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Shintaro Higashi
American judoka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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Personal life
He 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 an 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]
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Martial arts
He 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]
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