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Hayward Nishioka is a Japanese-American community college physical education instructor and former judo competitor.

Early life

Nishioka was born in 1942, and lived some of his early years in the Manzanar internment camp. He started to learn judo at age 13 from his step father Dan Oka.

Career

Nishioka competed in Kata in the 1962 All-Japan National Championship. Nishioka won a gold medal for judo at the 1967 Pan American Games. He won five consecutive national championships from 1965 to 1970. He ranked 5th in the world in 1965 and 1967. He is a former world team member and world team coach for judo. He is known for his gripping skills and techniques.

Nishioka currently teaches Judo at Los Angeles City College. On January 13, 1987, Rorion, Royler and Rickson Gracie came to Nishioka's judo school. Nishioka, at the age of 44, demonstrated to Rickson Gracie (age 28) a number of judo throws.

One of his students was Yuji Okumoto, who is known as Chozen Toguchi in The Karate Kid Part II and Cobra Kai.

Nishioka earned a black belt in Karate under trainer Tsutomu Oshima. He is a two-time Black Belt Hall of Fame member. He is a 10th degree black belt (as of April 2024) in judo. Nishioka is a Class A-rated International Judo Federation referee.

Media

In the movie, Best of the Best 2, Nishioka played the Korean, Sae-jin Kwon. He also appeared in the movie Ulterior Motives. He interviewed celebrities and author articles for Black Belt Magazine including Russia's controversial judoka. Nishioka is the author books including Training for Competition: Judo – Coaching, Strategy and the Science for Success, The Judo Textbook and Judo Heart and Soul. He made 38 instructional tapes on judo.

References

1. "Los Angeles City College Adjunct Faculty". LA City College website.
2. ^ "When Colleges Abandon Phys Ed, What Else Is Lost?". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 12 January 2015.
3. Zentz, David (2015-01-13). "Day in the Life of judo legend Hayward Nishioka for the Chronicle of Higher Ed".
4. ^ "Hayward Nishioka Reveals How Judo Changed His Life — and How It Can Change Yours!".
5. ^ "Judo Techniques Info: Hayward Nishioka on How Gripping Skills Can Make a Difference in Judo Competition". 16 July 2012.
6. Hayward Nishioka
7. "Gracie Invasion January 13, 1987". global-training-report.com.
8. "Hayward Nishioka vs Rickson Gracie JUDO VS BJJ Judô Wins". YouTube.
9. Interview: Yuji Okumoto, Actor/Director/Martial Artist
10. ^ HAYWARD NISHIOKA Bio in USA Dojo
11. "The Need for the Recreational Judoka". bitLanders. 15 January 2015.
12. "USJF Profile-Hayward Nishioka".
13. Hayward Nishioka at IMDb
14. "Black Belt". Black Belt. Buyer's Guide. Active Interest Media, Inc.: 42– June 1970. ISSN 0277-3066.

• 1942 births
• Living people
• Judoka trainers
• American male judoka
• American people of Japanese descent
• Japanese-American internees
• Judo referees
• Judoka at the 1967 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in judo
• 20th-century American sportsmen