Chiaki Ishii
Z Judo
Čiaki Iši-i (Czech)
01.10.1941 Tokyo area, Japan
- His father and grandfather had judo school in Japan.
- His dream was fighting at 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo but he was not nominated there becase he had never beaten his rival Isao Okano.
- In late '60 he decided move to Brazil. Immigration politic of Brazil that time was open and many Japanese people went to Brazil for having field.
- He settled in Japanese comunity near São Paulo and soon begun fighting for his new country. He is brazilian since 1969.
- Today he has own judo school in Brazil.
- His daughters Tânia Ishii and Vânia Ishii were continued in judo tradition of his family.
