King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

Nicholas Kokotaylo

Judoka (1955-)

Born
1955, Denton
Sport
judo
Occupation
judoka
Height
196 cm (6 ft 5 in)

Nicholas Kokotaylo (born 9 March 1955) is a British judoka. He competed in the men's half-heavyweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Nicholas is also famous for inventing and using the Uki-Gatame technique in 1978 which was recognized by the Kodakan as an official groundwork technique in 2017.

Competitions

CompetitionYearResult
1984 Summer Olympics1984

External links

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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.