Description
Canadian judoka, the first Canadian Olympic medallist in judo (heavyweight
silver, Tokyo 1964). Trained in Japan, after the Games under Masahiko Kimura at
Takushoku University; Kodokan 5th dan.
Teachers (3)
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person
Harold Tokai
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
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itself
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“Sensei: Michel Benoit, Harold Tokai, Fred Okimura, Masahiko Kimura”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Fred Okimura
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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1 source
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“Sensei: Michel Benoit, Harold Tokai, Fred Okimura, Masahiko Kimura”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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Kimura Masahiko
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
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itself
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2 sources
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“He remained in Japan, and went to the dojo of the famous Masahiko Kimura.
Rogers was the only westerner Kimura ever handled, and handle the big man he
did.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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“Kimura refused to recognize physical limitations, and his workouts with the
team at Takudai University were legendary.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Ranks (1)
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military_tech5 dan
Probable
history_eduTradition only
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itself
Dan-Kyu System
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“Ultimately, Rogers gained 5th Dan status, the youngest man to do so at the
Kodokan in Tokyo.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Sources
“Doug Rogers became the first Canadian to ever win an Olympic medal in Judo.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5G595ZKK6N01NHATEM0QE
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Doug Rogers. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5G595ZKK6N01NHATEM0QE - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5H5G595ZKK6N01NHATEM0QE, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Doug Rogers}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5G595ZKK6N01NHATEM0QE}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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