www.judoinside.com 04/10
Discover the dark horse: Kosuke Mashiyama
The most recognizable names in judo are usually from the Japanese team. Naohisa Takato, Hifume Abe, Joshiro Maruyama, Soichi Hashimoto, Takanori Nagase – these are as close to household names in judo as you can get. Even the lesser-known names like Sotaro Fujiwara, Kentaro Iida and Tatsuro Saito are somewhat known by judo fans. But Kosuke Mashiyama? Not very few will know him. Time to introduce him.