Kiyoshi Shiina
| Kiyoshi Shiina | |
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| Born | 椎名清 (Shiina Kiyoshi) November 16, 1937 Tokyo, Japan |
| Style | Judo |
| Rank | 9th dan 8th dan judo |
| Spouse | Yukiyo Shiina |
| Children | Toshihiro Shiina |
| Notable students | Joe Wanag, Teimoc Johnston-Ono, Maureen Braziel |
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Judo | ||
Representing  Japan
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| Mid Japan All High School Champion | ||
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Mid Japan All High School Championship | 1955 |
| Best Fighting Spirit | ||
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Big Three University Championships | 1956 |
| Best Technique | ||
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Big Four University Championships | 1958 |
Kiyoshi Shiina (椎名清 Shiina Kiyoshi) (born 1937) is a Class C National Referee and a Judo instructor who has taught in the United States of America for over 50 years. His students include Olympic competitors Joe Wanag and Teimoc Johnston-Ono.
Kiyoshi Shiina was born in 1937 in . He was promoted to 1st dan at the age of 14. He was the 1955 mid-Japan all high school champion for judo. Shiina studied commerce at Nihon University, Tokyo, graduating in 1959. He was co-captain of the university judo team with Ryohei Kanokogi and was recognized for 'Best Fighting Spirit' at the 1956 Big 3 University Championship and 'Best Technique' in the 1958 Big 4 University Championships. Between March 1962 and July 1963 Shiina taught judo at his own dojo in and at Nihon University. Shiina has been described as being one of the most technically skilled Judokas in Japan.
Shiina moved to the United States in the early 1960s to teach judo professionally and settled in the New York area. He was subject to visa proceedings but granted leave to stay in the US as judo instruction was deemed to be beneficial to the American population. By age 26, he was already recognized by the magazine Black Belt, as well as having already achieved a 5th degree black belt. He was said to have been able to "score full points against practically anyone using every conceivable judo technique" He was sent as a young champion to New York City to teach Judo to Americans. He would serve as a referee, for the First Eastern College Judo Championship. At this tournament he would serve as the referee in the black belt division. He would later serve as the Chairman for the Northeast Judo Championship. Additionally, he served as instructors at the Jerome Mackey judo Schools. Later he would open two schools, one in Brooklyn, New York, and the other in Stamford Connecticut, known as Japan, Judo, Inc. While many Judo players tried to specialize, he was a proponent of learning all possible techniques. During one of Shiina's travels, a newspaper The Oswegonian in 1968 stated that Shiina was well known far and wide within Judo circles and "He has contributed much to the sport, and will probably be the best player you will get a chance to see." According to black belt magazine, he was the Vice President of the Nihon University Juyukai, which was stated to be non-political, but after the split of the USJF and USJA, able to exert considerable influence in American Judo. He was described as one of the most technically skilled Judokas in Japan, by The Torch.
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