Also known as
Johannes Cornelius Bluming
Description
Dutch martial artist, 9th dan judo, 10th dan Kyokushin karate and 10th dan
hapkido, founder of Kyokushin Budokai. Trained at the Kodokan in Tokyo under
Toshiro Daigo, Yoshimi Osawa and Kazuo Ito, and a close associate of Donn F.
Draeger and Masutatsu Oyama. National coach of the Dutch judo team who won the
1957 European championship, and coach of Wim Ruska during his 1960s-70s title
run as well as of Chris Dolman and Antonio Inoki's New Japan Pro-Wrestling
associate Otti Roethof.
Teachers (8)
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person
Shimizu Takaji
sports_martial_artsShindō Musō-ryū
Probable
(1959)
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“Early non-Japanese students included Donn Draeger (1922–1982), Jon Bluming
(1933–), and Bill Fuller (dates unknown), all of whom began training with
Shimizu during 1959–1960.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
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Gerhard Schutte
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
(1953–1958)
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2 sources
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Bluming's own biography (jonbluming.nl) and his Realfighting interview state
that Dr G. Schutte, founder of the NAJA dojo in Amsterdam, gave him his 1st dan
after 12 months at the Tung Jen club; own account only
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“Back in Holland he found by accident the judo club witch would really change
his life from that on. When he brought home his girlfriend he saw in a little
street a poster of the Tung Jen judo club in November 1953. So he went to that
dojo and joined up. [...] his Sensei, Dr G. Schutte gave him his 1st Dan only
after 12 months”
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“I found a dojo in Amsterdam of the "Neth Amateur Judo Association" of
the famous Dr. Schutte (affectionately called OPA by the students).”
— Mann, WR. Jon Bluming, Europe's First Mixed
Martial Artist - Realfightinglink
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Donn F. Draeger
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
(1959–1961)
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Bluming's biography and interview state Donn Draeger trained him in judo in
Tokyo from March 1959 to 1961, managed his weight gain from 79 to 102 kilos and
proposed him for the Kenshusei class; own account only
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“when Draeger (Donn Draeger) started training me, in March 1959, by November I
was a solid 102 kilos. [...] He was the best; he could run circles around all
the top Judoka in the Kodokan, all the 8th and 9th and 10th dans.”
— Mann, WR. Jon Bluming, Europe's First Mixed
Martial Artist - Realfightinglink
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“Back in Tokyo he started under the guidance of the famous Donn Dreager again
with weight training for judo and karate and became finally what he always
wanted heavyweight at 102 kilo solid from 79 kilo in Canada”
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Mifune Kyūzō
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
(1959–1961)
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2 sources
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Bluming's biography identifies the elderly red-belt master who headed the
Kenshusei class he joined in November 1959 as Kyuzo Mifune; his EJMAS article
says Mifune gave seminars to Kenshusei members; own account only
visibilityFirst-hand
“In 1959 November that elderly man would become his head teacher in the new
Kodokan when he became a member of the famous Kenshusei the 25 best fighters of
Japan.”
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“members also got to attend special seminars given by teachers like Mifune and
Samura.”
— Bluming, Jon. (2000). The Beast of Amsterdam -
Journal of Combative Sport (EJMAS). Journal of Combative Sportlink
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Daigo Toshirō
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
(1959–1961)
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The EJMAS first-person account names Daigo as one of the regular instructors of
the Kodokan Kenshusei training program while Bluming was a member, and English
Wikipedia lists Daigo among Bluming's teachers; Bluming elsewhere calls him
"my old teacher Daigo Sensei".
visibilityFirst-hand
“The first Olympic training for the Kenshusei took place in August 1960. [...]
While the regular instructors included Daigo, Kawamura, and Osawa [...] The next
day I was summoned to the office of Risei Kano, where he and Daigo Sensei told
me that as a member of the Kenshusei I had to adhere to the honor code”
— Bluming, Jon. (2000). The Beast of Amsterdam -
Journal of Combative Sport (EJMAS). Journal of Combative Sportlink
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“Upon his arrival to Japan, Bluming was accepted in the Kodokan Institute, where
he trained under names like Toshiro Daigo, Yoshimi Osawa and Kazuo Ito.”
