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21st September 2005, 21:53
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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii honors Budoka
On Saturday June 17th over 1000 people attended the Hawaiian Hilton Village for their annual Honorees Banquet.
This year the theme was Budo and they honored 8 budoka from Hawaii who have influenced and spread Japanese culture in Hawaii.
the 8 honorees were selected for their selfless dedication to their art.
2 aikido, 2 Judo, 2 Karate and 2 from Kendo:
Aikido was proudly represented by
Shinichi Suzuki Sensei, 8th Dan Ki Society 52 years teaching and training in aikido.
Takahashi Nonaka Sensei, 8th Dan Ki Society with 50 years of teaching and training in aikido.
Both of these gentlemen trained at Honbu dojo with O'Sensei and trained intensely with Tohei Sensei.
The other budoka were
Bobby Long - Karate (first uchideshi of Oyama Sensei)
James Miyaji - Karate
Dr. Noburo Akaki - Kendo
Shigeo Yoshinaga - Kendo (Emporer of Japan bestowed the Fifth Order of Sacred Treasure upon him in 1994)
Tsuruo Fukushima - Judo (Fukushima Sensei's student was the first american, Kevin Asano, to win a medal in the olympics he won the silver medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.)
Albert M. Aoki - Judo
It was a great event!
Aloha,
Tracy Reasoner
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21st September 2005, 22:18
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I recall that Jimmy Bregman won a bronze medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics making him the first American to win a medal for judo in the Olympics.
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22nd September 2005, 02:05
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Hiya, Chuck!
I think the above disagreement is due to the fact that Judo, in the Tokyo Games of 1964 was originally a demonstration sport, but that got me thinking. First I checked at http://aafla.com for the lists of competitors, winners, medalists, and for listings for demonstration sports.
I then checked papers I received in August, 2000 from the Olympic Museum, International Olympic Committee, and there too, as on the web site, that they indeed now count the 1964 judo Venue at the Tokyo Games, as official results and not demonstration results, so while Kevin Asano did indeed win a silver medal in the Seoul Games in Judo of 1988, it is no longer considered the first medal earned by the USA. I had received a study Wolf Lyberg "The Athletes of the Summer Olympic Games: 1896 - 1996," [Judo Entry] Stockholm, 1999. Obviously both names are listed and both are listed both in the medal count of the USA, but also in their respective games.
Today, James Bregman is considered the first man to medal [bronze] in Judo from the United States in 1964 while Asano won Silver in Seoul, 1988. At one time, he was considered to be the first man "Officially recognized" as the first US medal winner in Judo, but the 1964 Games, names, and medals are today counted as Official.
There has since been several bronze medals and one silver, won by US judo player Jason Morris in Barcelona, Spain 1992. The US has won no gold medals in Judo to date.
Anyway, you are both right, just not at the same time (There is an article on http://ejmas.com which concerns the study of Judo "The Athletes of the Summer Games : 1896-1996 by Wolf Lyberg, a continuing study, I might add).
Mark
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