WOLF Aaron Phillip

Making videos, spending time with his dog. (YouTube channel, 29 Feb 2020, 27 Jan 2020)

Coach, University Staff

Martial Arts - Tokai University, Tokyo, JPN

Japanese

SBC Shonan Beauty Clinic [Urayasu, JPN]

Keiji Suzuki [national], JPN

An anterior tibiofibular ligament injury in his right ankle caused him to withdraw from the 2022 All Japan Championships. He returned to competitive action in October the same year. (nikkei, 31 Mar 2022; nhk, 30 Oct 2022)

In December 2019 he underwent right knee surgery and was sidelined for around two months. In December 2020 he suffered from joint effusion [accumulation of fluid] and joint inflammation in his right knee, so was unable to compete at the 2020 All Japan Championships. (nikkansports, 27 Mar 2020; number, 03 Apr 2020; nikkei, 23 Dec 2020)

In January 2018 he underwent surgery on the meniscus in his left knee. He withdrew from the 2018 All Japan Championships in April that year, and returned to competitive action in June the same year. (ryotokuji, 18 Apr 2018; nikkansports, 08 Apr 2018; sankei, 28 Feb 2018; judo-ch, Oct 2018)

He first tried judo at age six at Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, Japan. (spaia, 13 Jun 2017; tv-tokyo, 30 Nov 2016; YouTube channel, 27 Jun 2020)

His grandfather worked at a judo club and encouraged him to try the sport because he had a bigger physique than other children his age. (tv-tokyo, 30 Nov 2016; judo-ch, Oct 2018)

To defend his Olympic -100kg title at the 2024 Games in Paris. (nikkansports, 29 Mar 2022; number, 29 Jul 2022)

In 2021 he received the Big Sports Award at the 55th TV Asahi Big Sports Awards in Japan. (tv-asahi, 29 Jul 2021)

In 2019 he was given the Kozuki Sports Award by the Kozuki Foundation in Japan. (tv-tokyo, 09 Sep 2019)

In 2017 he received the Chiba Prefecture Governor Award in Japan. (u-tokai, 18 Dec 2017)