Percy Sekine
Percy Sekine (born 20th February 1920 in London, died on 15 October 2010) was a distinguished sensei of the Hammersmith, London based Judokan. He represented Great Britain in international judo tournaments four times in the 1940s and 1950s, and was never beaten.[1] He was also a coach of the British national judo team.[2] His wife Hana was the daughter of Gunji Koizumi.[3][4][5]
During the Second World War he served in the RAF and was shot down over the Netherlands in the Winter of 1942. He was taken prisoner and sent to Stalag 383 in Bavaria. While there he formed a judo club and taught fellow prisoners who in turn taught others when Sekine was moved to another camp.[6]
References
- ^ "Percy Sekine, obituary". Daily Telegraph. 2010-10-19.
- ^ "One Of Britain's Most Senior Judoka Inspires South Coast Youngsters". British Judo Association. Archived from the original on 2010-10-26.
- ^ Bowen, R. (2000): An Englishwoman's description of learning Judo in Japan: Letters from Sarah Mayer to Gunji Koizumi, 1934–1935, Part I Journal of Combative Sport Science (February 2000). Retrieved on 26 February 2010.
- ^ Anonymous (1965). "Britain's Mr. Judo is dead". Black Belt. 3 (10): 52.
- ^ British Judo Council: The history of Judo Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine (c. 2004). Retrieved on 26 February 2010.
- ^ Law, Mark (2007). The Pyjama Game: A Journey Into Judo (2008 ed.). London: Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 56–9.
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