[1] He began fighting senior judoka at 13 years old.
[4] Robin Otani has been the president of the BJC since the death of his father in 1977.
[5][6][7] Robin by choice holds no grade, but was presented with a red and white belt by Akinori Hosaka.
[8] Robin trained under Masutaro Otani and Kenshiro Abbe for whom he was personal assistant and secretary.
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