Donn F. Draeger
Donald Frederick "Donn" Draeger (April 15, 1922 – October 20, 1982) was an American practitioner and teacher of martial arts. He was the author of several important books on Asian martial arts, and was a pioneer of international judo in the United States and Japan. He also helped make the study of martial arts an acceptable topic of academic research.
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Draeger on the set of the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967), for which he served as martial arts coordinator | |
| Born | Donald Frederick Draeger April 15, 1922 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Died | October 20, 1982 (aged 60) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Rank | Kyoshi menkyo in Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū, 10th-dan Kyokushin Budokai, 5th-dan judo, 7th-dan kendo, 7th-dan iaido, Menkyo (post.) in Shindō Musō-ryū Jōdō, 7th-dan in jōdō. and 5th-dan Tomiki Aikido |
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