This is a translation from a blog post made by author Masuda Toshinari on December 26th, 2009. Source Link In this months edition of “Gongu Kakutougi” featuring “Why didn’t Kimura Masahiko Kill Rikidozan,” the judo and[…]
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As Kimura’s teacher, master, and mentor
Ushijima goes in search of a promising prospect to accomplish what he was unable to and seize the Imperial Championships. The person he found was his fellow alum from Chin Zei Middle School ❶ under[…]
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The passing of Anton Geesink by Yamaguchi Kaori
The 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Anton Geesink (Netherlands), who beat Kaminaga Akio (deceased) in the open weight division, passed away on the 27th at a hospital in the Netherlands. He was 76. It was[…]
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