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| Donn F. Draeger | |
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.jpg) Draeger on the set of the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967), for which he served as martial arts coordinator | |
| Born | Donald Frederick Draeger April 15, 1922 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Died | October 20, 1982 (aged 60) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Rank | Kyoshi menkyo in Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū,[1] 10th-dan Kyokushin Budokai,[2] 5th-dan judo,[1] 7th-dan kendo,[1] 7th-dan iaido,[1] Menkyo (post.) in Shindō Musō-ryū Jōdō, 7th-dan in jōdō.[1][3] and 5th-dan Tomiki Aikido [4] |
Donald Frederick "Donn" Draeger (April 15, 1922 – October 20, 1982) was an American practitioner and teacher of martial arts.[1] He was the author of several important books on Asian martial arts,[5] and was a pioneer of international judo in the United States and Japan. He also helped make the study of martial arts an acceptable topic of academic research.[6]
- ^ a b c d e f "Donn Draeger: An Excerpt from Martial Musings by Robert W. Smith". www.koryu.com.
- ^ "IBK International Kyokushin Budokai - Blak Belts". International Kyokushin Budokai.
- ^ statement by Kaminoda Tsunemori, Shindō Musō-ryū Menkyo Kaiden, to David A. Hall in 1986.
- ^ Amdur, Ellis (2007-12-07). "How to do Justice to Memory?". Retrieved 2020-09-25.
Donn was a fifth dan in Tomiki Aikido
- ^ Modern Bujutsu & Budo: Martial Arts And Ways Of Japan, Vol III., Weatherhill, 1974
- ^ Belzer, Mike (July 23, 2008). "Donn Draeger". Inosanto Academy. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
Donn Draeger was recognized as a world authority on Asian martial culture and human combative behavior.