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Birth Name: Masahiko Kimura
Born: 10 September 1917 Died: 18 April 1993
Country of origin: 
Japan
Height: 5' 7"
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Masahiko Kimura was a Japanese judoka who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. Kimura was born on September 10, 1917 in Kumamoto, Japan. In submission grappling, the reverse ude-garami arm lock is often called the "Kimura", due to his famous victory over Gracie jiu-jitsu developer Hélio Gracie.
Promoted to yondan (4th dan) at the age of 15 after six years of Judo. He had defeated six opponents (who were all 3rd and 4th dan) in a row. In 1935 at age 18 he became the youngest ever godan (5th degree black belt) when he defeated eight consecutive opponents at Kodokan (headquarters for the main g
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1. The Gracies and the Birth of Vale Tudo (2010)
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