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    match he had with Rikidōzan. Kimura was born on September 10, 1917, in Kumamoto, Japan. Masahiko Kimura began training judo at the age of 9 and was promoted...
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  • The fight between Japanese judoka Masahiko Kimura and Brazilian jiu-jitsu founder Hélio Gracie was held at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on October...
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  • Masahiko Kimura is a Japanese judo practitioner. Masahiko Kimura is the name of: Masahiko Kimura (bonsai artist) (born 1940), Japanese bonsai artist Masahiko...
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  • savate, judo, karate, and wrestling, while experiencing few losses. Hélio Gracie issued a challenge to a highly touted judoka named Masahiko Kimura. An agreement...
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    the air". ↓Judo introduced to Brazil  Gracie family begin adapting Judo into Brazilian jiu-jitsu ↓Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie ↓World Judo Championships...
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    teacher at several schools. Masahiko Kimura, competitor at the Takudai tournament in Takushoku University and teacher at several schools. Tatsukuma Ushijima...
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  • referencing its mechanism) is a Judo armlock that received notoriety for its use by Masahiko Kimura and has hence been renamed the 'Kimura" Below is a partial list...
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    Hélio Gracie (category Mixed martial artists utilizing judo)
    According to Masahiko Kimura, Gracie held the rank of 6th dan in judo in 1951, while according to Robert Hill, Kodokan records show Gracie at the rank of...
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  • Party Masahiko Katsuya (勝谷 誠彦, 1960–2018), a Japanese columnist, photographer, and pundit Masahiko Kimura (木村 政彦, 1917–1993), a Japanese judoka (Judo practitioner)...
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    Valdemar Santana (category Mixed martial artists utilizing judo)
    By The Numbers - Spider Jiu Jitsu". www.spiderjiujitsu.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Masahiko Kimura Excerpt from My Judo (1984)....
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    Most titles Yasuhiro Yamashita : 9 titles Naoya Ogawa : 7 titles Masahiko Kimura : 4 titles Keiji Suzuki : 4 titles Most Participation Yasuyuki Muneta :...
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    Doug Rogers (judoka) (category Olympic medalists in judo)
    coach Masahiko Kimura. Doug Rogers went on to win gold at two Pan-American games and several Canadian National championships. Another mark of his judo skill...
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    7076186; 139.7534024 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...
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    outlined below). The name "kimura" started circulating in Brazil after a judoka and a professional wrestler Masahiko Kimura used it to defeat one of the...
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    Toughest Man Who Ever Lived. Innovations, Inc. and Judo Journal. ISBN 9780964898424. "Masahiko Kimura Bio". judoinfo.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016. Inc,...
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    Tatsukuma Ushijima (category Japanese judo biography stubs)
    was a Japanese judoka and former All-Japan judo champion, who was also known as a teacher of Masahiko Kimura, a famous judoka. His nickname was "The Demon...
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  • has attributed its innovation to Masahiko Kimura, who would have created it during the Takudai kosen judo tournament at Takushoku University and accomplished...
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  • Georges Mehdi (category Pan American Games medalists in judo)
    for five years at the Tenri University in Nara, meeting names like world middleweight champion Isao Okano and the great Masahiko Kimura. He actually had...
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    college. Memories of Nanatei Judo was written as a sequel to Inoue's trilogy. KIMURA, manga version of Why Masahiko Kimura Didn't Kill Rikidozan drawn...
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  • graduated from Takushoku University, where he went to class with Judo master Masahiko Kimura and Kyokushin Karate founder Mas Oyama, in 1941, and was posted...
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    Hidehiko Yoshida (category Olympic medalists in judo)
    to the 50th anniversary of the Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie fight, and as such the bout was touted as another "judo vs. Brazilian jiu-jitsu" contest...
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    dan, was the «father» of Portuguese judo and one of the founders of the Portuguese Judo Federation. Masahiko Kimura (Japan, 1917–1993), Kōdōkan 7th dan...
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    Submission wrestling Judo Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Luta Livre Wrestling Panther Grappling Club. Frequently Asked Questions Archived 7 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine...
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  • Japan. He studied judo under Yoshimi Osawa and Masahiko Kimura. As a high school student he trained with Waseda University's Judo team, and subsequently...
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  • They are mainly there for comic relief. Masahiko Kimura (鬼村 雅彦, Kimura Masahiko) - The leader of the powerful Judo Club and an enforcer of the Jakotsukai...
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    Takahiko Ishikawa (category Japanese judo biography stubs)
    Takahiko, 1917–2008) was an All Japan Judo Champion. In the 1949 All-Japan Judo Championships Tahahiko fought Masahiko Kimura to a draw. In the following year...
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    Gatame Archived 2006-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. www.judo-for-all.com. URL last accessed April 21, 2006. The Kodokan Judo Institute. Kodokan.Org classification...
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  • former judokas usually used their real names or modifications of them (Masahiko Kimura, Michiaki Yoshimura, etc.) Rikidōzan pushed himself as the top star...
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    Masahiko Kimura vs. Hélio Gracie fight, Royce suggested the match to be hosted under similar rules as a homage, turning it into an unofficial "judo vs...
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  • defeated Masahiko Kimura. This match was one of only four professional career losses for Kimura, who was already well known as one of the best judo competitors...
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