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Ōsawa Yoshimi
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
(1959–1961)
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The EJMAS first-person account names Osawa as one of the regular instructors of
the Kodokan Kenshusei training program while Bluming was a member, and English
Wikipedia lists Osawa among Bluming's teachers. Not a direct "my
teacher" claim, so rated probable rather than confirmed.
visibilityFirst-hand
“While the regular instructors included Daigo, Kawamura, and Osawa”
— Bluming, Jon. (2000). The Beast of Amsterdam -
Journal of Combative Sport (EJMAS). Journal of Combative Sportlink
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“Upon his arrival to Japan, Bluming was accepted in the Kodokan Institute, where
he trained under names like Toshiro Daigo, Yoshimi Osawa and Kazuo Ito.”
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Hirano Tokio
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
(1957)
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Bluming's official biography records that Tokio Hirano awarded him his 3rd
dan at a 1957 summer camp in Holland after he threw 75 judoka in 26 minutes; the
same source states Schutte himself held 4th dan from Hirano.
visibilityFirst-hand
“In 1957 he got his 3th Dan from Tokyo Hirano at a summer camp in Holland when
he throw 75 judoka from 4e kyu until 4th Dan in 26 minutes”
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Kazuo Itō
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
(1959–1961)
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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.
“Upon his arrival to Japan, Bluming was accepted in the Kodokan Institute, where
he trained under names like Toshiro Daigo, Yoshimi Osawa and Kazuo Ito.”
Ranks (2)
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military_tech3 dan
Probable
Dan-Kyu System (1957)
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Bluming's official biography records that he received his 3rd dan from Tokio
Hirano in 1957 at a summer camp in Holland after throwing 75 judoka in 26
minutes.
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“In 1957 he got his 3th Dan from Tokyo Hirano at a summer camp in Holland when
he throw 75 judoka from 4e kyu until 4th Dan in 26 minutes even when he had
broken his big toe”
military_tech9 dan
Probable
Dan-Kyu System
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English Wikipedia records 9th dan in judo for Bluming, without a granting body
or date.
“Bluming held 9th dan in Judo, 10th dan in Kyokushinkai Karate and 10th dan in
Hapkido.”
Students (1)
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person
Wim Ruska
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Confirmed
(1960–1972)
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Multiple independent sources corroborate Bluming as Ruska's judo teacher,
including Bluming's own 2017 interview naming Ruska among his students.
“In the 1960s and 1970s, under the training of Jon Bluming, he won seven
European titles, five in the +93 kg category (1966-67, 1969, 1971-72) and two in
the open category (1969 and 1972).”
“Wim Ruska - World Champion ('67 & '71) and Olympic Champion (2x
'72) in Judo.”
“Jon Bluming nodigt hem uit om bij Tung Jen te komen trainen [...] Na drie
maanden krachthonk en trainingen in overnametechnieken en grondgevechten
vernedert de leerling de meester met zes ippons.”
— de Brock, Peter. (2017). Judoka Wim Ruska: 'Ik
kan geen baas boven mij voelen' - Ons Amsterdamlink
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“Wim Ruska was een van zijn leerlingen.”
— (2018). Veteraan, vechtsporter en filmacteur Jon
Bluming overleden - NOSlink
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“He is a former coach of the Belgian and Dutch national karate teams, and his
internationally known students include Olympic judo champion Willem Ruska, world
sambo champion Chris Dolman”
— Mann, WR. (2017). Jon Bluming Interview - USAdojo
(by WR Mann). USAdojolink
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“He moved to a strong club of Jon Bluming who was in that time the biggest
challenger of World Champion Anton Geesink.”
— (2022). 50 years after Willem Ruska won his second
Olympic title in 1972 - JudoInsidelink
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“Bluming stopped competing and turned his energies into training future Dutch
hopefuls, among them judo champion Willem Ruska and three-time world sambo
champion Chris Dolman.”
— Smith, Robert W.. (1999). Martial Musings: A
Portrayal of Martial Arts in the 20th Centuryinfo
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