Yamashita Yoshitsugu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Japanese judoka
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Place of Birth: Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
About Yamashita Yoshitsugu
- Yamashita Yoshitsugu (?? ??, February 16, 1865 – October 26, 1935, also known as Yamashita Yoshiaki), was a Japanese judoka.
- He was the first person to have been awarded 10th degree red belt (judan) rank in Kodokan judo, although posthumously.
- He was also one of the Four Guardians of the Kodokan, and a pioneer of judo in the United States.
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