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11. Jack Dempsey (Definition/People) William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (1895-1983) more commonly known as "Jack" after age 20, was born in Manassa, Colorado, on June 24, 1895, the ninth child of Hyrum and Cecilia Dempsey, both sharecroppers. The family was so poor that... Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |  456 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more... 12. Yukio Tani (Definition/People) Yukio Tani (1881 – 1950) introduced the art of Judo (originally called Kano Ryu JuJitsu) to the United Kingdom. Tani was also a student of Tenjin Shinyo-ryu Jiu-Jitsu. Beginning in late 1900, through the influence of Edward William Barton-Wrigh... Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |  536 Hit(s) | (1 vote) | Read more... 13. Hirokazu Kanazawa (Definition/People) Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931- ) is a world renowned shotokan karate instructor. He is currently the Chief instructor and President of Shotokan Karate-do International Federation, an organization he himself founded after he left the Japan Karate Associatio... Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |  471 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more... 14. Masatoshi Nakayama (Definition/People) Masatoshi Nakayama (1913- 1987) in Kanazawa, Japan. His family had a medical background, his father being a medic in the army and his grandfather was a surgeon in Tokyo. They were also instructors in the Martial Arts of Japan, his Father studied Judo... Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |  450 Hit(s) | (1 vote) | Read more... 15. Judo Canada (Definition/Organisation) Judo Canada is the national sport governing body for the sport of judo and has overall authority to provide leadership in promotion and development as well as govern all aspects of Judo in Canada and to select and prepare Canadian teams for internati... Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |  289 Hit(s) | (1 vote) | Read more... 16. The Budokwai (Definition/Organisation) The Budokwai (The Way of Knighthood Society) was the first Judo club in Europe with membership open to the general public. On January 26, 1918, Gunji Koizumi opened the Dojo at 15 Lower Grosvenor Place, Victoria, London SW1. The first chief instructo... Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |  359 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more... 17. The United States Judo Federation (Definition/Organisation) The United States Judo Federation is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting judo in the United States. Its national office is located in Ontario, Oregon. In 2007 it will sanction competitions and tournaments in at least nine different states... Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |  310 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more... 18. The International Judo Federation (Definition/Organisation) The International Judo Federation (IJF) was founded in July 1951. The IJF was originally composed of judo federations from Europe plus Argentina. Countries from four continents were affiliated over the next ten years. The IJF establishes the rules fo... Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |  299 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more... 19. The National Association of Karate and Martial Art Schools (Definition/Organisation) The National Association of Karate and Martial Art Schools (NAKMAS) is a UK national governing body for martial arts schools or many disciplines. Founded in 1992 the association is chaired by Joe Ellis (6th Dan). NAKMAS is one of the largest national... Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |  273 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more... 20. The International Shotokan Karate Federation (Definition/Organisation) The International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) is the largest Shotokan Karate organization in North and South America. As ISKF is part of the Japan Karate Association, members of ISKF follow the teachings of shotokan's founder, Gichin Funakoshi.... Wednesday, 12 September 2007 |  321 Hit(s) | (0 vote) | Read more...

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