Vince Tamura
Yoshito Vince Tamura (25 July 1929 – 20 April 2010) was a former international competitor in judo.[1]
Judo career
Tamura represented the United States in the first Judo World Championships in 1956 and served as a referee in the 1964 Olympics for judo.[2] Tamura won the 1954, 1956, and 1959 US National Judo Championships placing second and third in 1957 and 1958, respectively.[3] He continued to compete into the 1970s.[4]
Tamura's brother Mas Tamura was promoted by Jigaro Kano to Yondan inspiring Tamura into judo.[1] By the time he died in 2010, Vince Tamura was ranked 9th Dan.[1]
Personal life
Tamura was a descendant of the Taira Clan,[2] and served in the US Army Combat Engineers of the First Cavalry Division during the Korean War,[1] earning a bronze star. He co-authored a book Common Sense Self Defense[5] and was also an instructor of Heike-Ryu Jiu Jitsu.[6]
Tamura had a wife, Yuri, and two sons, Bob and David Tamura.[7] Tamura was the youngest of 7 sons and 4 daughters.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Passing of Yoshito Vince Tamura - USJF.COM". usjf.com.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Vincent Tamura, Judoka, JudoInside". judoinside.com.
- ^ "Black Belt August 1973". google.com.
- ^ "Black Belt January 1979". google.com.
- ^ http://judoinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/pdf/USJA/2006-1-AJ.pdf
- ^ "Vince Tamura Passes Away in Dallas- Texas". Team USA.
- ^ "Black Belt November 1972". google.com.