Description
Canadian-born judo teacher, educated in Japan; sensei of the prewar Fairview
dojo in Vancouver and, after the Tashme camp, founder of the Seikeikan in
Burlington, Ontario (1946). Canada's competitor at the 1958 World
Championships and second president of the Canadian Kodokan Black Belt
Association (1958–1961). 6th dan.
Offices held (2)
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1956 – 1958
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“The President was Shigetaka Sasaki, and an Executive Committee was formed that
included Vice-President Masatoshi Umetsu”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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1958 – 1961
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“1958 - 1961 Masatoshi Umetsu”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Sources
“As demanding as his job was, in 1946 he founded the Burlington Judo Club, the
Seikeikan.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
“The sensei at the Vancouver Fairview dojo, who was also sent to Tashme,
Masatoshi Umetsu also served as the secretary of the early, unofficial
organization.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Masatoshi Umetsu. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5N9SHC3GSHWJ1MJ2N4XFR - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5H5N9SHC3GSHWJ1MJ2N4XFR, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Masatoshi Umetsu}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5N9SHC3GSHWJ1MJ2N4XFR}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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