Mamoru Matsunaga
30 September 1936 – 20 December 2016 was a ninth degree (kudan) judo sensei. Introducing the sport to the Dominican Republic after emigrating there in 1957, he was called "the father of Dominican judo". He was inducted into the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Mamoru Matsunaga
- Name
- Mamoru Matsunaga
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Born
- 30 September 1936
- Birthplace
- Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- 20 December 2016
- Place of death
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Occupation
- architect · judoka
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30 September 1936 – 20 December 2016 was a ninth degree (kudan) judo sensei. Introducing the sport to the Dominican Republic after emigrating there in 1957, he was called "the father of Dominican judo". He was inducted into the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Some notable Dominican judoka who trained with him include Juan Chalas, John Adams, and Desiderio Lebron. He is also well-known as a landscape designer, creating the Japanese garden in the Dr. Moscoso National Botanical Garden in Santo Domingo and redesigning the landscaping around the famous Monumento de Santiago.
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• Name — Mamoru Matsunaga • Nationality — Japanese • Dan — 9 • Born — 30 September 1936 • Birthplace — Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan • Died — 20 December 2016 • Place of death — Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- 1.IJF Dan Grades Awardees. International Judo Federation. 1.
- 2.Diario Libre https://www.diariolibre.com/deportes/muere-mamoru-matsunaga-padre-del-judo-dominicano-KF5777738
- 3.Reconocimiento Mamoru Matsunaga 28 de Octubre 2015 - Día Mundial del Judo. 24 October 2016.
- 4.fedojudo.
- 5.Mamoru Matsunaga. 5 October 2016.
- 6.Mamoru Matsunaga, feliz de ser un inmortal en RD. 16 October 2009.
- 7.Listin Diario https://listindiario.com/economia-and-negocios/2010/10/28/164405/Matsunaga-aporta-a-RD
- 8.Reemplazan jardinería del Monumento de la ciudad de Santiago. www.diariolibre.com.
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