Worthen, Clyde
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| Birthname | Clyde Alton Worthen Jr. | ||||
| born on | 11 May 1944 at 16:05 (= 4:05 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Bisbee, Arizona, 31n27, 109w56 | ||||
| Timezone | MWT h6w (is war time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   21°03'   05°23 Asc. 00°45'
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Biography
American martial artist, a 6th Degree Black Belt judoka, trained by Yoshisada Yonezuka at the Cranford Judo Karate Center.
Worthen started his fighting career as a wrestler and did not start judo until the age of 20. He became famous for his "Osoto" and "Hari" moves as a left-handed judoka. He currently teaches judo in New Jersey. One of his most prominent students was Steven Mocco, two-time NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion and current Olympic hopeful.
Clyde Worthen lived and trained in Japan for 5 months. He has competed throughout the world. He won the gold medal in the 1976 Pan American Games, and was a member world championship team in 1969, 1971, 1975, and 1977. He was also a member of four U.S. World Teams. Worthen won the National Judo Championship for the third consecutive year at the Senior National Competition in 2004.
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate.
Categories
- Traits : Body : Handedness (Left)
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate (Lived and trained in Japan)
- Vocation : Sports : Martial arts (Judoka)
- Vocation : Sports : Wrestling
- Vocation : Sports Business : Coach/ Manager/ Owner (Judo coach)
- Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession (6th Degree Black Belt judoka)
