| Kyuzo Mifune became so famous in judo circles | | | | was founded, April 21, 1883 in Kuji City, Iwate |
| that in referring to him the terms 10th Dan alone | | | | Prefecture on Honshu Island. He was apparently |
| was sufficient. He was awarded 10th Dan in | | | | incorrigible as a boy, always either performing |
| 1920.Judo legends says that in his 60 years of | | | | some mischief himself or organizing others in the |
| practise Kyuzo Mifune never lost a match and | | | | same pursuit. He was both bright and cocky. At |
| was never thrownJudo has in the modern era | | | | age 13, his father, a strict disciplinarian who finally |
| gain great popularity and in part this is down to | | | | gave up on the youngest of his seven children, |
| the driving force of Kyuzo Mifune. His book the | | | | sent Mifune to a junior high school at Sendai, in |
| cannon of judo originally published in 1960 is | | | | northern Japan. There, he discovered Judo, and |
| credited with helping in the formation of the | | | | decided to dedicate himself to it. At age 14, he |
| International Judo Association and entry into the | | | | defeated nine opponents in a row at one |
| Olympic games.What brought Kyuzo Mifune to | | | | tournament with another high school and a legend |
| judo?Mifune was born a year after the Kodokan | | | | began. |