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'''Harold Sharp''' is an American [[judoka]] and author of books on [[judo]].
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'''Harold Sharp''' is an American practitioner and author of [[judo]].


Sharp was deployed with the army in 1945 to Japan and learned about martial arts.<ref name="fighttimes1">{{cite web|author= |url=https://magazine.fighttimes.com/a-martial-arts-love-affair/ |title=A Martial Arts Love Affair - Fight Times Magazine |publisher=Magazine.fighttimes.com |date=2004-12-01 |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> He would earn his first black belt from the Kodokan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=adkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq=%22hal+sharp%22+judo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JDUDVbbNDoG6ggTwpYGACA&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22hal%20sharp%22%20judo&f=false |title=Black Belt - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> He was a student of [[Takahiko Ishikawa]]. He was the winner of the first Foreign Judo Championships in 1954.<ref name="fighttimes1"/> He become captain of the 1955 US Goodwill Team. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KdkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&dq=%22hal+sharp%22+judo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JDUDVbbNDoG6ggTwpYGACA&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22hal%20sharp%22%20judo&f=false |title=Black Belt - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> Sharp though stated that the Captain was John Osaka and he was a member of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B9kDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57&dq=%22hal+sharp%22+judo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JDUDVbbNDoG6ggTwpYGACA&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22hal%20sharp%22%20judo&f=false |title=Black Belt - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> He co-authored ''The Sport of Judo'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Harold-E.-Sharp/e/B00MLTZ6PC/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_2 |title=Harold E. Sharp: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle |publisher=Amazon.com |date=1989-12-15 |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> ''Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Judo-Harold-E-Sharp/dp/1258128373/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426273309&sr=1-3 |title=Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense: Harold E. Sharp, Cook C. Hadly Jr., Bob Owen: 9781258128371: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> and ''The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Judo-Tuttle-Martial-Arts/dp/0804821127 |title=The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts): Shinzo Takagaki, Harold E. Sharp: 0676251821123: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> He served as a technical advisor for "Mrs Judo", a movie about [[Keiko Fukuda]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.rafu.com/2013/11/l-a-screening-of-mrs-judo/ |title=L.A. Screening of ‘Mrs. Judo’ |publisher=Rafu.com |date=2013-11-10 |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref>
Sharp was deployed with the army in 1945 to Japan and learned about martial arts.<ref name="fighttimes1">{{cite web|author= |url=https://magazine.fighttimes.com/a-martial-arts-love-affair/ |title=A Martial Arts Love Affair - Fight Times Magazine |publisher=Magazine.fighttimes.com |date=2004-12-01 |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> He would earn his first black belt from the Kodokan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=adkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23&dq=%22hal+sharp%22+judo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JDUDVbbNDoG6ggTwpYGACA&ved=0CDwQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22hal%20sharp%22%20judo&f=false |title=Black Belt - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> He was a student of [[Takahiko Ishikawa]]. He was the winner of the first Foreign Judo Championships in 1954.<ref name="fighttimes1"/> He become captain of the 1955 US Goodwill Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KdkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA44&dq=%22hal+sharp%22+judo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JDUDVbbNDoG6ggTwpYGACA&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22hal%20sharp%22%20judo&f=false |title=Black Belt - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> Sharp though stated that the Captain was John Osaka and he was a member of the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B9kDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA57&dq=%22hal+sharp%22+judo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JDUDVbbNDoG6ggTwpYGACA&ved=0CDgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=%22hal%20sharp%22%20judo&f=false |title=Black Belt - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> He co-authored ''The Sport of Judo'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Harold-E.-Sharp/e/B00MLTZ6PC/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_2 |title=Harold E. Sharp: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle |publisher=Amazon.com |date=1989-12-15 |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> ''Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Judo-Harold-E-Sharp/dp/1258128373/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426273309&sr=1-3 |title=Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense: Harold E. Sharp, Cook C. Hadly Jr., Bob Owen: 9781258128371: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> and ''The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts)''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Techniques-Judo-Tuttle-Martial-Arts/dp/0804821127 |title=The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts): Shinzo Takagaki, Harold E. Sharp: 0676251821123: Amazon.com: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref> He served as a technical advisor for "Mrs Judo", a movie about [[Keiko Fukuda]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.rafu.com/2013/11/l-a-screening-of-mrs-judo/ |title=L.A. Screening of ‘Mrs. Judo’ |publisher=Rafu.com |date=2013-11-10 |accessdate=2015-03-14}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:38, 20 March 2015

Harold Sharp is an American judoka and author of books on judo.

Sharp was deployed with the army in 1945 to Japan and learned about martial arts.[1] He would earn his first black belt from the Kodokan.[2] He was a student of Takahiko Ishikawa. He was the winner of the first Foreign Judo Championships in 1954.[1] He become captain of the 1955 US Goodwill Team.[3] Sharp though stated that the Captain was John Osaka and he was a member of the team.[4] He co-authored The Sport of Judo,[5] Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense,[6] and The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts).[7] He served as a technical advisor for "Mrs Judo", a movie about Keiko Fukuda.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "A Martial Arts Love Affair - Fight Times Magazine". Magazine.fighttimes.com. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  2. ^ "Black Belt - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  3. ^ "Black Belt - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  4. ^ "Black Belt - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  5. ^ "Harold E. Sharp: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. 1989-12-15. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  6. ^ "Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense: Harold E. Sharp, Cook C. Hadly Jr., Bob Owen: 9781258128371: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  7. ^ "The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts): Shinzo Takagaki, Harold E. Sharp: 0676251821123: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  8. ^ "L.A. Screening of 'Mrs. Judo'". Rafu.com. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2015-03-14.