Harold Sharp | |
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Born | 1927 |
Died | 2021 |
Style | Judo |
Rank | 10th Dan Judo |
Harold "Hal" Sharp (1927 – March 21, 2021) was an American judoka and author of books on judo.
Sharp was born in 1927. [1] Sharp was deployed with the army in 1945 to Japan and learned about martial arts. [2] He attended Los Angeles State College. [3]
He earned his first black belt from the Kodokan. [3] In Japan, he was assigned as being a body guard of Emperor Hirohito. [4] He was a student of Takahiko Ishikawa. He was the winner of the first Foreign Judo Championships in 1954. [2] He became captain of the 1955 US Goodwill Team. [5] Sharp though stated that the Captain was John Osaka and he was a member of the team. [6]
He co-authored The Sport of Judo, [7] Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense, [8] and The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts). [9] These books sold over 250,000 copies. [10] He served as a technical advisor for "Mrs Judo", a movie about Keiko Fukuda. [11] He is a 10th dan in Judo, promoted by the Nanka Judo Yudanshakai on October 31, 2020. His final book was "The Road To Black Belt".
Sharp had a number of Judo friends including that of Charles Palmer (judoka) [12] He also served as instructor for Star Trek's William Shatner. [12]
Sharp was inducted into the USA Judo Hall of Fame in 2019. [13] Sharp died on March 21, 2021. [1] [14]
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Harold Sharp | |
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Born | 1927 |
Died | 2021 |
Style | Judo |
Rank | 10th Dan Judo |
Harold "Hal" Sharp (1927 – March 21, 2021) was an American judoka and author of books on judo.
Sharp was born in 1927. [1] Sharp was deployed with the army in 1945 to Japan and learned about martial arts. [2] He attended Los Angeles State College. [3]
He earned his first black belt from the Kodokan. [3] In Japan, he was assigned as being a body guard of Emperor Hirohito. [4] He was a student of Takahiko Ishikawa. He was the winner of the first Foreign Judo Championships in 1954. [2] He became captain of the 1955 US Goodwill Team. [5] Sharp though stated that the Captain was John Osaka and he was a member of the team. [6]
He co-authored The Sport of Judo, [7] Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense, [8] and The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts). [9] These books sold over 250,000 copies. [10] He served as a technical advisor for "Mrs Judo", a movie about Keiko Fukuda. [11] He is a 10th dan in Judo, promoted by the Nanka Judo Yudanshakai on October 31, 2020. His final book was "The Road To Black Belt".
Sharp had a number of Judo friends including that of Charles Palmer (judoka) [12] He also served as instructor for Star Trek's William Shatner. [12]
Sharp was inducted into the USA Judo Hall of Fame in 2019. [13] Sharp died on March 21, 2021. [1] [14]
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