Donn Draeger

Donald Francis Draeger

born April 15, 1922

died Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 20, 1982

buried at Wood National Cemetary

metastasized carcinoma of the intestine

Captain, US Marine Corps

married a woman Marine

one son

Judo 5th Dan

Kendo 7th Dan

Iaido 7th Dan

Jodo Kyoshi 7th Dan

Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu, studied under Otake Risuke

Donn Draeger - Budo Historian

A Donn Draeger Bibliography - Journal of Combative Sport

Donn Draeger and the history of the Shinto Muto Ryu Jo

Donn Draeger and Phil Relnick, Jojutsu and Jodo

Relnick Sensei's Seattle Asian Art Museum exhibit of "Larger Than Life Heroes: Prints of Sumo Wrestling from the Donn F. Draeger Collection"

-- Relnick/Draeger exhibition described

-- Relnick Dojo described

a reminiscence of Donn Draeger by Robert W. Smith

"Judo Randori No Kata and Ju No Kata," by Donn Draeger

Donn Draeger colleague Jon Bluming

Donn Draeger colleague Phil Relnick

Donn Draeger colleagues Zhong Ding and Lee Bei Lei

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