Harold Sharp
Harold "Hal" Sharp is an American judoka and author of books on judo.
Sharp was deployed with the army in 1945 to Japan and learned about martial arts.[1] He attended Los Angeles State College.[2] He earned his first black belt from the Kodokan.[2] He was a student of Takahiko Ishikawa. He was the winner of the first Foreign Judo Championships in 1954.[1] He became captain of the 1955 US Goodwill Team.[3] Sharp though stated that the Captain was John Osaka and he was a member of the team.[4] He co-authored The Sport of Judo,[5] Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense,[6] and The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts).[7] He served as a technical advisor for "Mrs Judo", a movie about Keiko Fukuda.[8] He is a 9th dan in Judo. [9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A Martial Arts Love Affair - Fight Times Magazine". Magazine.fighttimes.com. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Inc, Active Interest Media (1 November 1964). "Black Belt". Active Interest Media, Inc. – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Black Belt January 1965 - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ "Black Belt February 1965 - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ "Harold E. Sharp: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. 1989-12-15. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ "Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense: Harold E. Sharp, Cook C. Hadly Jr., Bob Owen: 9781258128371: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ "The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts): Shinzo Takagaki, Harold E. Sharp: 0676251821123: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ "L.A. Screening of 'Mrs. Judo'". Rafu.com. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ "USJF - Recent Promotions".
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