Description
American judoka, founder of Southern Pacific Judo Yudanshakai, and USJF Hall
of Fame inductee
Teachers (1)
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person
Iizuka Kunisaburō
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Confirmed
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Well-documented in USJF biography with specific dates 1931-1932 studying under
Kunisaburo Iizuka in Tokyo
“From 1931 to 1932 Kenneth studied under Kunisaburo Iizuka, 8-dan, and original
student of Kano Sensei in Tokyo, Japan”
— Kenneth Kuniyuki - USJFlink
“In 1932 he went to Japan to train at Keio University under the instruction of
Kunisaburo Iizuka, 8 dan at the time”
— Asian Americans who've made a difference -
Shoyu Zinelink
Ranks (1)
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military_tech9 dan
Probable
Dan-Kyu System (1990)
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Mentioned as Kudan (9th dan) in USJF biography, one of first Kudans promoted in
USJF
“Kenneth Kanane Kuniyuki, Kudan, was born in Seattle, Washington on the 6th day
of October, 1910.”
— Kenneth Kuniyuki - USJFlink
Students (1)
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James Cagney
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
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An MMA article states Cagney trained in judo under Kenneth Kuniyuki at the
Seinan Dojo for the 1945 film Blood on the Sun; single source
“Insisting he would perform his own stunts for the audience James would train
Judo at the Seinan Dojo in Los Angeles under the late Kenneth Kaname Kuniyuki,
9th Dan Judo Shihan.”
— 1945 film fight scene using reality based real
martial arts - MixedMartialArts.comlink
Sources
“Kenneth Kanane Kuniyuki, Kudan, was born in Seattle, Washington on the 6th day
of October, 1910. He started Judo training at the age of 16 at the Tontokukan
Doja under Horoshi Kurosaka, 3-dan. From 1931 to 1932 Kenneth studied under
Kunisaburo Iizuka, 8-dan, and original student of Kano Sensei in Tokyo, Japan.”
— Kenneth Kuniyuki - USJFlink
“In 1932 he went to Japan to train at Keio University under the instruction of
Kunisaburo Iizuka, 8 dan at the time.”
— Asian Americans who've made a difference -
Shoyu Zinelink
Identifiers
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Kenneth Kuniyuki. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN28MWKKSN4J02MVY1SV - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KJJAWN28MWKKSN4J02MVY1SV, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Kenneth Kuniyuki}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN28MWKKSN4J02MVY1SV}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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