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List Of Judoka
This is a list of highly notable judoka (judo practitioners). Founder * Jigorō Kanō (Japan, 1860–1938) founded judo, and established the Kōdōkan in 1882. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Kanō was also a pioneer of international sports. Accomplishments included being the first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). His official honours and decorations included the First Order of Merit and Grand Order of the Rising Sun and the Third Imperial Degree. He was inducted to the IJF Hall of Fame on 14 May 1999. The ''IJF Hall of Fame'' was established in 1999. Only three people have ever been inducted into it. Highest grades Only fifteen people have been promoted to 10th dan by the Kōdōkan. Twelve were promoted between 1935 and 1984. The other three were promoted together on 8 January 2006. However as of October 2022-end, all three of the 2006 prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaichiro Samura
(1880–1964) was a Japanese judoka. He was one of the longest living 10th dan (belt degree) judo practitioners in the world. He joined the Kodokan in 1898 and was awarded his 10th dan in April 1948. In 1899 he became head of the judo section at Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, and in 1931 he began teaching at the Kodokan in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.46 .... He traveled extensively and taught judo at various schools and police academies. External links judoinfo.comProfiles of Kodokan 10th Dan Holders Japanese male judoka Kodokan 10th dans 1880 births 1964 deaths 19th-century Japanese people 20th-century Japanese people {{Judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikonosuke Kawaishi
was a Japanese master of jujutsu and judo who achieved the rank of 7th Dan. He led the development of Judo in France, with Shozo Awazu, and much of Europe and is credited with introducing the colored belt system for differentiating early grades. However, written accounts from the archives of London's Budokwai judo club, founded in 1918, record the use of colored judo belts at the 1926 9th annual Budokwai Display, and a list of ranked colored judokas appears in the Budokwai Committee Minutes of June 1927. Kawaishi visited London and the Budokwai in 1928, and was probably inspired to bring the colored belt system to France. The Fédération Française posthumously awarded him 10th Dan in judo and jujutsu. Name ''Mikinosuke'' is often erroneously transcribed, particularly in France, as ''Mikonosuke''. Biography Kawaishi was born in Himeji in 1899 and having studied judo in Kyoto at the Dai Nippon Butokukai (Greater Japan Association of Martial Virtue). He left Japan in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franco Capelletti
Franco may refer to: Name * Franco (name) * Francisco Franco (1892–1975), Spanish general and dictator of Spain from 1939 to 1975 * Franco Luambo (1938–1989), Congolese musician, the "Grand Maître" Prefix * Franco, a prefix used when referring to France, a country * Franco, a prefix used when referring to French people and their diaspora, e.g. Franco-Americans, Franco-Mauritians * Franco, a prefix used when referring to Franks, a West Germanic tribe Places * El Franco, a municipality of Asturias in Spain * Presidente Franco District, in Paraguay * Franco, Virginia, an unincorporated community, in the United States Other uses * Franco (band), Filipino band * Franco (''General Hospital''), a fictional character on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Franco, the Luccan franc, a 19th-century currency of Lucca, Italy * ''Franco, Ciccio e il pirata Barbanera'', a 1969 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Amendola * ''Franco, ese hombre'', a 1964 documentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yosh Uchida
Yoshihiro Uchida (born April 1, 1920), better known as Yosh Uchida, is an American judo coach, businessman, entrepreneur, and educator who is best known for his contributions to judo. Uchida has been the head judo coach at San Jose State University for over 70 years, and has played a leading part in the development of the university's judo program. His brother George Uchida was the 1972 US Olympic judo coach. He turned 100 in April 2020. Early life Uchida was born in the Imperial Valley town of Calexico, California, to Japanese immigrants who worked as farm laborers. Later growing up in Garden Grove, Uchida began competing in judo at age 10. Uchida studied biology at San Jose State, and in 1940 was made the student-coach of the Physical Education Department's judo program. During World War II, while members of his family were sent to internment camps, Uchida was drafted into the United States Army during World War II and served as a medical technician. He returned to Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Kerr (judoka)
George Kerr, CBE (born 24 Aug 1937) is a Scottish judo expert. In 1957, he won the gold medal in the European Judo Championships in Rotterdam. In 2002 he was named one of the inaugural members of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. In 2001 he became president of the British Judo Association. In 2010 he was awarded the grade ''10th Dan'' by the International Judo Federation (IJF) for international services to judo. Having been preceded by Frenchman Henri Courtine (2007) and followed by Japanese American Yoshihiro Uchida (2014) and Italian Franco Capelletti (2017), Kerr currently is one of only four living IJF '' jūdan''. He is the second Briton after Charles Palmer to have gained this rank in Judo. IJF judo dan rank awards are, however, not officially recognized by the Kodokan Judo Institute in Japan, and currently, Uchida (Kodokan 7th dan, 1983) and Courtine (Kodokan 6th dan, 1968) are the only IJF judan who concomitantly also hold a Kodokan judo rank of 6th dan or higher. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Geesink
