Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Keiko Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 敬子, Hepburn: Fukuda Keiko, April 12, 1913 – February 9, 2013) was a Japanese-American martial artist. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history, holding the rank of 9th dan from the Kodokan (2006), and 10th dan from USA Judo (July 2011) and from the United States Judo Federation (USJF) (September 2011), and was the last surviving student of Kanō ...
The Greatest @Home Videos [1] (formerly The Greatest #AtHome Videos) is an American video clip television series for CBS. Executive produced and hosted by Cedric the Entertainer , the series was produced to fill in primetime broadcast hours due to production shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
James Steven Bregman (born November 17, 1941, in Arlington, Virginia) was a member of the first American team to compete in judo at the Summer Olympics.A founding member and President of the United States Judo Federation, in his competitive career he was a bronze Olympic medalist (), a World Championships bronze medalist (), a Pan American Championships gold medalist, and a Maccabiah Games ...
Masahiko Kimura began training judo at the age of 9 and was promoted to yondan (4th dan) at the age of 15. He had defeated six opponents (who were all 3rd and 4th dan) in a row. In 1935, at age 18 he became the youngest ever godan (5th degree black belt) when he defeated eight consecutive opponents at Kodokan (headquarters for the worldwide ...
James A. Pedro (born October 30, 1970) is an American retired World Champion and Olympic judoka, as well as a current judo coach. [1] Pedro currently holds a 7th degree black belt in judo. He is the coach of Kayla Harrison , the first and currently only American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo.
Abe began training judo in 2003, at the age of 6, in his hometown of Kōbe in Hyōgo prefecture. He began competing in elementary school. His father, Koji, [6] is a firefighter [7] [8] at the Kobe City Fire Department. [9] He was often thrown by Nami Nabekura when they were in elementary school. He said, "such an experience made me what I am". [10]
Koji Komuro (Japanese: 小室 宏二, Komuro Kōji, born 29 July 1977) is a Japanese judoka and amateur mixed martial arts fighter.. Taught by kosen judo master Kanae Hirata, Komuro is a ne waza (ground techniques) expert known for its use of sutemi (sacrifice throws) such as variations of tomoe nage, and submission techniques like jujigatame (armlock) and sode guruma jime (circular choke with ...
Ju no Kata (Japanese: 柔の形, Hepburn: Jū-no-kata, "forms of gentleness") is a kata (a set of prearranged forms) in Judo.It is designed to teach the fundamental principles of judo, especially the principle of ju (yielding or gentleness). [1]