Description

French judoka, a disciple of Mikinosuke Kawaishi, who moved from Paris to Montreal in 1950 and ran several Kawaishi-method dojos there; Canadian champion of the Canadian Judo Federation and a teacher of Bernard Gauthier.

Teachers (1)

• person
  Kawaishi Mikinosuke

  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

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  fact_check

  Judo Canada's own history only.

  “Marc Scala, who had moved from Paris to Montreal in 1950 and was a disciple of Mikinosuke Kawaishi, took home the coveted championship plaque courtesy of the Japanese embassy.”

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

Lineage

• Kōdōkan JūdōKawaishi Mikinosuke ← Takahashi Kazuyoshi ← Yokoyama Sakujiro ← Kanō Jigorō · 4 generations

Students (1)

• person
  Bernard Gauthier

  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.

  “Gauthier was a self-taught expert with no Kodokan connection. His Judo followed the Mikinosuke Kawaishi system which he studied through books, and on weekends travelled to Montreal to learn from Frenchman Marc Scala.”

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

Sources