If the answer is saigo

What we playing? Jeopardy? Anyway, a form of Judo? or what's the first name of a judo master of yore? FRED
 
who was -- Saigo \si-go\ Takamori. 1828-1877. Japanese general and patriot. Led Imperial loyalist troops in the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate and restoration (Meiji Restoration) of the emperor (1868); member of the government (1871-73); killed while leading the unsuccessful Satsuma rebellion.
I cheated :p :p :p