"Palos Verdes seinenkai dojo rakuseishikiten Nagaoka kyudan kangei judo taikai"

Image shows group portrait of men, women and children in front of the single-story wooden structure with American and Japanese flags hanging at the entrance.  Many of the young boys are wearing white judo uniforms.  Identified at center, wearing a kimono and dark jacket and a moustache is Hideichi Nagaoka (aka Shuichi Nagaoka). To his right is Sadahei Hirose wearing a dark suit.  Wearing a light colored suit directly to the right of Sadahei Hirose is Toshitaka Yamauchi, head judo instructor.  Setsuzo Ota, assistant judo instructor, is seated to the left of Hideichi Nagaoka.  Ninth belt Hideichi Nagaoka was an invited guest at the first Youth Judo competition, an event held to commemorate the opening of the Youth Judo Club in Palos Verdes., Library has digital image only, courtesy of Mutsuo Hirose., Hideichi Nagaoka was a well-known judo instructor of Kodokan, and Toshitaka Yamauchi taught judo in the Gardena area in the 1930s.
Abstract/Description: Image shows group portrait of men, women and children in front of the single-story wooden structure with American and Japanese flags hanging at the entrance. Many of the young boys are wearing white judo uniforms. Identified at center, wearing a kimono and dark jacket and a moustache is Hideichi Nagaoka (aka Shuichi Nagaoka). To his right is Sadahei Hirose wearing a dark suit. Wearing a light colored suit directly to the right of Sadahei Hirose is Toshitaka Yamauchi, head judo instructor. Setsuzo Ota, assistant judo instructor, is seated to the left of Hideichi Nagaoka. Ninth belt Hideichi Nagaoka was an invited guest at the first Youth Judo competition, an event held to commemorate the opening of the Youth Judo Club in Palos Verdes.
Subject(s): Community activities--Sports--Judo
Portraits, Group
Nagaoka, Hideichi (1876-1952)
Yamauchi, Toshitaka (1894-1971)
Ota, Setsuzo (1897-1963)
Judo
Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)
1931-1940
Flags