Shuichi Nagaoka
Early student of Judo and the third person to be promoted to 10th dan
About Shuichi Nagaoka
Lived 1876 – 1952 (aged 76). Shuichi Nagaoka was a Japanese judoka.
was an early student of Kodokan judo and the third person to be promoted to 10th dan.
Biography Nagaoka was born in Okayama Prefecture September 17, 1876. He trained in Kito-ryu jujutsu under in Okayama before moving to Tokyo in 1892. In January 1893 he started training at the Kodokan, earning his first dan in September 1894. He was considered a "child prodigy" due to his fast rising, being compared to the legendary Shiro Saigo. His favourite techniques were sutemi-waza. He died November 22, 1952, aged 77.
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early student of Judo and the third person to be promoted to 10th dan (1876–1952)
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Shuichi Nagaoka was born on 17 September 1876 in Okayama.
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Shuichi Nagaoka died on 22 November 1952.
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Shuichi Nagaoka was a judoka.
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