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Compiled by Brendan Adkins

10th Dan Practitioners of Judo (Judoka)
1. Jigoro Kano (founder), 1860-1938
2. Yamashita Yoshiaki, 1865-1935
3. Hajime Isogai, 1871-19474
4. Hidekazu Nagaoka, 1876-1952
5. Kyuzo Mifune, 1883-1965
6. Kunisaburo Iizuka, 1875-1958
7. Kaichiro Samura, 1880-1964
8. Shotaro Tabata, 1884-1950
9. Kotaro Okano, 1885-1967
10. Matsutaro Shoriki, 1885-1969
11. Shozo Nakano, 1888-1977
12. Tamio Kurihara, 1896-1979
13. Sumiyuki Kotani, 1903-1991
14. Keiko Fukuda, 1913-
15. Ichiro Abe, 1923-
16. Toshiro Daigo, 1926-
17. Yoshimi Osawa, 1927-
18. Charlie Palmer, 1930-2001
19. Henri Courtine, 1930-
20. Anton Geesink, 1934-2010

Practitioners of Shotokan Karate (Karateka)
1. Gichin Funakoshi (founder), 5th dan (the highest rank at that time), 1868-1957
2. Tsutomu Oshshima, awarded 5th dan by Gichin Funakoshi, 1930-
3. Masatoshi Nakayama, 10th dan, 1913-1987
4. Hidetaka Nishiyama, 10th dan, 1928-2008
5. Hirokazu Kanazawa, 10th dan, 1931-
6. Teruyki Okazaki, 10th dan, 1931-
7. Hiroshi Shirai, 10th dan, 1937-
8. Taiji Kase, 9th dan, 1929-2004
9. Yutaka Yaguchi, 9th dan, 1932-
10. Takayuki Mikami, 9th dan, 1933-
11. Tetsuhiko Asai, 9th dan, 1935-2006
12. Keinosuke Enoeda, 9th dan, 1935-2003
13. Keigo Abe, 9th dan, 1938-
14. Ticky Donovan, 9th dan, 1947-
15. Hideo Ochi, 8th dan, 1940-
16. John van Weenen, 8th dan, 1941-
17. James Yabe, 8th dan, 1941-
18. Malcolm Phipps, 8th dan, 1942-
19. Andy Sherry, 8th dan, 1943-
20. Miyuki Miura, 8th dan, 1949-

Practitioners of Aikido
1. Morihei Ueshiba (founder, Osensei), 1883-1969
2. Yoshio Sugino, 10th dan, 1904-1998
3. Minoru Mochizuki, 10th dan, 1907-2003
4. Seiseki Abe, 10th dan, 1915-2011
5. Koichi Tohei, 10th dan, 1920-2011
6. Michio Hikitsuchi, 10th dan, 1923-2004
7. Ikkusai Iwata, 9th dan, 1909-2003
8. Kisaburo Osawa, 9th dan, 1911-1991
9. Bansen Tanaka, 9th dan, 1912-1988
10. Rinjiro Shirata, 9th dan, 1912-1993
11. Kanshu Sunadomari, 9th dan, 1923-2010
12. Seigo Yamaguchi, 9th dan, 1924-1996
13. Morihiro Saito, 9th dan, 1928-2002
14. Hiroshi Tada, 9th dan, 1929-
15. Sadateru Arikawa, 9th dan, 1930-2003
16. Kenji Tomiki, 8th dan, 1900-1979
17. Andre Nocquet, 8th dan, 1914-1999
18. Reishin Kawai, 8th dan, 1931-2010
19. Nobuyoshi Tamura, 8th dan, 1933-2010
20. Yasuo Kobayashi, 8th dan, 1936-


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