Description

Japanese judoka, 10th dan holder, known for exceptional ashi-waza. Former Waseda University professor and influential figure in women's judo development.

Teachers (1)

• 
  Mifune Kyūzō

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 3

  Confirmed

  Well-documented student of Mifune Kyuzo at Waseda University, mentioned in Japanese Wikipedia biography

  sports_kabaddiWaseda University badge (1943)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Well-documented student of Mifune Kyuzo at Waseda University, mentioned in Japanese Wikipedia biography

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "1943年4月に早稲田大学に入学し柔道部に入部すると、師範には三船久蔵や徳三宝らが顔を揃え、月に1度ほどではあったが指導に来てその薫陶を受けた"

  — 大沢吉己 - 日本語版ウィキペディア linkhistory

Ranks (1)

• linkKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech10 dan 3

  Confirmed

  Officially promoted to 10th dan by Kodokan on 2006-01-08 at New Year Kagami Biraki Ceremony, well-documented in JudoInfo and other sources

  Dan-Kyu System (2006-01-08)

  granted by Kodokan

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Officially promoted to 10th dan by Kodokan on 2006-01-08 at New Year Kagami Biraki Ceremony, well-documented in JudoInfo and other sources

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "Ichiro Abe (83 years old), Toshiro Daigo (80 years old) and Yoshimi Osawa (79 years old) were promoted to 10th Dan"

  — Kodokan 10th Dan Promotions - JudoInfolink

Students (3)

• 
  AnnMaria De Mars

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 3

  Confirmed

  Trained under Yoshimi Osawa at Waseda University in Tokyo in 1976 as an exchange student at age 18, as documented in USJF biography

  sports_kabaddiWaseda University badge (1976)

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Trained under Yoshimi Osawa at Waseda University in Tokyo in 1976 as an exchange student at age 18, as documented in USJF biography

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "at the age of 18, as a college junior, De Mars was an exchange student at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. While there, she trained under Sensei Osawa"

  — AnnMaria De Mars - USJFlink
• 
  Jon Bluming

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 2

  Probable

  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.

  (1959-1961)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources

  fact_check

  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.

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "While the regular instructors included Daigo, Kawamura, and Osawa."

  — Bluming, Jon. (2000). The Beast of Amsterdam - Journal of Combative Sport (EJMAS). Journal of Combative Sportlinkinfo

  Jon Bluming - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English) linkinfo
• 
  Carl De Crée

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 2

  Probable

  De Crée's own autobiographical author biography in his 2024 peer-reviewed article lists Ōsawa Yoshimi among the judo teachers he studied with while residing in Japan. This is De Crée's own self-reported claim, asserted here with that provenance made explicit.

  expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  De Crée's own autobiographical author biography in his 2024 peer-reviewed article lists Ōsawa Yoshimi among the judo teachers he studied with while residing in Japan. This is De Crée's own self-reported claim, asserted here with that provenance made explicit.

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "He has previously resided in Japan and has studied jūdō with, inter alia, the late Felix De Smedt, Marcel Clause, Hirano Tokio, Fukuda Keiko, Imamura Haruo, Abe Ichirō, Daigo Toshirō, and Ōsawa Yoshimi, and with Ashida Kunio, Kurimura Yōji, Ochiai Toshiyasu, Okano Isao, Tokuyama Misao, and Tsuji Yoshimi."

  — Carl De Crée. (2024). A critical update to earlier research findings about the historical roots of gonosen-no-kata - 'Forms of post-attack initiative counter throws' (De Crée, 2024). Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticaslinkinfo

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