' He was the founder of the Budokwai, a pioneering Japanese martial arts society in England. Koizumi helped establish the British Judo Association, and founded the European Judo Union. He held the rank of 8th dan in judo. Koizumi's apparent suicide in 1965 shocked the worldwide judo community.
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Apart from teaching judo, Koizumi was also a consultant to the Victoria and Albert Museum on Oriental lacquerware
In the mid-1950s, Koizumi returned to the Tokyo area for the first time in half a century, finding a vastly different place than the farmlands he had left
Gunji Koizumi, in 1958, with Derby Judo Club Members, including Brian Swain (right)About this person
Gunji Koizumi , known affectionately by colleagues as G.K., was a Japanese master of judo who introduced this martial art to the United Kingdom, and came to be known as the 'Father of British Judo.' He was the founder of the Budokwai, a pioneering Japanese martial arts society in England. Koizumi helped establish the British Judo Association, and founded the European Judo Union. He held the rank of 8th dan in judo. Koizumi's apparent suicide in 1965 shocked the worldwide judo community.
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