Description

Judo dojo at Steveston, British Columbia, opened in 1927 as a branch of Shigetaka Sasaki's Tai Iku Dojo, with Sasaki teaching there twice a week; closed by the wartime expulsion and revived in 1953 by Tomoaki Doi and Frank Sakai.

Also known as

Steveston Dojo

Locations (1)

• location_onSteveston, Richmond, British Columbia

  warning No sources cited

Instructors (2)

• person
  Tomoaki Doi

  Instructor

  1927

  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.

  “Another club sprang up in Steveston, B.C. in 1927. Tomoaki Doi, the director of the youth program and Judo instructor, and Mr. Takeshi Yamamoto asked for Sasaki’s help.”

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

  Instructor

  1927

  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.

  “As busy as he was running a business and operating his fledgling organization, Sasaki went to Steveston twice a week. The Steveston Dojo became a branch of the Tai Iku Dojo of Vancouver.”

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

Tags

judo · canada

Sources