Also known as
Stephen Atsumu Kamino
Description
Judo teacher known as the "Godfather of Judo in Canada". Founded the
Kitsilano dojo in Vancouver (1932) and, after the wartime expulsion, the
Kidokwan Judo Institute in Toronto (1946); organiser of the Canada Judo
Yudanshakai. Died in 1959, a Kōdōkan 6th dan.
Teachers (2)
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person
Fujita Satarō
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
(1914)
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Judo Canada's own history only, from his son's account.
“Atsumu Kamino, who in turn had been instructed by sensei from Japan - first by
Sataro Fujita, and later by Shinzo Takagaki. According to Tom, his father was
taught by Fujita as early as 1914”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Takagaki Shinzō
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“A pupil of Shinzo Takagaki in the 1920s in Vancouver, Atsumu Kamino started a
dojo in Kitsilano in 1932 at the request of the parents of the Japanese
community there.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Students (3)
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person
Masao Takahashi
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
(1937)
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“It was in the prewar days in Kitsilano that eight-year-old Mas started Judo at
the Japanese Language School under Professor Atsumu Kamino. It was 1937.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Frank Minoru Hatashita
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
(1942)
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“Hatashita was 24 years old when he was sent away from the coast in 1942 to the
Tashme camp. There he continued his Judo training under Shigetaka Sasaki and
Atsumu Kamino.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Bill Doherty
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“Kevin’s father, Bill Doherty, joined Atsumu Kamino’s Kidokwan dojo in Toronto
upon emigrating from Ireland, and that began a love affair with the sport that
spread to Kevin and his brothers.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Sources
Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada
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