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98-year-old 1st Female 10-dan in Judo

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98-year-old 1st Female 10-dan in Judo

Postby Samurai_Jerk » Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:03 pm

98-year-old woman becomes first woman ever to earn Judo's highest-degree black belt.

Just two years before her 100th birthday, Sensei Keiko Fukuda has become the first woman to achieve a tenth-degree black belt—the highest rank in the martial art and combat sport Judo. Fukuda is now one of only four living people who've earned the tenth-degree (or dan) black belt. To put the accomplishment into better perspective, throughout history, only sixteen people have ever achieved this honor.

Fukuda began practicing Judo in 1935 and is the sole surviving student of its founder, Kano Jiguro. At her teacher's urging, she learned English to help spread Judo internationally .....

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Looks pretty tough. ;)
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Postby matsuki » Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:33 pm

:eek2: she probably gives her nurses hell!
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Postby Longname » Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:59 pm

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Postby Mike Oxlong » Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:20 pm

A documentary in the works...

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bestrong/be-strong-be-gentle-be-beautiful?ref=video
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Postby IparryU » Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:01 am

Longname wrote:As *not* noted in the article. The 10th dan was awarded by the American Judo association NOT the Japanese Kodokan who probably will not give her 10th dan. Things don't change that much in Japanese Judo.

doesn't suprise me... a woman cant get top notch in anything in japan cuase the men dont let them in...

but mad props to any female who gets at the top of the totem pole in this cuntry, it really shows that they out match the men to actually get that far. just something a bj wont buy here :confused:
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Postby maraboutslim » Thu Nov 24, 2011 12:40 pm

IparryU wrote:doesn't suprise me... a woman cant get top notch in anything in japan cuase the men dont let them in...


I've always figured that those with top notch abilities at something don't need anyone else to let them in. It's only those who are somehow inferior (like me) who need others to take it easy on us and let us "in".
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