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Join Oda

Description

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)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech9 dan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Officially awarded 9th dan in 1948; JudoInfo and English Wikipedia, two independent sources, both directly state the rank and year

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  Dan-Kyu System (1948)

  granted by Kodokan

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Officially awarded 9th dan in 1948; JudoInfo and English Wikipedia, two independent sources, both directly state the rank and year

  “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

  “Oda was awarded the rank of 9th dan in judo in 1948”

  — Tsunetane Oda - Wikipedialink history

Students (2)

• person
  Hal Sharp

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

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

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  location_onKodokan badge (1950)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

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

  “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

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

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

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  location_onKodokan badge (1952–1954) location_onTokyo Metropolitan Police Department badge (1952–1954)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

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

  “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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