Description

8th dan Kodokan Judo, awarded Judo Meijin 10th Dan by Kokusai Budoin IMAF in 1972. Personal student of Kyuzo Mifune. Founding member and first Chief Director of Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF). Helped restore Judo to Japanese national education after WWII.

Teachers (1)

• 
  Mifune Kyūzō

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 2

  Probable

  Described as 'personal student of Kyuzo Mifune' on the INJA Heritage page

  sports_kabaddiKodokan badge

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Described as 'personal student of Kyuzo Mifune' on the INJA Heritage page

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Kazuo Ito was a personal student of Kyuzo Mifune"

  — INJA — Heritagelink

Ranks (2)

• linkKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech8 dan 2

  Probable

  French Wikipedia states promoted to 8th Dan in 1941; INJA Heritage says 1945

  Dan-Kyu System (1941)

  granted by Kodokan

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  French Wikipedia states promoted to 8th Dan in 1941; INJA Heritage says 1945

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "En 1941, il fut promu au grade de 8e dan"

  — Kazuo Itō — Wikipédia FRlink

  INJA — Heritagelink

  military_tech10 dan 2

  Probable

  French Wikipedia and INJA Heritage page state awarded Judo Meijin 10th Dan 1972 by IMAF

  Dan-Kyu System (1972)

  granted by Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  French Wikipedia and INJA Heritage page state awarded Judo Meijin 10th Dan 1972 by IMAF

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Il reçut, en 1972, le titre de Meijin 10e dan de judo"

  — Kazuo Itō — Wikipédia FRlink

  INJA — Heritagelink

Students (1)

• 
  Jon Bluming

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 1

  Uncertain

  English Wikipedia names Kazuo Ito among the teachers Bluming trained under at the Kodokan, but the claim is not corroborated by any primary source reviewed (official biography, Realfighting interview, EJMAS first-person accounts all omit him). Rated uncertain.

  (1959-1961)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  English Wikipedia names Kazuo Ito among the teachers Bluming trained under at the Kodokan, but the claim is not corroborated by any primary source reviewed (official biography, Realfighting interview, EJMAS first-person accounts all omit him). Rated uncertain.

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  Jon Bluming - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) linkinfo

Sources