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Our Sensei, Tom Kuhne, has been in Judo since
1962. He has been the Chief instructor of the Kirkwood Judo Club
since 1980. He has produced many local and national competitors.
During his competitive years he competed
against many of the top Judo players in the nation and the
world. He was a team member representing the United States
against teams from Japan, Germany, and Korea. He has competed in
two Olympic Festivals and was an alternate for the 1980 Olympic
team. He won a gold medal in 1993 at the U.S. Nationals, and was
the sports coordinator for Judo in the 1994 Olympic Festival
held here in St. Louis.
In May of 2002, he married Tara Chase Kuhne, and
after a short stay in Kentucky the two of them returned to St.
Louis, so that Tom could continue in the position that he is so
aptly suited, the Chief Instructor of the Kirkwood Judo Club.
In November of 2003, Tom and Tara became the
proud parents of Ian Thomas Kuhne.
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Sensei Kuhne with his Sensei Paul Tanabe |
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