A world and Olympic champion, Yasuhiro Yamashita now serves his
country as the manager of the men's national team. He is also senior instructor
at his alma mater, Tokai University.
Neil Adams won his world title in 1981. Since then, he has founded
the Neil Adams Judo Club and is currently working as the head coach of
the British national team.
Hitoshi Sugai, a double world champion, currently works as manager
of a famous tennis club in Japan. He still competes in the All-Japan Businessmen
Championships for his company: Fuji & Tri-Ocean.
A great motivator, Olympic champion Robert van de Walle currently
gives special motivational seminars for business men and others who are
active in the field of human relations.
Michael Swain is the only male world champion to have emerged from
the Pan-American Judo Union. He currently serves as Olympic coach of the
American national team and still teaches at his alma mater: San Jose State
University.
Syd Hoare learned judo at The Budokwai under Trevor Leggett before
going to Japan in the early 1960's to further his judo practice. He competed
in the 1964 Olympics - the first year judo was included in the Games. Upon
his return from Japan, he took a degree in Japanese and Zen studies at
the University of London.
Nobuyuki Sato is a double world champion. A former head coach of
the Japanese national team, Sato is now director of the Education and Diffusion
Committee of the International Judo Federation.
After becoming world champion, Katsuhiko Kashiwazaki moved to England
where he taught at The Budokwai for one year. He later returned to Japan
and helped founded the International Budo University where he is currently
serving as head instructor of the judo section.
Upon retirement, world champion, Hidetoshi Nakanishi instructed
at the International Budo University. He also spent a year in England where
he taught at The Budokwai. He currently coaches at Tokai University, his
alma mater.
World Champion, Jean-Luc Rouge is one of the most respected figures
in world judo. He is the Technical Director of the French Judo Federation,
a job which he has held with distinction for many years.
Trevor Leggett was
taught judo by Yukio Tani and Gunji Koizumi, in 1930 at The Budokwai. He
has written some 30 books, among them: The Spirit of Budo; Zen and the
Ways; Championship Judo; and The Demonstration of Gentleness - a special
collaboration with Dr. Jigoro Kano. In 1984 he was awarded the Order of
the Sacred Treasure by the Japanese government.
