Also known as
Trevor Pryce Leggett · T. P. Leggett
Description
British judoka, author and translator, one of the first Europeans to hold a dan rank (London Budokwai shodan in 1935). He taught judo at the Budokwai from 1945 and became a senior instructor in 1954, chaired the July 1948 London conference that founded the European Judo Union, and is named 'Chairman of the European Judo Union' in Moshe Feldenkrais's preface to Higher Judo (1952), which thanks him for critical reading of the typescript and advice on the mat. He held 6th dan from the Kodokan, founded the competition-oriented Renshuden dojo in 1959, headed the BBC's Japanese Service for 24 years, and wrote extensively on judo, Zen and Indian philosophy, being awarded the Japanese Order of the Sacred Treasure in 1984.
Teachers (2)
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Tani Yukiosports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableSingle source; Wikidata repeats it.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.location_onBudokwai badge
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source; Wikidata repeats it. -
Gunji Koizumisports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableSingle source.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.location_onBudokwai badge
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkSingle source.“At the age of 16, therefore, the sport he chose was judo and he started taking lessons at the London Budokwai. After training under the famous judo masters Yukio Tani and Gunji Koizumi, he made swift progress”
Ranks (3)
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military_tech1 dan ProbableProbablede Crée lists Trevor P. Leggett as a London Budokwai shodan of 1935 among the early European black beltsThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1935)military_tech5 dan ProbableProbableFeldenkrais's preface to Higher Judo, written for the 1951/1952 edition, names Leggett as 5th danThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1952)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFeldenkrais's preface to Higher Judo, written for the 1951/1952 edition, names Leggett as 5th danvisibilityFirst-hand“I am greatly indebted to Mr. T. P. Legget, 5th Dan, Chairman of the European Judo Union, for critical reading of the typesceipt and his very instructive advice on the mat.”
military_tech6 dan ProbableProbableEnglish Wikipedia states he held 6th dan from the KodokanThe evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu Systemgranted by Kodokan
Offices held (1)
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corporate_fareChairmanEuropean Judo Union ConfirmedConfirmedA contemporary book and Wikipedia agree.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.1948
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkA contemporary book and Wikipedia agree.visibilityFirst-hand“I am greatly indebted to Mr. T. P. Legget, 5th Dan, Chairman of the European Judo Union, for critical reading of the typesceipt and his very instructive advice on the mat.”
Students (1)
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Moshé Feldenkraissports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō PossiblePossibleFeldenkrais's own preface to Higher Judo (1952) thanks T. P. Leggett for critical reading of the typescript and 'his very instructive advice on the mat', and the same book's foreword says he deepened his judo practice with Leggett in London; both passages come from the same single source.Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.(1948–1952)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFeldenkrais's own preface to Higher Judo (1952) thanks T. P. Leggett for critical reading of the typescript and 'his very instructive advice on the mat', and the same book's foreword says he deepened his judo practice with Leggett in London; both passages come from the same single source.visibilityFirst-hand“I am greatly indebted to Mr. T. P. Legget, 5th Dan, Chairman of the European Judo Union, for critical reading of the typesceipt and his very instructive advice on the mat.”
“In London he deepened his friendship and judo practice with legendary practitioners Gunji Koizumi and Trevor Leggett.”
Sources
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Moshe Feldenkrais; Elizabeth Beringer. (2010). Higher Judo: Groundwork
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Cite and reuse
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Trevor Leggett. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M0CXZHZN5A1FFADBND5Z9K70 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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title = {Trevor Leggett}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
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