Toshirō Daigo

Toshirō Daigo was a Japanese judoka who was the Chief Instructor at the Kodokan and a manager of the Japanese national team.
Before his death, he was one of only three living Kodokan 10th dan, having been promoted at the New Year Kagami biraki Ceremony, 8 January 2006, along with Ichiro Abe and Yoshimi Osawa.

Biography

Daigo was born in January 1926 and educated at Tokyo University of Education.
He was All-Japan Judo Champion in 1951 and 1954, and the author of Kodokan Judo: Throwing Techniques, a definitive text on judo throws.
Daigo died on 10 October 2021, at the age of 95.