Antonius Johannes Geesink (6 April 1934 – 27 August 2010) was a Dutch 10th dan judoka. He was the first non-Japanese judoka to win gold at the World Judo Championship, a feat he accomplished in 1961 and 1965. He was also an Olympic Champion, having won gold at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Japan, and won a record 21 European Judo Championships during his career. Judo career Geesink took up judo aged 14 and by 17 started competing internationally, winning a silver medal in 1951. The following year, he won his first European title. Through to 1967, twenty more European titles followed. At the 1956 World Championships, Geesink was eliminated in the semi-finals against Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu. At the 1961 World Championships, Geesink, then 5th dan, became World Champion in the open class, defeating the Japanese champion Koji Sone. Japanese judokas had won all the World Championship titles contested up to that point. Judo debuted as an official sport at the 1964 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Stuart William Palmer
Charles Stuart William Palmer (born in Ealing, West London; 15 April 1930–17 August 2001), OBE was a British martial artist. Palmer was a judo instructor, President of the Budokwai, President of the British Judo Association (1961–1985), President of the International Judo Federation (1965–1979) and Chairman of the British Olympic Association (1983–1988). Palmer was a judoka who attained the sport's highest rank of 10th dan black belt. Sports career Charles Palmer first took an interest in judo at the age of 14 while attending Drayton Manor High School. He joined Ealing Judo Club by claiming that he was 16 years old. In 1948, under the teachings of Gunji Koizumi and Trevor Leggett of the Budokwai, he was awarded the grade of 1st dan black belt. At age 18, Palmer was called up for National Service where served with the Royal Military Police teaching judo. While serving in the military, he was given special leave to compete for the United Kingdom in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samurai
were the hereditary military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan from the late 12th century until their abolition in 1876. They were the well-paid retainers of the '' daimyo'' (the great feudal landholders). They had high prestige and special privileges such as wearing two swords and '' Kiri-sute gomen'' (right to kill anyone of a lower class in certain situations). They cultivated the '' bushido'' codes of martial virtues, indifference to pain, and unflinching loyalty, engaging in many local battles. Though they had predecessors in earlier military and administrative officers, the samurai truly emerged during the Kamakura shogunate, ruling from 1185 to 1333. They became the ruling political class, with significant power but also significant responsibility. During the 13th century, the samurai proved themselves as adept warriors against the invading Mongols. During the peaceful Edo period (1603 to 1868), they became the stewards and chamberlains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ushiwakamaru
was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods. During the Genpei War, he led a series of battles which toppled the Ise-Heishi branch of the Taira clan, helping his half-brother Yoritomo consolidate power. He is considered one of the greatest and the most popular warriors of his era, and one of the most famous samurai in the history of Japan. Yoshitsune perished after being betrayed by the son of a trusted ally. Early life Yoshitsune was the ninth son of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, and the third and final son and child that Yoshitomo would father with Tokiwa Gozen. Yoshitsune's older half-brother Minamoto no Yoritomo (the third son of Yoshitomo) would go on to establish the Kamakura shogunate. Yoshitsune's name in childhood was Ushiwakamaru or ''young bull'' (). He was born just before the Heiji Rebellion in 1160 in which his father and two oldest brothers were killed. He survived this incident by fleeing the capital with his mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshimi Osawa
was a Japanese judoka. Before his death, he was the only living Kodokan 10th dan (and one of only 15 to have attained this rank), having been promoted at the New Year Kagami Biraki Ceremony, 8 January 2006 along with Toshiro Daigo and Ichiro Abe. Biography Ōsawa was born 6 March 1926 in Munakata Village, Inba District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (now part of Inzai City). He was educated at Waseda University and later became a judo instructor there. Osawa weighed in at 145 lbs. but competed against all sizes. Although at times he went as big as 5' 6", 160 lbs. He was highly regarded as a Judo technician, particularly for his ashi-waza and, although a lightweight, was considered a favourite to win the All-Japan Judo Championships and defeated the 1948 champion Yasuichi Matsumoto to win the Fukuoka tournament in November 1948. After he retired, he made a trip to Brazil. He was challenged by Helio Gracie, who had previously been defeated by Kimura. As a coach, he was forced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshirō Daigo
was a Japanese judoka who was the Chief Instructor at the Kodokan and a manager of the Japanese national team. Before his death, he was one of only three living Kodokan 10th dan (and one of only 15 to have attained this rank), having been promoted at the New Year Kagami biraki Ceremony, 8 January 2006, along with Ichiro Abe and Yoshimi Osawa. Biography Daigo was born in January 1926 and educated at Tokyo University of Education. He was All-Japan Judo Champion in 1951 and 1954, and the author of ''Kodokan Judo: Throwing Techniques'', a definitive text on judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo") ... throws. Daigo died on 10 October 2021, at the age of 95. Bibliography *(2005) Kodokan Judo: Throwing Techniques, Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan. References 1926 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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