• of Judo (柔道家, Jūdōka) are ranked according to their skill and knowledge, and, for high ranking dan grades, their contribution to the art. Their rank is...
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    The Kodokan Judo Institute (公益財団法人講道館), or Kōdōkan (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. The kōdōkan was founded in 1882 by Kanō...
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    granted shodan (初段; first rank) grades, the first that had been awarded in any martial art. Central to Kano's vision for judo were the principles of seiryoku...
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    denote rank was first used in Japan by Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo in the 1880s. Previously, Japanese Koryu instructors tended to provide rank certificates...
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    Kyū (redirect from Gup rank)
    higher-ranked students to assist lower-ranked ones, and lower-ranked students to respect their seniors. Martial arts portal Dan (rank) Rank in Judo Go ranks...
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  • shares its origins with the judo belt-rank system, but the Brazilian system incorporates some minor differences from Judo such as a division between youths...
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    (1860–1938), the founder of judo. Kanō started the modern rank system in 1883 when he awarded shodan (the lowest dan rank) to two of his senior students...
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    Keiko Fukuda (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
    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...
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    color-coded alerts in public warning Cooper's Color Code of the combat mindset Rank in judo Ribbon colors see: Category:Ribbon symbolism In religion: Clerical...
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  • other martial arts, Kodokan judo provides lists of techniques students must learn to earn rank. For a more complete list of judo techniques by technique classification...
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    1938) was a Japanese judoka, educator, politician, and the founder of judo. Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international...
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  • Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Rio de Janeiro Rank in Judo Black belt Sandbagging Pedro Valente Jr. (2012). The History of the Gracie...
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    Judogi (redirect from Judo coat)
    grips. Aikidogi Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi Karate gi Keikogi Rank in judo Lowry, Dave (2006). In the Dojo. Boston, Massachusetts: Shambhala. pp. 39–42....
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    In 2016, she was promoted to Rokudan (6th-degree black belt) by the United States Judo Association, becoming the youngest ever to achieve the rank. In...
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    Awarded Black Belt Rank in Judo". Judo Info – Online Dojo. 26 January 1918. Retrieved 13 June 2019. "6th International Science of Judo Symposium, Rotterdam"...
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  • Judo competitions at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris took place from 27 July to 3 August at Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. The number of judokas...
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    highly notable judoka (judo practitioners). Jigorō Kanō (Japan, 1860–1938) founded judo, and established the Kōdōkan in 1882. Judo was the first Japanese...
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  • and it is also appropriate to say, "I am a shodan in 'x' martial art"). SportsDefinitions.com: Shodan definition (judo) Retrieved on 28 February 2010...
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    Brazilian jiu-jitsu (category Sports originating in Brazil)
    via joint locks, chokeholds, or compression locks. It has its roots in jujutsu, judo and catch wrestling. Brazilian jiu-jitsu was first developed around...
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    time for women still marking the 8th dan rank) in judo by the Kodokan Judo Institute. In 2006 the Kodokan Judo Institute awarded her the 9th degree black...
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  • Raymond Damblant (category Canadian judo biography stubs)
    Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of kudan (ninth dan), and was deeply involved in the development of Canadian Judo, especially in Quebec. He refereed at three...
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    the founder of Kodokan judo, in 1920, Tani was awarded the second-degree black belt rank in judo. Eventually, Tani reached the rank of 4th-dan. Assisting...
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  • Eiichi Miyazato (category Law enforcement in Japan)
    Miyazato held the rank of 10th dan in karate and 7th dan in judo; on his death, he was honoured with the degree of 8th dan in judo. Miyazato was born...
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    January 2020[update], Judo Bank had lent $1B to Australian businesses and another $1B in digital retail term deposits. Judo was founded in 2016 with an initial...
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  • awarded the high rank of judo 8th dan by the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, Japan. Clause was born in Lessines, a Walloon municipality in the province of...
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  • The 2025 World Judo Championships was the 38th edition of the men's and 29th edition of the women's World Judo Championships. It was held at the László...
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  • Second Language in Japan (Winnipeg Free Press, 3 January 2006). Fountain has reached nidan rank in Judo and Kendo, is a brown belt in Jujutsu, and teaches...
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  • 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...
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  • declared the fight a draw. Isogai was promoted to tenth dan, the highest rank in judo, on December 22, 1937. He was the second person to be awarded this grade...
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  • Gunji Koizumi (category Suicides in Greater London)
    society in England. Koizumi helped establish the British Judo Association, and founded the European Judo Union. He held the rank of 8th dan in judo. Koizumi's...
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