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98-year-old woman becomes first woman ever to earn Judo's highest-degree black belt

Todays 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.

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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 :up:

"Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius

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A little bit of budō triva:

Fukuda sensei's grandfather was Fukuda Hachinosuke

Fukuda was a bushi and Kanō Jigorō's (The founder of jūdō) original teacher in Tenjin Shinyō-ryū jūjutsu.

Almost a historical full circle. :)

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A little bit of budō triva:

Fukuda sensei's grandfather was Fukuda Hachinosuke

Fukuda 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.

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