You don't have a heart if this doesn't bring a smile to your face.
After persevering decades of sexism denying women equal recognition in martial arts, 98-year-old Keiko Fukuda became the 16th person and first woman ever to earn the 10th degree black belt in judo.
She began in 1935 but she remained a 5th degree black belt for twenty years because of strict rules curtailing women's advancement in the Kodokan. Only in 1971 was she able to move onto her next belt.
At the 3:15 mark, you see exactly how much this means to her. Aww, why are grandmas so cute?
On a side note, what the hell are the Japanese eating that keeps them preserved like that? I can only pray to look that good when I go over the hill.
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