The popularity of the martial arts may be
attributed to many factors such as developing
an individual's physical abilities, the excitement
of athletic competition, and the opportunity
to learn effective self-defense skills. The
popularity and discipline which teaches a
student as much about life as it does about
sport and self-defense. I hope that you will
use the skills and descipline that you will
learn to guide you in your everyday life.
Sincerely,
N.Ogasawara |
Mr. Nagayasu Ogasawara was born in Osaka,
Japan in1940. When he was 10
years old he
started judo practice in a small
dojo in
his village. With continued practice
he became
proficient enough to become captain
of various
judo clubs in his middle school,
high school,
and college at Kokushikan University
in Tokyo.
After graduation, he became instructor
of
physical education and judo coach
at Kokushikan
University, where he remained
for four years.
In 1967, Mr. Ogasawara came to the United States to teach
judo. Over the years, since his arrival, he has coached many
champions and prize winning judo teams at both State and National
competitions throughout the United States. Mr. Ogasawara is
chief instructor at Kokushi Dojo in Wyckoff, New Jersey, where
he teaches many young people and adults the sport of judo.
From 1984 through 1989, he was an associate professor at the
United States branch of Kokushikan University. In 1989 Mr.
Ogasawara became the head judo coach at West Point United
States Military Academy Judo Club, until 1996.
Mr. Ogasawara received the Coach
of the Year
Award from the following organizations:
U.S.
Olympic Committee and the Metropolitan
Judo
Association, both in 1996, U.S.
National
Collegiate Judo Association in
1993, and
the Eastern Collegiate Judo Association
in
1991. |
