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          Rena Kanokogi (née Glickman; July 30, – November 21, ) was a renowned American judo expert.!

          Rena Kanokogi

          Martial artist

          Native name
          • Rusty Kanokogi
          • Rena Stewart
          Birth nameRena Glickman
          BornJuly 30, 1935
          Brooklyn, New York, United States
          DiedNovember 21, 2009 (aged 74)
          Brooklyn, New York, United States
          OccupationJudoka
          SpouseRyohei Kanokogi
          Children3
          SportJudo
          Rank     7th dan black belt
          JudoInside.com38000

          Rena Kanokogi (néeGlickman; July 30, 1935 – November 21, 2009) was a renowned American judo expert.

          In 1959, she won a medal at a YMCA judo tournament while disguised as a man, but had to return it after acknowledging that she was a woman.

          Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi pioneered women's judo as an Olympic sport.

        1. Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi pioneered women's judo as an Olympic sport.
        2. Rusty Kanokogi, born as Rena Glickman, renamed after a stray dog, was a scrappy Brooklynite that changed the world for so many.
        3. Rena Kanokogi (née Glickman; July 30, – November 21, ) was a renowned American judo expert.
        4. Rena (Rusty) Glickman was born in and grew up in a culture defined by the Great Depression and World War II.
        5. Often called a pioneer, Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi was an unsung hero in the fight to give women a voice, in life and in sports.

          6. Traveling to Japan to continue her judo training, Kanokogi became the first woman allowed to train in the men's group at the Kodokan. She is perhaps best known for pioneering women's judo competition at the Olympic Games. Kanokogi is often referred to as "The Mother of Women's Judo".

          Early life

          Kanokogi was born in Brooklyn,