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was a Japanese judoka who was the Chief Instructor at the
Daigo was born in January 1926 and educated at Tokyo University of Education.
He was All-Japan Judo Champion in 1951 and 1954, and the author of ''Kodokan Judo: Throwing Techniques'', a definitive text on 「ミスター講道館」醍醐敏郎さん死去 柔道10段、95歳
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Kodokan
The , or ''Kōdōkan'' (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. The ''kōdōkan'' was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo. Etymology
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and a manager of the Japanese national team.
Before his death, he was one of only three living Kodokan
The , or ''Kōdōkan'' (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. The ''kōdōkan'' was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo. Etymology
Literally, ''kō'' ...
10th dan
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(and one of only 15 to have attained this rank), having been promoted at the New Year Kagami biraki Ceremony, 8 January 2006, along with Ichiro Abe
was a Japanese judoka. He was head of the Promotions Panel at the Kodokan and former international chairperson of the All Nippon Judo Federation. He was one of only fifteen judoka to have attained Kodokan 10th dan rank, having been promoted at ...
and Yoshimi Osawa
was a Japanese judoka. Before his death, he was the only living Kodokan 10th dan (and one of only 15 to have attained this rank), having been promoted at the New Year Kagami Biraki Ceremony, 8 January 2006 along with Toshiro Daigo and Ichiro ...
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Biography
Daigo was born in January 1926 and educated at Tokyo University of Education.
He was All-Japan Judo Champion in 1951 and 1954, and the author of ''Kodokan Judo: Throwing Techniques'', a definitive text on 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") ...
throws.
Daigo died on 10 October 2021, at the age of 95./ref>
Bibliography
*(2005) Kodokan Judo: Throwing Techniques, Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.References
1926 births 2021 deaths Japanese male judoka Kodokan 10th dans Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture {{Japan-judo-bio-stub