Description

8th dan Kodokan Judo, awarded Judo Meijin 10th Dan by Kokusai Budoin IMAF in 1972. Personal student of Kyuzo Mifune. Founding member and first Chief Director of Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation (IMAF). Helped restore Judo to Japanese national education after WWII.

Teachers (1)

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  Mifune Kyūzō

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  INJA's Heritage page and French Wikipedia, an independent source, both directly state Ito was a personal student of Kyuzo Mifune

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

  location_onKodokan badge

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  INJA's Heritage page and French Wikipedia, an independent source, both directly state Ito was a personal student of Kyuzo Mifune

  “Kazuo Ito was a personal student of Kyuzo Mifine”

  — Heritage - International Nihon Jujutsu Association link history info

  “Kazuo Ito était un élève personnel de Kyūzō Mifune.”

  — Kazuo Itō - Wikipédia FRlink history

Lineage

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

Ranks (2)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech8 dan Probable

  Probable

  French Wikipedia states promoted to 8th Dan in 1941; INJA Heritage says 1945

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

  Dan-Kyu System (1941)

  granted by Kodokan

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  French Wikipedia states promoted to 8th Dan in 1941; INJA Heritage says 1945

  “En 1941, il fut promu au grade de 8e dan”

  — Kazuo Itō - Wikipédia FRlink history

  “Awarded the title of Kyodo in 1941, and promoted to 8th Dan in 1945 by the Kodokan.”

  — Heritage - International Nihon Jujutsu Association link history info

  military_tech10 dan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  IMAF lists him among its Meijin; FR Wikipedia and INJA date it to 1972.

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

  Dan-Kyu System (1972)

  granted by Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  IMAF lists him among its Meijin; FR Wikipedia and INJA date it to 1972.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Kazuo Ito Judo Meijin 10th dan (1898 - 1974)”

  — Meijin - Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federationlinkhistory

  “Il reçut, en 1972, le titre de Meijin 10e dan de judo”

  — Kazuo Itō - Wikipédia FRlink history

  “Chief founding member of Kokusai Budoin, IMAF, awarded Judo Meijin 10th Dan 1972.”

  — Heritage - International Nihon Jujutsu Association link history info

Students (1)

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  Jon Bluming

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  English Wikipedia names Kazuo Ito among the teachers Bluming trained under at the Kodokan, but the claim is not corroborated by any primary source reviewed (official biography, Realfighting interview, EJMAS first-person accounts all omit him). Rated uncertain.

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

  (1959–1961)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  English Wikipedia names Kazuo Ito among the teachers Bluming trained under at the Kodokan, but the claim is not corroborated by any primary source reviewed (official biography, Realfighting interview, EJMAS first-person accounts all omit him). Rated uncertain.

  “Upon his arrival to Japan, Bluming was accepted in the Kodokan Institute, where he trained under names like Toshiro Daigo, Yoshimi Osawa and Kazuo Ito.”

  — Jon Bluming - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia (English)link history info

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