Shintaro Higashi
| Shintaro Higashi | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 December 1984 |
| Style | Judo |
| Teacher(s) | Nobuyoshi Higashi |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mens Judo | ||
| Competitor for United States
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| USA Judo Senior National Championships | ||
| Gold | USA Judo Senior National Championships | 2011 |
Shintaro Higashi December 16, 1984.[1] Shintaro is a judo competitor, 5th degree black belt in judo, of the United States in the 100 kg category.[2] He is a member of the New York Athletic Club and the Kokushi Budo Institute.[3]
Personal life
He attended Hunter College, and received a Masters in Education as well as a BA in Psychology. He currently serves as a professor at Brooklyn College.[4] He is also the current head instructor at Kokushi Budo Institute. While at Hunter he was a member of the Hunter College Wrestling team.[5] He is the son of Nobuyoshi Higashi, founder of Kokushi-ryu jujutsu, judo, aikido and karate instructor, and author.[6]
Martial Arts
He holds black belts in judo, jujitsu, aikido and karate.[2] He has won Gold in the 2007 USA Judo Senior National Championships and placed 5th in the US Open.[3] He also took Gold in the International Tournament Am-Cam Judo Challenge and placed third in the National Championships.[3] 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.[2] He trained for the 2008 and the 2012 US Olympic Team at 100 kg.[7] He achieved 51st in the world ranking for Judo behind Kyle Vashkulat in the United States.[7]
References
- ↑ "Shintaro Higashi, Judoka, JudoInside".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shintaro Higashi. "Instructors". Martial Arts NYC: Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Aikido.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 www.teamusa.org
- ↑ "Shintaro Higashi at Brooklyn College - RateMyProfessors.com".
- ↑ http://www.huntercollegeathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=188
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/nyregion/28joint.html
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Scarsdale's Higashi Aims for 2012 Summer Olympics". The Scarsdale Daily Voice. 7 June 2011.