(1885-07-08)8 July 1885 Komatsuka Oaza, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Died
15 April 1965(1965-04-15) (aged 79) Putney, London, United Kingdom Suicide
Other names
G.K.
Style
Judo
Rank
8th dan (Kodokan)
Notable students
Charles Palmer Sarah Mayer
Gunji Koizumi (小泉 軍治, Koizumi Gunji, 8 July 1885 – 15 April 1965), known affectionately by colleagues as G.K.,[1][2] was a Japanese master of judo who introduced this martial art to the United Kingdom,[3] and came to be known as the 'Father of British Judo.'[4][5] He was the founder of the Budokwai, a pioneering Japanese martial arts society in England.[2][6][7] Koizumi helped establish the British Judo Association,[8] and founded the European Judo Union.[2] He held the rank of 8th dan in judo.[1] Koizumi's apparent suicide in 1965 shocked the worldwide judo community.[2]
^ abGrant, C. (1965). "A Judo landmark: Gunji Koizumi – G. K.'s 'New Judo' attracted Britain's professional classes". Black Belt. 3 (11): 10–14.
^ abcdTsumura, K. (1966). "He died a Samurai's death: Two world Judo leaders defend the honour of G. K. Koizumi, Founder of British Judo, who took his own life". Black Belt. 4 (6): 48–50.
^Budokwai: The history of the Budokwai (c. 2005). Retrieved on 25 February 2010.
^British Judo Association: How do I start? Archived 8 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine (2003). Retrieved on 25 February 2010.
^Schilder, J. D. (1967). "'Grandpa' sets an example". Black Belt. 5 (2): 46–47.
^Keiko Itoh (2001). The Japanese community in pre-war Britain. RoutledgeCurzon. ISBN 978-0-7007-1487-2.
^Walker, S. (c. 2005): Gunji Koizumi (1885–1965) Archived 3 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 25 February 2010.
^Thomas A. Green; Joseph R. Svinth (November 2003). Martial arts in the modern world. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 978-0-275-98153-2.
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