Description

The first judoka in Canada to receive a black belt, from Shinzo Takagaki in 1925. Taught in Victoria before the war and co-founded the Seidokwan Academy of Judo in Montreal in 1952.

Teachers (1)

• person
  Takagaki Shinzō

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Possible

  Possible

  Inferred from the promotion; the source does not say Takagaki taught him.

  Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.

  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

  Inferred from the promotion; the source does not say Takagaki taught him.

  alt_routeIndirect

  “Takagaki also issued the first black belt certificate in Canada - the recipient being Kametaro Akiyama, and this took place in 1925.”

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

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech1 dan Probable

  Probable

  Judo Canada's own history only; it reproduces the certificate.

  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

  Dan-Kyu System (1925-06-11)

  granted by Takagaki Shinzō

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Judo Canada's own history only; it reproduces the certificate.

  “Shodan certificate, written with brush by Shinzo Takagaki, dated June 11, 1925, promoting Kametaro Akiyama to 1st Dan Black Belt (Shodan). The first Canadian to receive such a distinction.”

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

Sources