 sent two of his students to the East | | | | Kodokan Judo, but did not have enough money to |
| Coast in the States: one was Tomita, his first student | | | | make a living, so he continued his "mixed martial arts" |
| and veteran of the Police Tournament of 1886 and the | | | | experiences facing both wrestlers and boxers. He |
| other was Kosei Maeda, quite younger and in shape in | | | | combined his jujitsu knowledge with the Kodokan Judo |
| order to face eventual challenges. | | | | and being a smart innovator was able to get rid of the |
| As most of the judo players of his time, also Maeda | | | | less efficacious jujitsu and judo techniques giving rise |
| was faced with a mixed martial arts challenge almost | | | | the style, that he later promoted: "Brazilian Jujitsu". |
| immediately after his arrival in the States. At the | | | | He toured North, Central and South America and even |
| Military Academy of West point he faced a strong | | | | fought in England and in Spain, where he picked up the |
| American football player, who charged him right away | | | | name of Count Koma, with which he became famous |
| and pinned him to the ground while between his legs. | | | | continuing his mixed martial arts fights. |
| The victory was assigned to the American, however | | | | His behaviour was not appreciated by the Kodokan |
| Maeda, who did not consider the pin valid, as per the | | | | and even though he used to be one of the best |
| jujitsu and Kodokan rules at that time, continued and | | | | students with the most exceptional judo techniques, he |
| went for an arm lock. The football player surrendered. | | | | was banished from the Kodokan. Some people |
| Because of the different opinions on the matter, it was | | | | assume, that this was the reason he picked up the |
| decided to repeat the fight, but this time against | | | | pseudonym of Count Koma. |