Shiro Oishi, born in 1942, is a former US National Champion in

judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

. In the US National championships, Oishi earned a Silver medal in 1966 and a Gold in 1969.Shiro Oishi, Judoka, JudoInside
/ref> He is also a former national wrestling champion.Oishi Judo Club New York City.com : Profile
/ref> Oishi moved from Tokyo to New York where in 1969 he opened a judo school.
New York Times Regional He was revolutionary in his use of co-ed training.Black Belt – Google Books
/ref> Oishi is currently a 7th degree black belt in judo.

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1942 births American male judoka American sportspeople of Japanese descent Living people Japanese emigrants to the United States {{US-judo-bio-stub