Donn F. Draeger Martial Arts
Born Donald Frederick Draeger April 15, 1922
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died October 20, 1982 (aged 60)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA *see note below
Style Judo and other martial arts
Rank 5th dan judo and ranks in other martial arts
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died October 20, 1982 (aged 60)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA *see note below
Style Judo and other martial arts
Rank 5th dan judo and ranks in other martial arts
Donn Draeger was Chic's Sensei who trained him in various martial arts in the 1960s-70s.
Donn Draeger Technical Advisor to 007 James Bond Series
You Only Live Twice Starring Sean Connery
Location Hiemeiji Castle
Kaminoda Sensei Assisting
August 1966
Above Left: Donn on the set of the 1967 James Bond film You Only Live Twice. He is shown demonstrating bō technique.
Above Right: Donn on the set of the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967), for which he served as martial arts coordinator.
These two images courtesy of Wikipedia.
Above Right: Donn on the set of the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967), for which he served as martial arts coordinator.
These two images courtesy of Wikipedia.
Sean Connery and Donn Draeger Tokyo August 1966.
Copyright - Following 3 images courtesy of Chic Eather's personal collection.
Click on image above to go to full size image at Chic's Martial Arts page.
Below are two film clips showing Donn Draeger demonstrating his skills - please refer to Youtube for more clips.
Above: Donn F. Draeger Katori Shinto Ryu 1970's Pt. (1)
Above: Donn F. Draeger Katori Shinto Ryu 1970's Pt (2)
Above: Donn F. Draeger & Kaminoda Tsunemori Kasumi Shinto Ryu Ken Jutsu