Description

Canadian judoka from Hull, Quebec, self-taught in the Kawaishi method from books and lessons with Marc Scala; founder and president of the Canadian Judo Federation and Canada's competitor at the first World Judo Championships (Tokyo, 1956).

Teachers (1)

• person
  Marc Scala

  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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  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

Lineage

• Kōdōkan JūdōMarc Scala ← Kawaishi Mikinosuke ← Takahashi Kazuyoshi ← Yokoyama Sakujiro ← Kanō Jigorō · 5 generations

Offices held (1)

• corporate_farePresidentCanadian Judo Federation 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.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Judo Canada's own history only.

  “The CKBBA thus displaced the Canadian Judo Federation, a minor group under President Bernard Gauthier of Hull, Que., that had been recognized by the IJF back in 1952.”

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

Sources