Newspaper articles of judo injuries resulting in death: 1984 – 2010 [15]
Student of Korean Primary and Junior High School in Osaka dies from hitting his head during judo practice
The Asahi Shimbun
September 5, 1992
It was reported on Sep. 5 that a first year student of a junior high school in Osaka hit his head severely at a joint judo practice during summer vacation, and died of acute subdural hematoma.
The student who died was Kim Shouseki (13), a first year junior high school student of Kita Osaka Korean Primary and Junior High School. According to the Osaka City Board of Education and others the injury occurred on Aug. 3 around 10:45 am. During a randori practice (free sparring) at the martial gymnasium of Zuiko Junior High School, attended by a total of 31 members of the judo clubs of the two schools, Shouseki was thrown by a student of Zuiko Junior High School, hit his head on the tatami mat, failing to break the fall, and fell unconscious. He was taken to hospital by ambulance. He died on Sept. 4 at 12:44 pm.
First year junior high school student dies one month after losing consciousness during judo practice
The Yomiuri Shimbun
September 5, 1992
It was reported on Sept. 5 that Kim Shouseki (13), a first year junior high school student of Kita Osaka Korean Primary and Junior High School in Osaka, fell and became unconscious during joint judo practice with another school. He died about one month later. The Higashi Yodogawa Police Station is collecting information from relevant people to check if there were any problems with the practice methods of the judo club.
Shouseki participated in the joint judo practice with Zuikou Junior High School at their gymnasium from 9:00 am on Aug.3. At around 10:40 am, when about 20 club members were practicing randori after warm-up exercise, Shouseki suddenly collapsed and fell unconscious. He was hospitalized on the same day. He remained unconscious and died around noon on Sept. 4 of acute subdural hematoma.
Shouseki joined the judo club in spring of this year. He had participated a number of times in the joint practice during the summer. People concerned from both schools have said that the practice was conducted in the same way as usual that day and that Shouseki had not seemed to have hit his head.
