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The first judo club in Ontario was established at Prisoner of War Camp 101 in Angler, near Neys Provincial Park, following Japanese internment in 1942. [2] Masato Ishibashi was the instructor, and the club trained daily.
Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. Includes a list of all Canadian kōdansha ('high dan holders') from sixth to ninth dan as of 2019. Leyshon, Glynn A. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (First ed.). Gloucester, Ontario: Judo Canada. ISBN 1894165004.
Judo is a Japanese martial art and combat sport founded by Jigoro Kano (1860 – 1938) in 1882. It was introduced to Canada by Japanese migrants in the early twentieth century, first in British Columbia and then in the Prairies, Ontario, and Quebec as Japanese Canadians who had been expelled from the Pacific coast during the Second World War resettled in other provinces.
Karen Sheffield Heney (born 7 April 1961) is a Canadian retired judoka and coach who won three medals at the Pan American Judo Championships between 1982 and 1986. [1] Sheffield was Canadian Champion 10 times, [ 3 ] [ 1 ] has taught judo for over 25 years [ 3 ] [ 2 ] and represented Canada at the 1980 World Judo Championships , [ 4 ] in New ...
He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 48 kg at the 1976 Summer Olympics, [2] and represented Canada at the World Judo Championships in 1971 and 1973. [3] He is currently the chief instructor of Kawasaki Rendokan Judo Academy in Hamilton, Ontario, founded by his father Masao Kawasaki in 1958, and has held numerous positions in Judo Ontario and ...
Duncan Vignale is a Canadian judoka who has played a significant role in the development of judo in Canada and especially Ontario.He has held several important positions such as President of Judo Ontario and Vice-President of Judo Canada, coached the Ontario judo team, and served as a kata judge for the International Judo Federation.
Goki Uemura (born 1943) is a Canadian judoka who represented Canada in the 1973 World Judo Championships in the -70 kg category. [1] He is one of just seventeen Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of hachidan (eighth dan) [2] and co-founded the Shin Bu Kan Judo Club in Etobicoke, Ontario in 1982, which later relocated in Mississauga, Ontario and is now also known as the Mississauga Judo Club.
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