Also known as
Yoshio Johnny Katsuta
Description
Kōdōkan-trained judo teacher (4th dan on arrival in Canada in 1937) who
founded the first dojo in Alberta, at Raymond, in 1943, and was the first
president of the Alberta Kodokan Black Belt Association (1952–1957).
Students (2)
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person
Masao Takahashi
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
(1943)
fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“Among his students were Yosh Senda and Mas Takahashi (originally from
Kitsilano)”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
“Sensei Yoshio Katsuta opened his Raymond dojo in 1943 and Mas was there”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
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person
Yoshio Senda
sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
Probable
history_eduTradition only
Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of
itself
(1943–1952)
fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source
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Judo Canada's own history only.
“It was 1943 and the young Yosh Senda, who had recently moved from B.C. to
Alberta, was asked by Sensei Yoshio Katsuta to assist at his Raymond dojo. [...]
But the chance to study under Katsuta was strong enough to help him ignore these
small inconveniences. He was there until 1952.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Sources
“Raymond, Alta., is the site of the first dojo formed in Alberta, and the
founder was an issei, Yoshio Johnny Katsuta. Mr. Katsuta had received his
training at the Kodokan in Tokyo and was a 4th Dan when he emigrated to Canada
in 1937 settling in Ocean Falls, B.C.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of
Judo in Canadainfo
Identifiers
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Katsuta Yoshio. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H57MAGMK662P3F5T0XS49T - CC
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BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5H57MAGMK662P3F5T0XS49T, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Katsuta Yoshio}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5H57MAGMK662P3F5T0XS49T}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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