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The sub rank exists between white and orange belts and is symbolized by the ends of the current belt being the color of the next rank. Judoka above 16 years old can skip some of the basic kyu, until the 5th (considered "basic" kyu by the Brazilian Judo Confederation) [7]. It is usual for adults to progress directly from white (12th kyu) to blue ...
Anton Geesink (Netherlands, 1934–2010), World Champion 1961 as first Judoka not from Japan, Olympic Champion 1964 in Tokio, 20-times European champion, First European Judoka with highest Dangrade 10th Dan. Ezio Gamba (Italy, 1958-), Olympic gold and silver medalist, first Italian who won Olympic gold, currently is the coach of Russian team.
Two judoka wearing judogi. A practitioner of judo is known as a judoka (柔道家). The modern meaning of "judoka" in English is a judo practitioner of any level of expertise, [110] but traditionally those below the rank of 4th dan were called kenkyu-sei (研究生, trainees); and only those of 4th dan or higher were called judoka.
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Kyu ranks are considered student ranks, [7] whilst dan ranks are considered master ranks. [7] Especially in amateur play, these ranks facilitate the handicapping system, with a difference of one rank roughly corresponding to one free move at the beginning of the game. With the ready availability of calculators and computers, "rating" systems ...
The purpose of this template is to allow editors to include a colored box that visually indicates the rank of a judoka in the infobox for their article. In most cases, notable judoka will be dan grades and therefore have either a black (first to fifth dan), red and white (sixth to eighth dan), or red (ninth and tenth dan) belt. These can be ...
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 ...
Sankaku-jime (三角絞) applied at a modern kosen judo tournament in 2010.. Kosen judo (高專柔道, Kōsen jūdō) is a variation of the Kodokan judo competitive ruleset that was developed and flourished at the kōtō senmon gakkō (高等専門学校) (kōsen (高專)) technical colleges in Japan in the first half of the twentieth century.