Yves Klein

Teachers (1)

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  Oda Tsunetane

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Sources mention his Kodokan presence and Oda as one of the instructors

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

  location_onKodokan badge (1952–1954) location_onTokyo Metropolitan Police Department badge (1952–1954)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Sources mention his Kodokan presence and Oda as one of the instructors

  “In the early 1950s, the 24-year-old Yves Klein spent a year and a half in Tokyo, studying mainly at the Kodokan under the ninth-dan judo master Oda”

  — THE FOUNDATIONS OF JUDO - The Everyday Press link

  “He has spent this time solely studying Judo [...] with the Municipal Police of Tokyo under Master Oda”

  — The Foundations of Judo - Ian Whittlesea link

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech4 dan Probable

  Probable

  Official website mentions it, no direct source

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

  Dan-Kyu System (1954)

  granted by Kodokan

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Official website mentions it, no direct source

  “Shortly before his return, he obtained his 4th dan in judo, thus reaching the highest level in Europe”

  — Yves Klein - Official Websitelink history

Sources