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{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ Nishioka, Hayward; West, James R. (1 January 1979). "The Judo Textbook in Practical Application". Black Belt Communications – via Google Books.
- 1 2 "The Development of Judo Weight Classes and other historical comments". judoinfo.com.
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