Harold Sharp Explained

Harold Sharp
Birth Name:1927
Death Date:2021
Martial Art:Judo
Rank:10th Dan Judo

Harold "Hal" Sharp (1927 – March 21, 2021) was an American judoka and author of books on judo.

Personal life

Sharp was born in 1927.[1] Sharp was deployed with the army in 1945 to Japan and learned about martial arts.[2] He attended Los Angeles State College.[3]

Judo competition

He earned his first black belt from the Kodokan.[3] In Japan, he was assigned as being a body guard of Emperor Hirohito.[4] He was a student of Takahiko Ishikawa. He was the winner of the first Foreign Judo Championships in 1954.[2] He became captain of the 1955 US Goodwill Team.[5] Sharp though stated that the Captain was John Osaka and he was a member of the team.[6]

Author

He co-authored The Sport of Judo,[7] Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense,[8] and The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts).[9] These books sold over 250,000 copies. [10] He served as a technical advisor for "Mrs Judo", a movie about Keiko Fukuda.[11] He is a 10th dan in Judo, promoted by the Nanka Judo Yudanshakai on October 31, 2020. His final book was "The Road To Black Belt".

Judo career

Sharp had a number of Judo friends including that of Charles Palmer (judoka)[12] He also served as instructor for Star Trek's William Shatner.[12]

Honors

Sharp was inducted into the USA Judo Hall of Fame in 2019.[13] Sharp died on March 21, 2021.[1] [14]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.usjf.com/2018/02/harold-hal-sharp/
  2. Web site: A Martial Arts Love Affair - Fight Times Magazine . Magazine.fighttimes.com . 2004-12-01 . 2015-03-14.
  3. Web site: Black Belt. Active Interest Media. Inc. 1 November 1964. Active Interest Media, Inc.. Google Books.
  4. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/latimes/name/harold-sharp-obituary?id=6699283
  5. Web site: Black Belt January 1965 - Google Books . January 1965. 2015-03-14.
  6. Web site: Black Belt February 1965 - Google Books . February 1965. 2015-03-14.
  7. Web site: Harold E. Sharp: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle . Amazon.com . 1989-12-15 . 2015-03-14.
  8. Book: Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense: Harold E. Sharp, Cook C. Hadly Jr., Bob Owen: 9781258128371: Amazon.com: Books . October 2011. 978-1258128371 . Sharp . Harold E. . Cook C Hadly JR .
  9. Book: The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts): Shinzo Takagaki, Harold E. Sharp: 0676251821123: Amazon.com: Books . 0804821127 .
  10. https://www.usjf.com/2018/02/harold-hal-sharp/
  11. Web site: L.A. Screening of 'Mrs. Judo' . Rafu.com . 2013-11-10 . 2015-03-14.
  12. https://blackbeltmag.com/hal-sharp-judo
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20221210213513/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Judo/GeneralPages/2021/OBIT/In-Memoriam-Harold-Sharp
  14. http://www.nankajudo.com/the-life-of-harold-e-sharp-judo-icon-and-beloved-member-of-nanka-judo-yudanshakai/

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