Description

American martial artist who studied judo under Kyuzo Mifune in Japan, also trained in karate (Wado-ryu) and aikido (under Koichi Tohei), founded the International Dojo in 1958

Teachers (1)

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  Mifune Kyūzō

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Interview with Walter Todd confirms he asked Mifune to be his teacher in 1946: Mifune asked if he would like him to be his teacher while he stayed in Japan.

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

  location_onKodokan badge (1946)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Interview with Walter Todd confirms he asked Mifune to be his teacher in 1946: Mifune asked if he would like him to be his teacher while he stayed in Japan.

  “He [Mifune] asked if I would like him to be my teacher while I stayed in Japan.”

  — Interview with Walter Todd (Meik Skoss, Koryu.com) link

Lineage

• Kōdōkan JūdōMifune Kyūzō ← Yokoyama Sakujiro ← Kanō Jigorō · 3 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech2 dan Probable

  Probable

  Interview mentions he got his nidan in judo around 1948-49 while training in Japan

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

  Dan-Kyu System (1948)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Interview mentions he got his nidan in judo around 1948-49 while training in Japan

  “After I had been in Japan for four or five months the second time they put me up for my nidan examination.”

  — Interview with Walter Todd (Meik Skoss, Koryu.com) link

Sources