Ryohei Kanokogi
BornRyohei Kanokogi
Tokyo, Japan
StyleJudo, Karate
Rank9th degree red belt in judo
Children3

Ryohei Kanokogi was an early pioneer for judo in the United States.

Personal life

Ryohei is the grandson of a samurai.[1] He had two children with Rusty Kanokogi,[2] plus a step-son, Christopher, from his wife's previous marriage.

Martial arts career

Ryohei was also the high school Judo champion of Japan.[1] Ryohei Kanokogi was former all-weights judo champion of southeastern Japan.[3] He was also a champion in karate.[2] Ryohei later attended Nichidai University as a member of the judo team.[1] He was featured in a number of Sports Illustrated articles including Confessions Of A Judo Roll-Out.[4]

Martial arts coaching career

He was known for his courtesy and expected good behavior from his students.[5] Along with his wife Rusty Kanokogi, he was influential in the establishment of women's judo. Ryohei was the judo coach for Japan during the Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics,[6][7] and later immigrated to the United States with the help of Jerome Mackey.[6] While in New York, he initially taught at Judo, Inc,[6] where he and his wife were featured in an article in Sports Illustrated.[6] He served as a coach for Olympic Bronze Medalist Allen Coage.[8] Later, Ryohei taught at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.[9] He later served as a US Olympic Team judo coach.[9]

Media

Kanokogi has appeared in commercials for Samsonite luggage and the after shave Hai Karate.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Black Belt. July 1965.
  2. 1 2 Sherrow, Victoria (1996). Encyclopedia of Women and Sports. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780874368260.
  3. ↑ "CNN Sports provided by Bleacher Report - CNN.com".
  4. ↑ "CONFESSIONS OF A JUDO ROLL-OUT". SI.com.
  5. ↑ THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORT. 1967.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Jeannette Bruce (1967-05-22). "Muggers beware. He woulThis white belt, possibly one of the - 05.22.67 - SI Vault". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  7. ↑ "'Mother of Judo' receives her gold 50 years on - Rediff.com Sports". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  8. ↑ Black Belt. February 1977.
  9. 1 2 "About Phil". The Judo Club. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  10. ↑ Osnos, Evan. "Thank You, Rusty Kanokogi". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  11. ↑ "Ryohei Kanokogi". IMDb.
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