Paul Maruyama

What moves me about Paul Maruyama is the symmetry of his life. Born in Tokyo in 1941, he returned to the city of his birth not as a tourist but as part of the first U.S. judo team in the sport's Olympic debut at the 1964 Games. That is a poetic full circle few athletes ever get. What impresses me even more is the second act: an MBA from Hawaii, a teaching career, and authoring Escape from Manchuria. He turned the discipline of the mat into the discipline of scholarship, and I deeply respect a man who fights with both body and pen.

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Name (English)

Paul Maruyama

Name (Japanese)

ポール・マルヤマ

Reading

ぽーる・まるやま

Born

October 27, 1941 (age 84)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Height

167 cm

Occupation

judoka

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

University

San Jose State University

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://authorpaulmaruyama.com/
• Xhttps://x.com/authorPmaruyama
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20Maruyama
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A4%E3%83%9E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7152246

Tags

• Tokyo
• judoka

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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