Also known as

AnnMaria Burns

Description

American judoka, first American to win a World Judo Championships (1984), mother of Ronda Rousey, statistics professor

Teachers (1)

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  Ōsawa Yoshimi

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

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

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

  location_onWaseda University badge (1976)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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

  “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

Lineage

• Kōdōkan JūdōŌsawa Yoshimi ← Mifune Kyūzō ← Yokoyama Sakujiro ← Kanō Jigorō · 4 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech6 dan Probable

  Probable

  Held 6th dan rank in judo as of 2016, documented as guest instructor at Fukuda Judo Camp with this rank

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

  Dan-Kyu System (2016)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Held 6th dan rank in judo as of 2016, documented as guest instructor at Fukuda Judo Camp with this rank

  “2016 Joshi Judo Camp Guest Instructors: Dr. AnnMaria DeMars (6th Dan)”

  — 2016 Joshi Judo Camp - Fukuda Judolink

Students (1)

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  Ronda Rousey

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Well-documented mother-daughter relationship, with AnnMaria De Mars coaching Ronda from age 11 as mentioned in Black Belt Magazine

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

  (1998)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Well-documented mother-daughter relationship, with AnnMaria De Mars coaching Ronda from age 11 as mentioned in Black Belt Magazine

  “She began coaching Ronda at age 11, instilling a mindset that would later carry her daughter to Olympic bronze in judo and UFC glory”

  — Fists of Love: The Mothers Who Raised Martial Arts Legends - Black Belt Magazinelink

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