Montana Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 98-year-old woman becomes first woman ever to earn Judo's highest-degree black beltTodays link from Yahoo's website.http://shine.yahoo.com/event/vitality/98-year-old-woman-becomes-first-woman-ever-to-earn-judos-highest-degree-black-belt-2523297/ If you don't want to stand behind our troops, please..feel free to stand in front of them.Student since January 1975---4th Dan, retired due to non-martial arts related injuries.
DWx Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 Wow. Truly inspiring to listen to her words and to see that she is still teaching and carrying on with her love of Judo after 75-ish years. Well deserved.thanks for posting "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius
bushido_man96 Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 That's awesome. The epitome of perserverance. Congrats to Miss Fukuda! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
Kogusoku Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 A little bit of budō triva:Fukuda sensei's grandfather was Fukuda HachinosukeFukuda was a bushi and Kanō Jigorō's (The founder of jūdō) original teacher in Tenjin Shinyō-ryū jūjutsu. Almost a historical full circle. Kind regards, Steve DelaneySeirenkan Sōsuishi-ryū U.K. KeikokaiAraki-ryū Gunyō Kogusoku U.K. Keikokai
sensei8 Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 Congrats to Fukuda Sensei!! **Proof is on the floor!!!
bushido_man96 Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 A little bit of budō triva:Fukuda sensei's grandfather was Fukuda HachinosukeFukuda was a bushi and Kanō Jigorō's (The founder of jūdō) original teacher in Tenjin Shinyō-ryū jūjutsu. Almost a historical full circle. That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing it. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
Crimson_Lotus Posted August 11, 2011 Posted August 11, 2011 This is absolutely amazing! Such an inspiration.Celeste "The more you sweat in training, the less you will bleed in battle." - Motto of the Navy Seals
JiuJitsuNation Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 This is awesome! How's that for a highlight in your twilight! https://www.1jiujitsunation.com
boyo1991 Posted August 17, 2011 Posted August 17, 2011 wow. trained with kano. very interesting. thx! "ok, well i must warn you, im an orange belt on karateforums!"
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