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| Keiko Fukuda | |
|---|---|
 Fukuda in 2012 | |
| Born | April 12, 1913 Tokyo City, Japan |
| Died | February 9, 2013 (aged 99) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Native name | 福田 敬子 |
| Style | Judo |
| Teacher(s) | Kanō Jigorō, Kyuzo Mifune |
| Rank | 10th dan judo (USA Judo, US Judo Federation), 9th dan judo (Kodokan) |
| Notable school(s) | Soko Joshi Judo Club |
| Website | www |
Keiko Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 敬子, Hepburn: Fukuda Keiko, April 12, 1913 – February 9, 2013) was a Japanese-American martial artist. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history, holding the rank of 9th dan from the Kodokan (2006), and 10th dan from USA Judo (July 2011) and from the United States Judo Federation (USJF) (September 2011), and was the last surviving student of Kanō Jigorō, founder of judo.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She was a renowned pioneer of women's judo, and in 1972 together with her senpai Masako Noritomi (1913–1982) was one of the first two women promoted to 6th dan (c. 1972). In 2006, the Kodokan promoted Fukuda to 9th dan,[8] making her the first woman to hold this rank from any recognized judo organization.[9] She is also the first and, so far, only woman to have been promoted to 10th dan in judo, which occurred in 2011.[10] After completing her formal education in Japan, Fukuda visited the United States to teach in the 1950s and 1960s, and eventually settled there. She continued to teach her art in the San Francisco Bay Area until her death in 2013.
- ^ Sullivan, K. (2003): A lifetime of Judo: 90 year old Keiko Fukuda, the martial art's highest-ranked women (sic), still goes to the mat for her Bay Area students Reproduced from the San Francisco Chronicle (October 17, 2003). Retrieved on April 25, 2010.
- ^ Davis, S. (2009): A living legend: Judo Master Keiko Fukuda (July 14, 2009). Retrieved on April 24, 2010.
- ^ Tengu House: Keiko Fukuda Archived October 10, 2018, at the Wayback Machine (December 5, 2007). Retrieved on April 24, 2010.
- ^ Hoppe, S. T. (1998): Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror: Martial arts in women's lives (p. 266). Rochester, VT: Park Street Press. (ISBN 978-0-8928-1662-0)
- ^ Takahashi, M. (2005): Mastering Judo (p. 33). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. (ISBN 978-0-7360-5099-9)
- ^ Narimatsu, K. (2011): USA Judo promotes Professor Keiko Fukuda to 10th Dan!!! Archived July 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine (August 1, 2011). Retrieved on August 6, 2011.
- ^ Ashley, J. (2011): 98-year-old woman becomes first woman ever to earn Judo's highest-degree black belt Archived October 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Shine (August 9, 2011). Retrieved on August 9, 2011.
- ^ De Crée, Carl, Jones, Llyr C (2011). "Kōdōkan jūdō's inauspicious ninth kata: The Joshi goshinhō — "Self-defense methods for females" (Part 1)". Archives of Budo. 7 (3): OF139-158. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ National Women's Martial Arts Federation: Keiko Fukuda Retrieved on April 25, 2010.
- ^ May, Meredith (August 6, 2011). "Judo Master Makes 10th Degree Black Belt". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved October 9, 2018.