Fukuda Keiko
福田 敬子
JPN
* 1913 Tokyo Japan - † 2013 San Francisco United States of America
Keiko Fukuda (Japanese: 福田 敬子, Hepburn: Fukuda Keiko, April 12, 1913 – February 9, 2013) was a Japanese-American martial artist. She was the highest-ranked female judoka in history, holding the rank of 9th dan from the Kodokan (2006), and 10th dan from USA Judo (July 2011) and from the United States Judo Federation (USJF) (September 2011), and was the last surviving student of Kanō Jigorō, founder of judo. She was a renowned pioneer of women's judo, together with her senpai Masako Noritomi (1913–1982) being the first woman promoted to 6th dan (c. 1972). In 2006 the Kodokan promoted Fukuda to 9th dan.[8] She is also the first and, so far, only woman to have been promoted to 10th dan in the art of judo.
Teachers
- Kanō Jigorō -> Fukuda Keiko 嘉納 治五郎 (Kōdōkan Jūdō)
- Mifune Kyūzō -> Fukuda Keiko 三船 久蔵 (Kōdōkan Jūdō)
Students
Rank
- Kōdōkan Jūdō 講道館柔道 : 9 dan ( Kodokan )
- Kōdōkan Jūdō 講道館柔道 : 10 dan ( USJF )