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Yoshimi Osawa
Japanese judoka (1926-2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yoshimi Ōsawa (大澤慶巳, Ōsawa Yoshimi, March 6, 1926 – October 21, 2022) was a Japanese judo player.[1] He is one of only two living Kodokan 10th dan.[1][2] He was born in Sakura, Chiba. He defeated the 1948 champion Yasuichi Matsumoto to win the Fukuoka tournament in November 1948.
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He wrote the book Kodokan Judo: A Guide to Proficiency.[3] Osawa was the head instructor at Waseda University.[4]
Osawa died on 21 October 2022 from pneumonia at the age of 96.[5]