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26th President of the United States and judo practitioner

Teachers (1)

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  Yamashita Yoshitsugu

  linkKōdōkan Jūdō 2

  Probable

  Well-documented in historical article 'Professor Yamashita Goes to Washington' with specific dates March-April 1904 practicing judo three afternoons a week in the White House

  (1904-1904)

  at Roosevelt's White House Judo Course

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Well-documented in historical article 'Professor Yamashita Goes to Washington' with specific dates March-April 1904 practicing judo three afternoons a week in the White House

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "So, during March and April 1904, Roosevelt practiced judo three afternoons a week, using a ground floor office in the White House as his workout space (...) Yamashita later said that while Roosevelt was his best pupil (...)"

  — Professor Yamashita Goes to Washington (Journal of Combative Sport, Oct 2000)link

Ranks (1)

• linkKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech8 dan 2

  Probable

  Honorary 8th dan awarded posthumously by United States Judo Association in 2007 for his role in introducing judo to America, as documented in historical sources

  Dan-Kyu System (2007)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source

  fact_check

  Honorary 8th dan awarded posthumously by United States Judo Association in 2007 for his role in introducing judo to America, as documented in historical sources

  assessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  "The USJA made Roosevelt an 8th Degree Black Belt, an honor usually bestowed on those who have been doing Judo over 50 years and occasionally on those of distinguished leadership who have bought Judo into the international limelight."

  — Professor Yamashita Goes to Washington (Journal of Combative Sport, Oct 2000)link

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