Shozo Awazu

Shozo Awazu
Born (1923-04-18)18 April 1923
Kyoto, Japan
Died 17 March 2016(2016-03-17) (aged 92)
Style Judo
Rank Kōdōkan 9th Dan
Notable students Henri Courtine
Bernard Pariset

Shozo Awazu (粟津 正蔵 Awazu Shōzō, 1923–2016) was a Japanese master of judo who achieved the rank of Kōdōkan 9th Dan. He led the development of judo in France.[1][2]

Biography

Shozo Awazu was born in Kyoto in 1923. He came in France in 1950 and was the assistant of Mikinosuke Kawaishi for introduce the judo in France.[3]

He was the teacher of Henri Courtine and Bernard Pariset. From 1953 to 2014, he was professor of judo at the Racing Club de France in Paris.[4]

Awazu was considered to be one of the top experts in ne waza (grappling techniques), kata and tandoku-renshu.[5]

Bibliography

Filmography

References

  1. "Judo : Maître Shozo Awazu nous a quittés". Au tapis !.
  2. "Awazu sensei est mort". lespritdujudo.com.
  3. "Décès de Shozo AWAZU, Maître historique du judo français". ffjudo.com.
  4. "Le RCF et Le Monde du Judo en Deuil". racingclubdefrance.net.
  5. Jean-Bernard Gardebien, 2005. Présentation du programme pour l'obtention du 6e dan. Institut du Judo, Paris.
  6. "Tatami (2003)". IMDb. 24 September 2003.
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