10 The Famous Judoka in Japan 2

I will also show other famous Japanese judoka in addition to Toshihiko Koga and Kosei Inoue. Ryuta Ishii is known as a tall man. He was born in Chiba prefecture in 1987. His height is 193cm and his weight is 135kg. His favorite waza is osotogari. He began to do judo when he was ten years old. When he was a third grader in his high school, he ranked second in an interscholastic athletic meet. After he entered Tokai University, He became the champion in Japanese Junior Judo Meet and challenged World Junior Judo Meet but he lost to Teddy Riner, who is a French judoka, at semifinal. After he graduated from Tokai University, he obtained a job in JRA. JRA is a public company of central horse racing. In 2011 he won the championship at Kodokan Games. In this game, he beat Yasuyuki Muneta with his favorite waza; osotogari.

 

As well as Ryuta Ishii, Shinichi Shinohara is good at osotogari. He is born in Aomori prefecture in 1973. His height is 190cm and his weight is 135kg.When he was a junior high school student, he began to do judo. When he was a student at Tenri University, his judo talent bloomed because of his build, technique and power. As the result, he won at many judo games during his campus life. In 2000 he took part in Sydney Olympic Games and got silver medal. This final game are generally known as misjudgment. Two referees of three decided that his opponent; David Douillet, who is a French judoka, won with ippon, but the truth that Shinichi won at that game was accepted by The International Judo League analyzing a video of the game after Sydney Olympic. He never blamed referees and David. He only said that he lost because he is weak. Now he is a supervisor of Japanese judo delegation.

 

I think Ryoko Tani is the most famous judoka in Japan. Her nickname is Yawarachan. This nickname came from judo comic; Yawara. She was born in Fukuoka prefecture in 1975. She got gold medals twice at Sydney Olympic Games and Athens Olympic Games. At the other Olympic Games she took part in she got silver and bronze medals, in other words she got medals at all the Olympic Games she participate. She also got gold medals seven times at World Judo Games. She has worked as a member of the House of Councilors since she retired from judo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 The Famous Judoka in Japan 1

In Japan judo is one of the most traditional sports. I like some famous Japanese judoka. One of the most famous judoka is Toshihiko Koga. He was born in Saga prefecture in 1967. He began to do judo when he was 7 years old because his brother’s effect and moved to Tokyo to practice judo when he was 13 years old. After he graduated from his junior high school, he entered Nippon Sport Science University and majored in buzyutsu. Buzyutsu contains judo, kendo or kyudo which are Japanese traditional sports. His judo style is very aggressive. He often said “I always try to take ippon.” His height was small in judoka but he was very alert and agile. His favorite waza is ippon-seoinage. In 1988 he took part in Seoul Olympic Games for the first time, but he lost at the third stage. In 1992 he also took part in Barcelona Olympic Games. The judo game, which he did there, is the most famous in Japan and is sometimes broadcasted in TV.

 

At the final game, his left leg and knee were injured because of his practice for the final, but he won at the game and got gold medal with a painkiller. This victory impressed all Japanese people.

Kousei Inoue is also a Japanese famous judoka. He born in Miyazaki prefecture in 1978. His height is 183cm and his favorite waza is uchimata. He has two brothers and he is the youngest of three children in his family. One of his brothers; Tomokazu Inoue was an Asian champion of the international judo game in 1999. In 2000 he took part in Sydney Olympic Games as a Japanese judoka. When he left for Sydney, he brought a photograph of his mother, who died in disease. Finally he got a gold medal and stood on the podium with his mother’s photography.

In 2004 he was chosen as a captain of Japanese judoka in Athens Olympic Games. He was expected to win in a row, but he lost at the quarterfinal. In 2008 he was chosen as a trainee of the sport consultant of Japanese Olympic Committee and went abroad. For 2 years he lived in Scotland and learned English, the method of judo coaching in Europa and circumstances of judo in Europa. In 2011 he returned to Japan and became an instructor of physical education in Tokai University. After London Olympic Games he assumed a supervisor of a Japanese judo delegation.

 

8 Judo in Foreign Countreis

Now judo is done not only in Japan, but also all over the world. After the World War 2, International Judo League was founded and adopted as one of the Olympic Games, so judo began to spread all over the world at that time. Now the number of foreign countries which take part in International Judo League is more than 199. Judo is very popular in Brazil, Russia and Europe. In particular judo is done in France. The number of French judoka is five hundred thousand, in other hand the number of Japanese judoka is two hundred thousand, so judo is more popular in France than in Japan. Although foreign judokas are burlier than Japanese judoka, Japanese judoka had won many times in Olympic Games or other International Games. It is said that Japanese people have short legs or arms and this is advantageous in judo games because not only strength but also quickness or flexible is need to win in judo games. I think Antonius Johannes Geesink is one of the most famous foreign judoka in Japan.

He was born in Utrecht of Neitherland in 1934. When he was a judoka, his height was 198cm. He began to do judo when he was 14 years old  practiced judo in a judo team in his town after he graduated from his junior high school. He often went to Kodokan and Tenri University in Nara to practice judo. He progressed with his talent of judo rapidly as a judoka. He took part in The First World Judo Games which was held in Tokyo in 1956, kkbut he lost to Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu at semifinal. Two years later, he also took part in The Second World Judo Games, but he lost to Kimiyoshi Yamashiki at quarterfinal. Finally he took part in The Third World Judo Games in 1961 and won to Koji Sone, who got a championship in The Second World Judo Games. He is the first foreign judoka, who got the championship. He exploited muscle training and played many kinds of sports for judo training. This training style was very unique and novel in Japan at that time. In 1964 he took part in Tokyo Olympic Games as a foreign judoka of the open weight category and won to Akio Kaminaga in final. This event gave an impact to Japan or other countries and is the most famous in judo history.  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka was born in America, the state of New Jersey, in 1934. He is known as the parson who active in many areas. For example, a writer, a thinker, a music critic, a poet. He is also known as Everett Leroi Jones, his other name. He died at 79 years old on January 9 in 2014. When he was a college student, he won a scholarship to Rutgers University in 1951. In 1952, he moved to Howard University and majored in philosophy and religion. In 1954, he took part in US Air Force as a gunner. The same year, he came to like jazz and moved to Greenwich Village for recording music. In 1958 he married Hettei Cohen and published Beat icons. He edited the first 25 issues “Floating Bear” between 1961 and 1963. In 1961, a first book of poem “Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Notes” was published. A volume of jazz criticism “Blues People ; Negro Music in White America” inspired free jazz movement. In 1964, his controversial play “Dutchman” was evaluated highly and he received an Obie Award. In 1984, he became a full professor at Rutgers University. In 1996, he contributed to the AIDS benefit album Offbeat.