Keiko Fukuda

Sensei Keiko Fukuda is the highest-ranked woman in Judo. Her grandfather, Kachinosuke Fukuda, was was one of the three influential masters of Jujitsu who taught the founder of Judo, Jigoro Kano Shihan, in his formative years. Sensei Fukuda was invited by Kano Shihan to enter the then newly formed Women's Section of the Kodokan in Tokya, Japan, and has practiced the art of Judo for over seventy years.

Sensei Keiko Fukuda is the highest-ranked woman in Judo. Her grandfather, Kachinosuke Fukuda, was was one of the three influential masters of Jujitsu who taught the founder of Judo, Jigoro Kano Shihan, in his formative years. Sensei Fukuda was invited by Kano Shihan to enter the then newly formed Women's Section of the Kodokan in Tokya, Japan, and has practiced the art of Judo for over seventy years. See less