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Name
  
Geof Gleeson


Died
  
1994

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Books
  
Judo inside out, Anatomy of judo, All about Judo, Judo, Judo as a sport, How to play judo, Judo Games, Better judo

Geof Gleeson (1927–1994) was a British judoka. Teacher: Trevor Leggett. He went to Japan 1952-55 where he was the first westerner to serve as a special research student at the Kodokan Judo Institute. He studied most martial arts: Judo, Kendo, Akido, Bōjutsu, Jujitsu, Karate, and also studied Zen Buddhism. First kenshusei post World War II. Posthumously awarded 9th Dan.

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He was captain of the first British team to win the European championships and was appointed national coach in 1960.

Selected publications

  • Gleeson, Geof (1975) All About Judo, EP Publishing Ltd, Cranford. ISBN 0-7158-0590-8
  • Gleeson, Geof (1967) Judo for the West, A.S. Barnes and Company, Cranford.
  • Gleeson, Geof (1993) Judo Inside Out: A Cultural Reconciliation, Lepus Books, Wakefield. ISBN 0-86019-100-1

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    Geof Gleeson Wikipedia
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