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Kaichiro Samura

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Kaichiro Samura
Personal information
Native name佐村 嘉一郎 Samura Kaichirō
Born1880
Japan
Died1964
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Rank     10th dan black belt

Kaichiro Samura (佐村 嘉一郎, Samura Kaichirō) (1880–1964) was a Japanese judoka. He was one of the longest living 10th dan (belt degree) judo practitioners in the world.

He joined the Kodokan in 1898 and was awarded his 10th dan in April 1948. In 1899 he became head of the judo section at Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, and in 1931 he began teaching at the Kodokan in Tokyo.

He traveled extensively and taught judo at various schools and police academies.

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