Tomotsu Mitani · Lineage tree

Also known as

Tom Mitani

Description

Japanese Canadian judo sensei of prewar British Columbia who, after the wartime expulsion, ran the Winnipeg club, the Manitoba Judo Institute, at first in the RCMP barracks; teacher of Moe Oye.

Students (2)

• person
  Mamoru Oye

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Judo Canada's own history only.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  history_eduTradition only

  Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Judo Canada's own history only.

  “It took little persuading for 11-year-old Oye to join Sensei Tom Mitani’s dojo at the RCMP barracks in Winnipeg.”

  — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
• person
  Yeiji Inouye

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Judo Canada's own history only.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  history_eduTradition only

  Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Judo Canada's own history only.

  “Inouye had begun Judo at age 12 under Mitani-sensei at Haney, B.C. and later under Sasaki-sensei at Vancouver.”

  — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

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