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    • John B. Gage

    United States
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    Description

    Senior Instructor (Shihan) of the International Nihon Jujutsu Association (INJA). Nihon Jujutsu Kyoshi 7 Dan and Judo Renshi 4 Dan (Kokusai Budoin IMAF), Judo 3 Dan (All Japan Judo Federation). Member of US Embassy Judo Club since 1986, Program Director 2011-2015. Director of Kokusai Budoin IMAF Headquarters Japan. Editor of Gendo Newsletter and the INJA websites.

    Teachers (2)

    • Shizuya Satō
      sports_martial_artsNihon Jujutsu Confirmed
      Confirmed
      Joined US Embassy Judo Club under Sato's direction in 1986; Sato 'accepted me as his student' per Gage's own account; later served as Sato's assistant at international seminars
      The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
      location_onUS Embassy Judo Club badge (1986–2011)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      3 sources expand_more
      fact_check
      Joined US Embassy Judo Club under Sato's direction in 1986; Sato 'accepted me as his student' per Gage's own account; later served as Sato's assistant at international seminars
      visibilityFirst-hand
      “Fortunately, Sato Sensei accepted me as his student”
      — JMAC - I Am JMAC: John Gage Senseilink
      “Upon arriving in Tokyo, Japan in 1986, Gage-Sensei joined the US Embassy Judo Club, under the direction of Sato Shizuya Sensei.”
      — JMAC - John Gage Senseilink
      “traveled around the world as an assistant to Sato Sensei at martial arts seminars”
      — JMAC - John Gage Senseilink
    • person
      Gozo Shioda
      sports_martial_artsYoshinkan Aikido Probable
      Probable
      Studied Yoshinkan aikido at Yoshinkan Honbu Dojo under Shioda Gozo from 1986-1992, as documented on JMAC instructor profile
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      (1986–1992)
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Studied Yoshinkan aikido at Yoshinkan Honbu Dojo under Shioda Gozo from 1986-1992, as documented on JMAC instructor profile
      “He also studied extensively at the Aikido Yoshinkan Honbu Dojo, under the direction of the famed Shioda Gozo Sensei (1915–1994), Aikido Meijin 10th Dan.”
      — JMAC - John Gage Senseilink

    Ranks (4)

    • sports_martial_artsNihon Jujutsu
      military_tech7 dan Probable
      Probable
      Listed on INJA website
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      Dan-Kyu System
      granted by Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Listed on INJA website
      “Nihon Jujutsu Kyoshi 7 Dan – Kokusai Budoin, IMAF”
      — John B. Gage Shihan - International Nihon Jujutsu Associationlink history info
    • sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
      military_tech4 dan Probable
      Probable
      Listed on INJA website
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      Dan-Kyu System
      granted by Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Listed on INJA website
      “Judo Renshi 4 Dan – Kokusai Budoin, IMAF”
      — John B. Gage Shihan - International Nihon Jujutsu Associationlink history info
      military_tech3 dan Probable
      Probable
      Listed on INJA website as awarded by All Japan Judo Federation
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      Dan-Kyu System
      granted by Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Listed on INJA website as awarded by All Japan Judo Federation
      “Judo 3 Dan – All Japan Judo Federation”
      — John B. Gage Shihan - International Nihon Jujutsu Associationlink history info
    • sports_martial_artsAikidō
      military_tech2 dan Probable
      Probable
      Listed on JMAC instructor page as 2nd Dan, Shodokan Aikido Federation
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      Dan-Kyu System
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Listed on JMAC instructor page as 2nd Dan, Shodokan Aikido Federation
      “2nd Dan, Shodokan Aikido Federation”
      — JMAC - John Gage Senseilink

    Honours (2)

    • receipt_longKyoshi 7 DanKyoshi Probable
      Probable
      Listed on INJA website
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      Title
      granted by Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Listed on INJA website
      “Nihon Jujutsu Kyoshi 7 Dan – Kokusai Budoin, IMAF”
      — John B. Gage Shihan - International Nihon Jujutsu Associationlink history info
    • receipt_longRenshi 4 DanRenshi Probable
      Probable
      Listed on INJA website
      The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
      Title
      granted by Kokusai Budoin, International Martial Arts Federation
      fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
      Frederico Muñoz
      Researcher, Martialis
      1 source expand_more
      fact_check
      Listed on INJA website
      “Judo Renshi 4 Dan – Kokusai Budoin, IMAF”
      — John B. Gage Shihan - International Nihon Jujutsu Associationlink history info

    Sources

    John B. Gage Shihan - International Nihon Jujutsu Association link history info
    JMAC - John Gage Senseilink
    visibilityFirst-hand
    JMAC - I Am JMAC: John Gage Senseilink
    JMAC - John Gage Senseilink

    Cite and reuse

    CC BY-SA 4.0expand_more
    Plain text
    Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). John B. Gage. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KYND6715KKTV91SDS3EXFMGM - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
    BibTeX
    @incollection{martialis_01KYND6715KKTV91SDS3EXFMGM, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {John B. Gage}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KYND6715KKTV91SDS3EXFMGM}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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    https://martial.is/entity/01KYND6715KKTV91SDS3EXFMGM

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