"He has spent this time solely studying Judo... with the Municipal Police of Tokyo under Master Oda"

"Who do you think were the greatest judo teachers you ever got to learn from? Gene Lebell: In the U.S. Shig Tashma, Larry Coughran, Kenneth Kinyuki, Fuji Nazawa (who just died 2 days ago), and of course I learned a lot from training in Japan (Ishikawa)"

"I would like to share some of my experiences with you about my Sensei and dear friend, Takahiko Ishikawa (...) I first met Ishikawa in 1953 in Japan after I became a Shodan (1st degree black belt) and thus was allowed to workout at the Keishicho (Tokyo Police Dojo) (...)"

"Want in de politiedojo krijg ik les van Sampei Asami, een achste dan en één van de beste leraren die er is."