Dota Arai (Japanese: 新井 道大, Hepburn: Arai Dota; born 29 January 2005) is a Japanese judoka. He competes in the men's…
Dota Arai (Japanese: 新井 道大, Hepburn: Arai Dota; born 29 January 2005) is a Japanese judoka. He competes in the men's 100 kg event and has won three medals at the World Judo Championships.
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Kana Tomizawa (born 6 July 1999) is a Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's lightweight (–57 kg) event…
Kana Tomizawa (born 6 July 1999) is a Japanese judoka. She won the gold medal in the women's lightweight (–57 kg) event at the 2019 Summer Universiade held in Naples, Italy. She also won the gold medal in the women's team event. In 2019, she won the silver medal in the women's –57 kg event at the Asian-Pacific Judo Championships held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
Miho Minei (born 16 September 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Minei is the silver medalist from the 2016 Judo Grand Slam…
Miho Minei (born 16 September 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Minei is the silver medalist from the 2016 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo in the –63 kg category.
🎓 Toin University of Yokohama🏫 Toin Gakuen High School📅 Born September 16🎂 Born 1997📍 From Misato, Saitama(city)💼 Judo
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Wakaba Tomita (born 9 April 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Tomita won a silver medal at the 2021 World Championships.…
Wakaba Tomita (born 9 April 1997) is a Japanese judoka. Tomita won a silver medal at the 2021 World Championships. Tomita won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris held in Paris, France.
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Chizuru Arai (新井 千鶴, Arai Chizuru; born 1 November 1993) is a Japanese retired judoka. Arai won the gold medal in…
Chizuru Arai (新井 千鶴, Arai Chizuru; born 1 November 1993) is a Japanese retired judoka. Arai won the gold medal in judo's 70 kg division, and silver in the mixed team event, at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Yūsuke Kobayashi (born 12 August 1993) is a Japanese judoka. Kobayashi is the silver medalist of the 2017 Judo Grand…
Yūsuke Kobayashi (born 12 August 1993) is a Japanese judoka. Kobayashi is the silver medalist of the 2017 Judo Grand Slam Tokyo in the –90 kg category.
Naeko Maeda (born 12 July 1991) is a Japanese judoka. Maeda is the gold medalist of the 2017 Judo Grand Prix Hohhot in…
Naeko Maeda (born 12 July 1991) is a Japanese judoka. Maeda is the gold medalist of the 2017 Judo Grand Prix Hohhot in the –70 kg category.
🎓 Teikyo University🏫 Saitama Sakae High School📅 Born July 12🎂 Born 1991📍 From Saitama Prefecture💼 Judo
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Masahiro Takamatsu (高松 正裕, Takamatsu Masahiro; born 27 February 1982) is a Japanese judoka. Takamatsu was born in…
Masahiro Takamatsu (高松 正裕, Takamatsu Masahiro; born 27 February 1982) is a Japanese judoka. Takamatsu was born in Kamifukuoka, Saitama., and began judo at the age of 8. He entered the Asahi Kasei after graduating from Tsukuba University. Takamatsu is good at Seoi nage, Osotogari and Osaekomi-waza. and got gold medal of 2000 World Juniors Championships held at Nabeul. As of 2010, Takamatsu coaches judo at his alma mater, Toin Gakuen, where he previously studied as an undergraduate.
Atsuko Nagai (長井 淳子, Nagai Atsuko; born 14 January 1974) is a Japanese judoka. She was born in Ageo, Saitama, and began…
Atsuko Nagai (長井 淳子, Nagai Atsuko; born 14 January 1974) is a Japanese judoka. She was born in Ageo, Saitama, and began judo at the age of a second grader. She entered Komatsu Limited after graduating from Saitama University in 1998. She was known as a rival of Ryoko Tamura. She fought with Tamura 10 times and was defeated 10 times, but never by Ippon. In 2000, after Tamura won gold medal at Olympic Games, Nagai retired. As of 2008, Nagai coaches judo at Komatsu Limited, and Ayumi Tanimoto, one of her pupil, inherits the skill of Uchimata that Nagai was good at.
Satoru Asako (浅子覚, Asako Satoru; born March 2, 1971) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who worked for All…
Satoru Asako (浅子覚, Asako Satoru; born March 2, 1971) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Noah.
