Hank Kraft
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Born | Queens, New York City, USA |
Other names | Hank Kraft |
Style | Judo |
Teacher(s) | T. Ishikan [1] |
Rank | 7th degree red and white belt in Judo |
Henry Hank Kraft, born in Queens, NY attended Grover Cleveland High School and Pace College.[2] In 1963 he received his 3rd Dan in Judo.[2] At latest check he is a 7th Dan in Judo.[3]
A New York City based Judo Instructor for almost 4 decades, Kraft picked up Judo after enrolling in a month-long course at CUNY Queens College.[4] He was drafted into the Army for the Korean War, and later studied Judo at the Kodokan.[4] He worked as an insurance salesman and real estate broker.[5]
Judo Official
Hank was instrumental in the Long Island Senior Championships.[6] He would serve as a rank chairman for the NY Judo Yudankashi [7] In 1969, he would work as the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee for the New York Judo Association.[8] He worked with a Judo committee to get US Grand Champion and future Olympic Bronze Medalists Allen Coage (who became wrestler Bad News Brown) a full scholarship to the Kodokan.[9] Hank would serve as an administrator and on the board for the New York State Judo Association.[10] He would also serve on the interscholastic section for NYS Judo Association.[11] He would later be elected treasurer to the New York State Yudankashi of the Judo Black Belt Federation.[12]
Judo Coach
Kraft has trained over 55 national and international competitors who have ranked 1, 2, or 3 in their division.[13] His school, Queens Judo Center, was the winner of the Yoshida Cup in 1971.[14] During that year he would serve as the instructor for Arthur Canario, the number 3 ranked Judoka in the United States.[15] He served as the alternate manager for the U.S. judo team at the 1974 Pan American games.[16] He would serve as an alternate manager for the 1976 USA Judo Olympic Team.[17] He also trained American teams against a German Team for Judo.[18] [19] Kraft recently trained 2000 Olympic hopeful Alain Andrianov. Kraft as reported by the daily news said that Andrianov was a strong contender for a medal if not for citizenship issues.[20] Hank Kraft was registered by Team USA and USA Judo as a 7th degree black belt in Judo in 2013.[21]
References
- ↑ http://www.qchron.com/editions/central/judo-master-bids-farewell-to-famed-forest-hills-studio/article_1f537e45-1e53-59b2-8a2d-7e130086aac0.html
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