Keiko Fukuda

[Xue Sheng]

Keiko Fukuda Dies at 99

Highest-Ranked Female Judo Master Dies at 99

Keiko Fukuda, the Japanese-born granddaughter of a samurai who learned judo from its founder and became the highest-ranked woman in the martial art, has died at age 99 in San Francisco, her friend and caregiver said on Saturday.

 

[Flying Crane]

wow, I just drove past her school a couple days ago. I've had the chance to see her group demonstrate at the Cherry Blossom festival in SF Japantown a number of years ago. She was an amazing person.

 

[arnisador]

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[Carol]

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[Aiki Lee]

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[Yondanchris]

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