Toshirō Daigo Explained

Toshirō Daigo
Native Name:醍醐敏郎 Daigo Toshirō
Native Name Lang:jp
Residence:Tokyo, Japan
Birth Date:2 January 1926
Birth Place:Awa District, Chiba, Japan
Death Place:Tokyo, Japan
Martial Art:Judo
Dan:10

was a Japanese judoka who was the Chief Instructor at the Kodokan and a manager of the Japanese national team.

Before his death, he was one of only three living Kodokan 10th dan (and one of only 15 to have attained this rank), having been promoted at the New Year Kagami biraki Ceremony, 8 January 2006, along with Ichiro Abe and Yoshimi Osawa.

Biography

Daigo was born in January 1926 and educated at Tokyo University of Education.

He was All-Japan Judo Champion in 1951 and 1954, and the author of Kodokan Judo: Throwing Techniques, a definitive text on judo throws.

Daigo died on 10 October 2021, at the age of 95.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/9387432f9219d5f1405eafd72086d8af7cec4fcd 「ミスター講道館」醍醐敏郎さん死去 柔道10段、95歳