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Japanese judoka influential in the development of Kosen judo, known for emphasizing groundwork (ne-waza) and credited with developing sankaku-jime (triangle choke). Author of several judo books including "Judo Taikan" and "Judo wa Kakushite Susume".

Ranks (1)

• linkKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech9 dan 3

  Confirmed

  Officially awarded 9th dan by Kodokan in 1948, well-documented in multiple sources including Wikipedia and JudoInfo

  Dan-Kyu System (1948)

  granted by Kodokan

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Officially awarded 9th dan by Kodokan in 1948, well-documented in multiple sources including Wikipedia and JudoInfo

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Many years later in 1948, on the occasion of his promotion to 9th Dan, Master Oda published his third edition of Koshita Judo Wa Sushume"

  — Master Tsunetane Oda - JudoInfolink

Students (2)

• Ha
  Hal Sharp

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 3

  Confirmed

  Documented in Sharp's article about Oda with specific training details

  sports_kabaddiKodokan badge (1950)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Documented in Sharp's article about Oda with specific training details

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "...I began to practice with Master Oda at Rikkyo University in Tokyo, during the early 1950’s and still remain fascinated by his bravado (...) I remained under Master Oda’s tutelage for many years practicing 3 times a day. Often I would accompany Master Oda to the Kodokan as well as the Dojo at Sugamo Prison."

  — Master Tsunetane Oda - JudoInfolink
• 
  Yves Klein

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 2

  Probable

  Sources mention his Kodokan presence and Oda as one of the instructors

  sports_kabaddiKodokan badge (1952-1954) sports_kabaddiTokyo Metropolitan Police Department badge (1952-1954)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  Sources mention his Kodokan presence and Oda as one of the instructors

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "In the early 1950s, the 24-year-old Yves Klein spent a year and a half in Tokyo, studying mainly at the Kodokan under the ninth-dan judo master Oda"

  — THE FOUNDATIONS OF JUDO - The Everyday Press link

  "He has spent this time solely studying Judo... with the Municipal Police of Tokyo under Master Oda"

  — The Foundations of Judo - Ian Whittlesea link

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