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Description

American actor and dancer, Academy Award winner for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Teachers (1)

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  Kenneth Kuniyuki

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 1

  Uncertain

  Documented in MMA article about training for 1945 film 'Blood on the Sun', but needs additional verification

  sports_kabaddiSeinan Dojo badge (1945)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Documented in MMA article about training for 1945 film 'Blood on the Sun', but needs additional verification

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "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

Ranks (1)

• linkKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech1 dan 0balance

  Disputed - conflicting evidence recorded

  Conflicting information about rank: book claims black belt, forum says brown belt or honorary dan

  Dan-Kyu System

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources

  fact_check

  Conflicting information about rank: book claims black belt, forum says brown belt or honorary dan

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "James Cagney, a certified judo black belt"

  — CORCORAN, John; FARKAS, Emil. Martial Arts: Traditions, History. People, 1988link

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  "He studied Judo just for the movie... up to Brown Belt"

  — Cagney's Black Belt - E-Budo.comlink

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  "His judo dan ranking was honorary"

  — Cagney's Black Belt - E-Budo.comlink

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