Nice summary of the life of Donn Draeger

Greetings all,
Came across this two-part article today, and found it a most interesting read.  I've run across Draeger's name many times over the years, but shamefully knew very little about the man.  This article fills in lots of blanks - hope others enjoy (and would love to hear any more tidbits from anyone who knows more...)

https://blackbeltmag.com/arts/history-philosophy/the-life-and-times-of-american-martial-arts-pioneer-donn-f-draeger-part-1

https://blackbeltmag.com/arts/history-philosophy/the-life-and-times-of-american-martial-arts-pioneer-donn-f-draeger-part-2

thanks
there is a seminar on Sun Apr 28, 2019, in Tokyo on Drager's life and contributions to martial arts and hopology

https://www.facebook.com/events/310554046326767/

Donn Draeger: An Excerpt from Martial Musings, by Robert W. Smith



https://www.koryubooks.com/library/rsmith1.html


Judo Letters by Donn Draeger


http://realfighting.com/judo.php


US Judoka mentioned:

Phil Porter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_S._Porter

James Bregman:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bregman

Canadian Judoka

Doug Rogers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBFx1a4L2ig

(good Judo documentary on his time in Japan)

Master's Thesis by his daughter on Roger's travel to Japan

https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/bitstream/handle/1828/691/rogers_2005.pdf?sequence=1

European Judoka

Anton Geesink

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Geesink

Jon Bluming ( a famous Karateka and maybe the first MMA fighter of Europe)

http://www.realfighting.com/jon_bluming.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XniDfakIcr4

Trevor Leggett (Judoka, philosopher, translator, Go player, author)

http://www.leggett.co.uk/


Japanese Judoka

Isao Inokuma (first heavyweight olympic gold medalist)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isao_Inokuma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sNY9NXW6fQ

Masahiko Kimura

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masahiko_Kimura