Kaori Matsumoto
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is a Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...

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She started judo at the age of 6.。

She won the gold medal in the lightweight (57 kg) division at the 2010 World Judo Championships.

Her favorite techniques are Kosoto gari
Kosoto Gari
,is one of the original 40 throws of Judoas developed by Jigoro Kano.It belongs to the second group,Dai Nikyo,of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo , of Kodokan Judo.It is also part of the current 67 Throws of Kodokan Judo....

, Sode tsurikomi goshi
Sode Tsurikomi Goshi
Sode Tsurikomi Goshi is one of the techniques adopted by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho No Waza list. It is categorized as a hip technique, or Koshi-waza. Sodi Tsuri Komi Goshi translates as sleeve lifting, or pulling the hip.- Technique Description :Sode Tsuri Komi Goshi is a hip throw used...

 and Newaza.

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