Haruka Funakubo Explained

Haruka Funakubo
Birth Date:10 October 1998
Birth Place:Fujiyoshida, Japan
Country:Japan
Weight Class:57 kg
Olympics Rank:3
Olympics Year:2024
Olympics Weight:Women's 57 kg
Worlds Rank:2
Worlds Year:2022
Worlds Weight:Women's 57 kg
Worlds Year2:2023
Worlds Weight2:Women's 57 kg
Regionals Type:AS
Updated:31 July 2024

is a Japanese judoka.[1] [2]

Judo career

Funakubo started Judo at the age of 6.[1] [2] In April 2011, she went on to Fujigakuen Junior High School where she was under the instruction of Yuta Yazaki and his wife Noriko Yazaki. Yuta is a former Asian Games champion as well as a Newaza specialist. Noriko is a former national champion. They both participated at the 2003 World Judo Championships.[2] [3] [4] [5] In August 2013, she won all bouts for Ippon at the National Junior High School Championships.[1] [2]

In April 2014, she went on to Fujigakuen High School.[1] [2] She won the Inter-High School Championships and the All-Japan Junior Championships 2 times in a row respectively in 2015, 2016.[2] In October 2015, she won the World Judo Championships Juniors both individual (–57 kg weight class) and team event. She won 5 out of 8 bouts with Funakubo-Gatame for Ippon.[2] [4] [6] [7] [8] [9]

In 2017, she became a member of the Judo club at the Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group.[5] In February 2017, she won all bouts with Funakubo-Gatame for Ippon at the European Open Sofia.[10] [11]

In April 2017, she became vice champion at the All-Japan weight championships.[1] In October 2017, she retained the world junior title as well as the team title.[12] [13] [14]

In September 2018, she won the Asian Games team event.[15] In October 2018, she won the world junior title as well as the team title three times in a row.[16] [17]

In April 2021, she won the All-Japan Selected Judo Championships.[18] In June 2021, she won the 2021 World Judo Championships – Mixed team.[19] In October 2021, she won the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Paris.[20]

In February 2022, she won the 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris.[21] In April 2022, she won the All-Japan Selected Judo Championships.[22]

Funakubo-Gatame

Funakuo's favorite technique is Newaza, especially Osaekomi-waza called Funakubo-Gatame.[2] [4] [5] Funakubo-Gatame is considered a modified Hara-Zutsumi (stomach wrap grabbing) technique. Hara-Zutsumi originates from Nanatei Judo[10] This is officially classified as Kuzure-Kesa-Gatame or Kata-Gatame.[2] [4] [5] When she was in the second grade at junior high school, she couldn't practice Judo because of a knee injury. Thus she was doing 1000 Pull‐ups every day for a month.[5] After the recovery, she invented Funakubo-Gatame to turn over an opponent in a prone position.[2] [4] [5]

Some in the media say Funakubo looks like the actress Rena Nōnen.[3] [4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 近代柔道 2022年4月号 柔道全日本強化選手名鑑 2022 -. April 20, 2022. 28.
  2. News: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 近代柔道 2016年12月号 解体新書 舟久保遥香-. 2016-12-20. 26–29.
  3. Web site: http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/1537312.htm . ja:じぇじぇじぇな強さ！能年玲奈似の舟久保初V 柔道 . September 12, 2015 . March 7, 2017 . . Japanese .
  4. Web site: http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/1619174.html . ja:能年玲奈似の舟久保遥香 オリジナル寝技で初V . March 20, 2016 . March 7, 2017 . Nikkan Sports . Japanese.
  5. Web site: http://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/etc/20170306-OHT1T50157.html . ja:柔道界の“のん”！？ 女子ジュニア王者・舟久保遥香、寝技「舟久保固め」で東京五輪目指す . March 7, 2017 . March 7, 2017 . . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20170307082234/https://www.hochi.co.jp/sports/etc/20170306-OHT1T50157.html . March 7, 2017 . dead .
  6. Web site: Junior World Championships 2015, Abu Dhabi DAY 2 -57kg: Flying Funakubo crowned Junior world champion . October 24, 2015 . March 9, 2017 . .
  7. Web site: Kosovan Krasniqi earns gold at IJF Junior World Championships while Japanese success continues . October 24, 2015 . March 9, 2017 . insidethegames.biz .
  8. Web site: Junior World Championships 2015, Abu Dhabi DAY 5 New-look Japanese team still unstoppable . October 27, 2015 . March 9, 2017 . International Judo Federation .
  9. Web site: Japan prove judo future is bright with team sweep at IJF Junior World Championships . October 27, 2015 . March 9, 2017 . .
  10. News: Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. 近代柔道 2017年3月号 新ルールにも順応 5階級で優勝の活躍-. March 20, 2017. 20–21.
  11. Web site: Japan Starts Off the Year With a Clean Sweep in Sofia . February 4, 2017 . March 9, 2017 . .
  12. Web site: Japan dominate women's events on day two of IJF Junior World Championships . October 19, 2017 . November 3, 2017 . insidethegames .
  13. Web site: CM juniors 2017 (J2) - Metifiot, c'est prometteur - L'esprit du judo . October 19, 2017 . November 3, 2017 . Lespritdujudo .
  14. Web site: Junior World Championships 2017, Zagreb – Day Five – Tokyo 2020 Hopefuls From Japan Win First IJF Junior Mixed Team World Title . October 22, 2017 . November 5, 2017 . International Judo Federation .
  15. Web site: Asian Games: Japan thrashes Kazakhstan to win mixed team judo gold . September 1, 2018 . September 12, 2018 . .
  16. Web site: Japan, Italy and Turkey take the spoils on day two . October 18, 2018 . October 22, 2018 . International Judo Federation .
  17. Web site: Japan put on dominant display to win mixed team event at IJF World Junior Championships . October 22, 2018 . October 22, 2018 . insidethegames.biz .
  18. News: 舟久保遥香、新添左季が混合団体へ「勝っている姿をみせたい／柔道 . April 3, 2021 . 2021-06-15 . .
  19. News: Japan prolongs Mixed team world title . 2021-06-13 . 2021-06-15 . Judoinside .
  20. News: 田中、原田ら優勝 柔道グランドスラム . 2021-10-15 . 2022-04-02 . .
  21. News: Haruka Funakubo scores precious gold in Paris . 2022-02-05 . 2022-04-02 . Judoinside .
  22. News: 柔道 世界選手権 女子代表に阿部詩や浜田尚里など7人 . 2022-04-02 . 2022-04-02 . .

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