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Judo

History

• Spreading Judo around the world (History of the Kodokan)
• Judo Becomes an International Sport (History of the Kodokan)
• Joseph R. Svinth, "Seattle Judo and Jujutsu: An History of Judo and Jujutsu in the Pacific Northwest" (e-budokai.com)
• Joseph R. Svinth, "The Evolution of Women's Judo, 1900-1945". InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial Arts and Sciences, February 2001.
• Joseph R. Svinth, Getting a Grip: Judo in the Nikkei Communities of the Pacific Northwest, 1900-1950. Tumwater, WA: Electronic Journal of the Martial Arts and Sciences, 2003.
• Frank Moritsugu wrote a series of three articles on judo in Canada, originally published in Nikkei Voice and subsequently posted to the Judo Ontario website.
  • Part 1: "Growing up in Judo & the No-Fighting Rule"
  • Part 2: "Judo In Canada - How and When It Began Back on the BC Coast"
  • Part 3: "Tales From the Postwar Era When Judo Changed Forever"

Biography

• Gracie Family
• Maeda Mitsuyo (Conde Coma) Biography

This article is a book review of Mitsuyo Maeda 『ライオンの夢-コンデ・コマ、前田光代伝╝ (A Lion's Dream: the Story of Conde Coma, Mitsuyo Maeda) by Norio Kohyama.

• Henry Seishiro Okazaki
  • Henry Seishiro Okazaki (1890-1951)
  • Biography of Henry Seishiro Okasaki
• Graham Noble, "The Odyssey of Yukio Tani". InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial Arts and Sciences, October 2000.
• George Uchida: Obituary in NikkeiWest.com
• Joseph R. Svinth, "Professor Yamashita Goes to Washington". Journal of Combative Sport, October 2000.
• Kathleen Sullivan, "A Lifetime of Judo". San Francisco Chronicle, October 17, 2003. (Republished on the Judo Information Site)

Profile of 90-year-old Keiko Fukuda, the only woman ever awarded a 9th dan level red belt by the U.S. Judo Federation.