Masahiko Kimura

Masahiko Kimura
Born	(1917-09-10)September 10, 1917 Kumamoto, Empire of Japan
Died	April 18, 1993(1993-04-18) (aged 75) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb; 13 st 3 lb)
Style	Judo
Rank	7th dan in judo
Occupation	Judoka, professional wrestler
University	Takushoku University

Masahiko Kimura (木村 政彦, Kimura Masahiko, September 10, 1917 – April 18, 1993) was a Japanese judoka and professional wrestler. He won the All-Japan Judo Championships three times in a row for the first time in history and had never lost a judo match from 1936 to 1950. In submission grappling, the reverse ude-garami arm lock is often called the "Kimura",^[1] due to his famous victory over Gracie jiu-jitsu co-founder Hélio Gracie. In the Japanese professional wrestling world, he is known for being one of Japan's earliest stars and the controversial match he had with Rikidōzan.