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Donald Frederick "Donn" Draeger was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 15, 1922. His parents were Frank and Irma (Poetsch) Draeger. In 1940, at age 17, he was living in Milwaukee with his father, his stepmother Dora, two half-brothers, and his father's stepfather and mother. He was married in
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In his later years, Draeger spent four months a year on field trips throughout Asia. While on these trips, he visited schools and studied combative methods, which he analyzed and recorded. These studies were sometimes published as articles in various martial arts magazines, or put into books.
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In 1952, Draeger was one of the leaders of the newly established US Judo Black Belt Association. This was the first national-level judo organization in North America, and the forerunner of what later became the
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ended in August 1945, III Amphibious Corps instead went to North China to accept the surrender of Japanese soldiers, and from October 1945 to February 1946, Draeger served with a signal unit in
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Draeger also participated in judo activities in Japan. For instance, in 1961, Draeger and British judo athlete John Cornish were the first non-Japanese athletes selected to demonstrate
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in Honolulu, it was discovered that he had developed cancer of the liver. Draeger died on October 20, 1982, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Milwaukee. Cause of death was
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in judo. This grading occurred before 1947, so it probably occurred while he was stationed in China in 1946. His known judo instructors in Tianjin included Mike Matvey.
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Retrieved 23 September 2012. Streaming video showing Draeger demonstrating techniques from various traditional Japanese martial arts are available. See, for example,
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Draeger officially represented US judo interests during international contests held in Cuba and Belgium in 1953, and in 1964, he was named the United States
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tribe there, it appears that the entire group was somehow poisoned, perhaps deliberately. As a result, he developed severe amoebic
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up, raving about what I had seen, and Terry said, "I never knew he did aikido. He used to always tease me about doing it!"
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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 returned to the USA in the spring of 1946, and for the rest of the year, he served with Marine detachments in
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Draeger received branch training as a signal officer, and in October 1944, he was assigned to Corps Signal Battalion,
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Draeger wrote dozens of books and articles about the Asian martial arts. His most influential books were probably
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Retrieved 23 September 2012. For more information about sumo woodblock prints, see Bickford, Lawrence. 1994.
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Retrieved 23 September 2012. For an introduction to Draeger's thesis on the distinction between martial art (
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Draeger briefly worked in film. Specifically, he served as martial arts coordinator for the James Bond film
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Donn Draeger was recognized as a world authority on Asian martial culture and human combative behavior.
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Adams, Andy. 1967, August. "007's Newest 'Gimmick': A Whole Arsenal of Japanese Self-Defense Arts,"
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The source for the judo team is "Tony Scarano Judo Star in Marines." 1950, April 21. St. Petersburg
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Nurse, Paul (May 2006). "Donn F. Draeger: The Life and times of an American Martial Arts Pioneer".
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Draeger studied the evolution and development of human combative behavior and was director of the
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Unless otherwise noted, all Marine Corps information in this section comes from Ancestry.com.
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The official website of International Hoplology Society - About. Retrieved 14th October 2013.
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statement by Kaminoda Tsunemori, Shindō Musō-ryū Menkyo Kaiden, to David A. Hall in 1986.
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Modern Bujutsu & Budo: Martial Arts And Ways Of Japan, Vol III., Weatherhill, 1974
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with co-author P'ng Chye Kim (from Penang, Malaysia, 1979) www.saolimcanada.com (
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Draeger wrote many books on the martial arts. Draeger's published works include:
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Draeger reportedly began his involvement in the martial arts while living in the
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in Milwaukee on October 25, 1982. His grave lies in Section 4, site 377.
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judo representative in Japan, in anticipation of judo's inclusion in the
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Donn F. Draeger: The life and times of an American martial arts pioneer
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Ninjutsu: The Art of Invisibility, Japan's Feudal Age Espionage Methods
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Judo Formal Techniques: A Complete Guide to Kodokan Randori No Kata
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Modern Bujutsu & Budo: Martial Arts And Ways Of Japan, Vol III.
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Nichols, Harman W. 1954, January 27. "Your Nichols' Worth," Altus
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Friman, H. Richard. 1999. "Donald F. Draeger's Wisconsin Grave."
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Classical Bujutsu : Martial Arts And Ways Of Japan, Vol I.
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area, at around the age of 7 or 8. His first training was in
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Shantung Black Tiger: A Shaolin Fighting Art of North China
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Phoenix-Eye Fist: A Shaolin Fighting Art of South China
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Classical Budo: Martial Arts And Ways Of Japan, Vol II.
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and by age 10, he reportedly achieved the grade of 2nd
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Armed Martial Arts of Japan: Swordsmanship and Archery
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Smith, Robert W. 1999. "Donn Draeger: An Excerpt from
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prints was featured in an exhibition organized by the
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while in Japan. By mediation of his training partner
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United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II
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Japanese Swordsmanship : Technique And Practice
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from 1943 to 1956. He began his recruit training at
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
menkyo
Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
Kyokushin Budokai
Tomiki Aikido
martial arts
judo
Bluefield, West Virginia
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego
officer candidate school
Marine Barracks Quantico
second lieutenant
V Amphibious Corps
Battle of Iwo Jima
first lieutenant
III Amphibious Corps
the planned invasion of Japan
Pacific War
Tianjin
Illinois
Michigan
Camp Lejeune
captain
Korea
1st Marine Division
Hongcheon

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