Shintaro Higashi (born December 16, 1984)[3] is a Japanese-American judo competitor and 6th degree black belt in judo for the United States in the 100 kg category.[4] He is the head instructor at the Kokushi Budo Institute, a member of the New York Athletic Club, and a professor at Brooklyn College.[5][6]
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| Nickname | Sensei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo, Aikido, Karate, BJJ, Jūjutsu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 6th Dan Black belt in judo[1] Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kokushi Budo Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nobuyoshi Higashi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editHe attended Hunter College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in education. He also attended NYU Stern where he earned a MBA. While at Hunter, he was a member of the wrestling team, on which he received All-State status.[7] He is the son of Nobuyoshi Higashi, the founder of Kokushi-ryu jujutsu and a Judo, Aikido, and Karate instructor. Higashi is also fluent in Japanese.[8]
Martial arts
editHe holds black belts in Judo, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, jujitsu, Aikido, and Karate.[4]
He has won Gold in the 2007, 2011 USA Judo Senior National Championships and placed 5th in the US Open.[6] He also took Gold in the International Tournament Am-Cam Judo Challenge and placed third in the National Championships.[6] He would be a member of Team USA in 2007, 2010 World Judo Championships – Men's 100 kg and 2011 World Judo Championships – Men's 100 kg for the world games.[4] He trained for the 2008 and the 2012 US Olympic Team at 100 kg.[9] He achieved 43rd in the world ranking for Judo behind Kyle Vashkulat in the United States.[9] He has also trained in freestyle wrestling, boxing and has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Brian Glick.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Shintaro Higashi: Record, Net Worth, Weight, Age & More!". Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ a b Blackett, Todd. "Shintaro Higashi Promoted To BJJ Black Belt By Brian Glick". JitsMagazine. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Shintaro Higashi, Judoka, JudoInside".
- ^ a b c Shintaro Higashi. "Instructors". Martial Arts NYC: Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Aikido.
- ^ "Shintaro Higashi at Brooklyn College - RateMyProfessors.com".
- ^ a b c www.teamusa.org Archived 2014-11-12 at archive.today
- ^ "Shintaro Higashi - 2006-07 - Wrestling".
- ^ Neighborhood Joint By ERIC ASIMOV NOV. 26, 2010 (2010-11-26). "At New York Buddhist Church, Japanese Martial Arts - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Scarsdale's Higashi Aims for 2012 Summer Olympics". The Scarsdale Daily Voice. 7 June 2011.
External links
edit- Shintaro Higashi at JudoInside.com
- http://www.shintarohigashi.com/
