Theodore Roosevelt Jr.

United States
Born 1858-10-27, Manhattan
Died 1919-01-06, Oyster Bay

Also known as

Teddy Roosevelt

Description

26th President of the United States and judo practitioner

Teachers (1)

  • Yamashita Yoshitsugu
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    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
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1904)
    at Roosevelt's White House Judo Course
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    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
    “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”
    — Svinth, Joseph R.. (2000). Professor Yamashita Goes to Washington. Journal of Combative Sportlink history info
    visibilityFirst-hand alt_routeIndirect
    “I am very glad I have been doing this Japanese wrestling [...] Still I have made good progress, and since you have left they have taught me three new throws that are perfect corkers.”
    — Svinth, Joseph R.. (2000). Professor Yamashita Goes to Washington. Journal of Combative Sportlink history info

Lineage

Ranks (1)

  • sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
    military_tech8 dan Probable
    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
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Dan-Kyu System (2007)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    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
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “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.”
    — USJA Honors Theodore Roosevelt with Black Belt (Oyster Bay Guardian, November 23, 2007)link

Sources

“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”
— Svinth, Joseph R.. (2000). Professor Yamashita Goes to Washington. Journal of Combative Sportlink history info
“Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as Teddy or T.R., was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.”
— Theodore Roosevelt - Wikipedialink
“Roosevelt trained judo under two instructors (John O'Brien, and Yoshiaki Yamashita) for a period of around a few months each in 1902 and 1904. The USJA in 2007 posthumously awarded Roosevelt an honorary 8th dan grade for his contribution to introducing the art to America.”
— What Level Of Expertise Did Theodore Roosevelt Have In Judo? - Martial Arts Stack Exchangelink

Identifiers

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