User:BlackAmerican/Harold Sharp

Harold "Hal" Sharp is an American judoka and author of books on judo.

Sharp was borin in 1927. Sharp was deployed with the army in 1945 to Japan and learned about martial arts. He attended Los Angeles State College. He earned his first black belt from the Kodokan. He was a student of Takahiko Ishikawa. He was the winner of the first Foreign Judo Championships in 1954. He became captain of the 1955 US Goodwill Team. Sharp though stated that the Captain was John Osaka and he was a member of the team. He co-authored The Sport of Judo, Boys' Judo: Sport, Defense, and The Techniques of Judo (Tuttle Martial Arts). He served as a technical advisor for "Mrs Judo", a movie about Keiko Fukuda. He is a 9th dan in Judo.

Honors
Sharpe was inducted into the USA Judo Hall of Fame in 2019. Sharpe died in March 20, 2021.