🏫 Urawa Higashi High School📅 Born March 2🎂 Born 1971📍 From Saitama(city), Saitama Prefecture💼 Wrestler💼 Judo
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Wakaba Suzuki (鈴木 若葉, Suzuki Wakaba; born 13 June 1970) is a retired Japanese judoka. Suzuki was born in Fujimi…
Wakaba Suzuki (鈴木 若葉, Suzuki Wakaba; born 13 June 1970) is a retired Japanese judoka. Suzuki was born in Fujimi, Saitama, and began judo in earnest at the age of a 5th grader. She entered the Saitama University after graduating from high-school. She was counted as a top in Japan by the proud skill, Seoinage and Newaza. In 1993, she participated World Championships held in Hamilton, Ontario but defeated by Almudena Muñoz at semi-final and won a bronze medal. She was also expected to get medal of Olympic Games in 1996 but retired in 1995 due to Overtraining. As of 2010, Suzuki coaches judo at Shukutoku University and among her students is former Asian champion Sae Nakazawa.
Michiaki Kamochi (賀持 道明, Kamochi Michiaki; born 1970) is a retired Japanese judoka. Kamochi is from Warabi, Saitama. He…
Michiaki Kamochi (賀持 道明, Kamochi Michiaki; born 1970) is a retired Japanese judoka. Kamochi is from Warabi, Saitama. He began Sumo at the age of 3rd grader and won the championship consecutively for six years. He also began judo at his junior high school days and when he was a student of Nihon University, he was trained by former world champion, Chonosuke Takagi. In 1991, he participated in the World Championships held in Barcelona. He also participated Asian Championships in Osaka and won a gold medal at the half-heavyweight category. Kamochi belonged to JRA after graduation from university in 1992. He retired in 1999 after All-Japan Teams Championships.
Noriaki "Nori" Bunasawa (樗沢憲昭, Bunasawa Noriaki; born November 3, 1947) is a Japanese and American judoka, a former USA…
Noriaki "Nori" Bunasawa (樗沢憲昭, Bunasawa Noriaki; born November 3, 1947) is a Japanese and American judoka, a former USA judo coach at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich and at the 1975 World Judo Championships in Vienna. He is also a judo and jujutsu researcher, Japanese martial arts historian, actor, and co-author of The Toughest Man Who Ever Lived, a novel based on the life of Mitsuyo Maeda. He founded the Judo Journal newspaper which became Judo Jiujitsu Pro-fighting Journal. He was also the press chief for the IJF at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta. He is also the founder of Jūkkendo (柔拳道), a martial arts system based on the prize fighting methods of Mitsuyo Maeda.
🎓 Waseda University🏫 Saitama Urawa High School📅 Born November 3🎂 Born 1947📍 From Saitama(city), Saitama Prefecture💼 Judo
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Koji Sone (曽根 康治, Sone Kōji; November 14, 1928 – April 27, 1981) was a Japanese judoka and world champion. He was born…
Koji Sone (曽根 康治, Sone Kōji; November 14, 1928 – April 27, 1981) was a Japanese judoka and world champion. He was born in the city Chichibu, Saitama and started judo in his childhood. His father was a 6th Dan in judo and his uncle a 9th Dan. Sone is a university-trained judoka from Meiji University. After that he belonged to Fuji Iron & Steel. As fifth dan, measuring 5 feet and 10 1/2 inches in height and weighing 215 pounds, he received a gold medal at the 1958 World Judo Championships in Tokyo against teammate and 4th dan Akio Kaminaga. Sone was surprisingly eliminated in the second round of the 1960 All-Japan Judo Championships, a contemporary report by the martial artist Donn F. Draeger calling his performance there a "pitiful sight" and mentioning that he was aging. Sone won a silver medal at the 1961 World Judo Championships in Paris, behind Anton Geesink. His loss against Geesink, 5th dan, was heralded as the end of the era in which the best Japanese judokas could not be defeated by foreigners. Within nine minutes of the 20-minute contest, a foot sweep forced Sone onto the ground where he was held for the necessary 30 seconds with a Mune-gatame. Despite that, many believed that Sone was the technically better judoka. At the age of 33 Sone was relatively old for a judoka. It would be the last World Championship without a division into weight classes. After the loss against Geesink, Sone became coach of the Japanese judo team. Sone was accused by Geesink's teammates in the 1965 World Judo Championships of having Seiji Sakaguchi lose against the more rested Matsunaga to have Matsunaga take on the weary Geesink in the final round. Matsunaga still lost, Geesink winning the heavy-weight title by decision. But the Japanese team hoped to beat him with Isao Inokuma in the all-weight class the next day. Before the match, however, Geesink quit. The jubilant Japanese team carried Sone on their shoulders and paraded him around the gym. In 1977 he achieved the rank of 8th Dan. In 1981 he died of cerebral hemorrhage in Tokyo.
🎓 Meiji University🏫 Kumagaya Commercial High School📅 Born November 14🎂 Born 1928📍 From Yorii, Saitama💼 Judo
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