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| '''Harold Sharp''' is an American ] and author of books on ]. | '''Harold Sharp''' is an American ] and author of books on ]. | ||
| 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 ]. 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 ].<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 attend Los Angeles State College. <ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=adkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17&dq=%22george+harris%22+judo+1964+trials&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WCAlVa6rJcqLsAW644HYAQ&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22george%20harris%22%20judo%201964%20trials&f=false</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 ]. 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 ].<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 17:47, 8 April 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. He would attend Los Angeles State College. He would earn his first black belt from the Kodokan. He was a student of Takahiko Ishikawa. He was the winner of the first Foreign Judo Championships in 1954. He become captain of the 1955 US Goodwill Team. Sharp though stated that the Captain was John Osaka and he was a member of the team. He co-authored The Sport of Judo, Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense, and The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts). He served as a technical advisor for "Mrs Judo", a movie about Keiko Fukuda.
References
- ^ "A Martial Arts Love Affair - Fight Times Magazine". Magazine.fighttimes.com. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=adkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA17&dq=%22george+harris%22+judo+1964+trials&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WCAlVa6rJcqLsAW644HYAQ&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22george%20harris%22%20judo%201964%20trials&f=false
- "Black Belt - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- "Black Belt - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- "Black Belt - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- "Harold E. Sharp: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". Amazon.com. 1989-12-15. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- "Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense: Harold E. Sharp, Cook C. Hadly Jr., Bob Owen: 9781258128371: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- "The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts): Shinzo Takagaki, Harold E. Sharp: 0676251821123: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- "L.A. Screening of 'Mrs. Judo'". Rafu.com. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
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