Intelligence officer Rod Miller (centre, with beret) and other New Zealand members of the British Commonwealth Occupation Forces are shown with Japan's police judo training unit in 1947. While stationed at Matsue in southern Japan, some members of the force learned judo. Listen to Miller describing how his sergeant used him as a sparring partner. Servicemen stationed in Japan helped popularise martial arts in New Zealand after their return home.
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Rod Miller interviewed by Alison Parr, 23 September 2009. Ministry for Culture and Heritage J Force Oral History Project.
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