Ryohei Kanokogi

Ryohei Kanokogi
Born Ryohei Kanokogi
Tokyo, Japan
Style Judo, Karate
Rank 9th degree red belt in judo
Children 3

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

Personal life

Ryohei is the grandson of a samurai.[1] He would have two children with Rusty Kanokogi,[2] plus a son, Christopher, from a 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 would later attend 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 would serve 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]

The Goodbye Girl - Japanese Salesman [11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Black Belt.
  2. 1 2 Encyclopedia of Women and Sports.
  3. ↑ "CNN Sports provided by Bleacher Report - CNN.com".
  4. ↑ "CONFESSIONS OF A JUDO ROLL-OUT". SI.com.
  5. ↑ THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SPORT.
  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.
  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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