Description

Canadian heavyweight judoka from Fredericton; trained under Hiroshi Nakamura in Montreal (1976) and Yosh Senda in Lethbridge (from 1980); national team member for ten years and Olympian in 1984.

Teachers (2)

• person
  Yoshio Senda

  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

  (1980)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Judo Canada's own history only.

  “To improve his Judo, Fred relocated to Lethbridge, Alta., in 1980 to work under Sensei Yosh Senda.”

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

  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

  (1976)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Judo Canada's own history only.

  “For Fred, the major turning point in his Judo career came in 1976 when he attended a three-month-long training camp in Montreal under Nakamura-sensei.”

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

Lineage

• Kōdōkan JūdōYoshio Senda ← Yoshitaka Mori · 2 generations

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