E J HarrisonErnest John ("E.J.") Harrison (1873-1961) was an English journalist, author and judoka. He wrote or translated over 15 books on the subject of Judo and other martial arts and philosophy.In 1897, while working for Yokohama newspaper called Japan Heral, he began training in Tenjin shinyo-ryu jujutsu. After moving to Tokyo, he began training in Kodokan judo.In 1911, he was the first foreign-born person to achieve shodan (black belt ranking) in Kodokan judo. In 1912, his book, Fighting Spirit of Japan was among the first English-language books to describe the Japanese martial arts from the perspective of a foreign-born practitioner of those arts. Read More Read Less