Nomura, who retired in 2015, switched roles in Tokyo to present an honorary judo black belt to actor Keanu Reeves.
Reeves studied judo for four months before taking on a role in action thriller John Wick.
Reeves performed an ippon-seoi-nage in the film which was one of Nomura’s trademark techniques.
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