Also known as
Hiroshi Nakamura
Description
Japanese judoka (winner of the 1967 Japanese trials at 80 kg) who came to
Montreal in 1968 as a 5th dan; sensei of the Shidokan Dojo, Canadian national
coach in 1973–1976 and 1984–1989, and teacher of Kevin Doherty and Nicolas Gill.
8th dan.
Ranks (1)
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military_tech8 dan
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
Dan-Kyu System
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1 source
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“Hiroshi Nakamura, builder of Canadian champions, is an 8th Dan.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Students (6)
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person
Sandra Greaves
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
(1985)
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“Convinced that her talents and dedication could take her further,
Doherty-sensei, talked Sandra into quitting her job and moving to Montreal to be
trained by Hiroshi Nakamura.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Rainer Fischer
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources
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“Sensei: John Hatashita, Hiroshi Nakamura”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
“And there were many others, Brad Farrow, Wayne Erdman, Rainer Fischer, to name
a few. In the early 1970s these athletes were also drawn to Nakamura’s dojo”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Nicolas Gill
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“Gill began his Judo at age six with his Montreal sensei, Marc Richelme and then
Hiroshi Nakamura.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
“Currently, Nakamura is the sensei of the Shidokan Dojo, housed in a public
recreation facility close to downtown Montreal. He has about 350 pupils
involved. Perhaps the outstanding one is Nicolas Gill”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Kevin Doherty
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“One of his prize athletes was Hall-of-Famer, Kevin Doherty. Doherty’s
sensei-father, Bill, sent his talented son from Toronto to Montreal to train
under Nakamura when Kevin was 17.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Fred Blaney
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
(1976)
fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“For Fred, the major turning point in his Judo career came in 1976 when he
attended a three-month-long training camp in Montreal under Nakamura-sensei.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Brad Farrow
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“Sensei: Art Nishi, Ricky Yodogawa, Hiroshi Nakamura”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
“And there were many others, Brad Farrow, Wayne Erdman, Rainer Fischer, to name
a few. In the early 1970s these athletes were also drawn to Nakamura’s dojo”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Sources
“Sponsored into Canada in 1968 by Terry Farnsworth, Hiroshi arrived in Montreal
without a knowledge of French or English, and with only a few yen in his
pocket.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
“Nakamura was the national coach from 1973 to 1976 and again from 1984 to 1989”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Identifiers
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Nakamura Hiroshi. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5TCKZW50M5WFGCD2KCNR1 - CC
BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5H5TCKZW50M5WFGCD2KCNR1, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Nakamura Hiroshi}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5TCKZW50M5WFGCD2KCNR1}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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