Masato Tamura

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Masato Tamura was born in Fife, Washington, United States. [1] Tamura was born in 1913. [1] By 1965 he was a 7th Dan in Judo. [2] In 1969, Tamura was awarded the Black Belt Magazine Hall of Fame for Judo Instructor. [3] In 1972 he operated a dojo in California. [4]

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Judo career

Tamura originally trained in Seattle Dojo. [4] Mas Tamura was promoted to 3rd degree black belt by Jigaro Kano. [5] Tamura trained his brother Vince Tamura into a national champion and international competitor in Judo. [4] Tamura was instrumental in developing the hand to hand techniques used by the US Armed Forces. [4] This was after defeating an opponent over 50lbs more than himself. [5] Tamura is a former president of the United States Judo Federation. [6]

Personal life

Tamura was married with three children. [1] Two of his daughters Rosemarie and Diane Tamura were competitors in Judo. [7] His son is Frank Tamura. [8] His wife Rose died in 2012, while Tamura died from cancer in 1982. [8]

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  2. ↑ "Black Belt". Google.com. December 1966. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  3. ↑ "Black Belt". Google.com. January 1995. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Black Belt". Google.com. November 1972. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  5. 1 2 "American Judo Pioneer : Vince Tamura & Heiki-Ryu Jujutsu" (PDF). Judokai.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  6. ↑ "Official A.A.U.-U.S.J.F. Judo Handbook ..." Google.com. 1968. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Black Belt". Google.com. February 1968. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
  8. 1 2 "Rose Tamura". MercuryNews.com. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
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