Masahiko Kimura

Masahiko Kimura

male, deceased (1993)
was a Japanese judoka (Judo practitioner) who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. Kimura (5 ft 7 in 170cm; 85 kg, 187 lb)...
Kyuzo Mifune

Kyuzo Mifune

male, deceased (1965)
Kyuzo Mifune has been categorized as one of the greatest exponents of the art of judo after the founder, Jigoro Kano. He is considered by many to...
Hidehiko Yoshida

Hidehiko Yoshida

male, 40 years old
Hidehiko Yoshida (September 3,1969) is a Japanese gold-medalist judoka and MMA fighter. He currently competes in the PRIDE Fighting Championships...
Ryoko Tani

Ryoko Tani

female, 34 years old
Ryoko Tani is one of the most famous female Judo competitors in Japan. Her maiden name was Ryoko Tamura (田村亮子 "Tamura Ryōko"). She was born in F...
Kazuhiro Nakamura

Kazuhiro Nakamura

male, 30 years old
Kazuhiro Nakamura is a Japanese MMA fighter. He currently competes as a middleweight in the PRIDE Fighting Championships in Japan. Nakamura's...
Yoshihiro Akiyama

Yoshihiro Akiyama

male, 34 years old
Yoshihiro Akiyama is a judoka and mixed-martial artist with the K-1 Hero's promotion. A fourth-generation ethnic Korean born in Japan, he obtained...
Kano Jigoro

Kano Jigoro

male, deceased (1938)
Kano Jigoro was the founder of judo. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become...
Toshihiko Koga

Toshihiko Koga

42 years old
Toshihiko Koga is a Judoka from Japan. Toshihiko Koga is a three time World Champion and Olympic Gold and Silver medallist,
Yasuhiro Yamashita

Yasuhiro Yamashita

male
Yasuhiro Yamashita (born June 1 1957) is one of the most successful Japanese Judo competitors of all time and the youngest winner of the open...