Jean Couture
Description
Kyokushin karate instructor in Quebec, Canada, best known as the first martial arts teacher of Georges St-Pierre. Couture operated a Kyokushin-kan dojo in the greater Montreal area and taught GSP from approximately ages 7-9 until his death when GSP was around 12-13.
Teachers (1)
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Gilles Dufour(1972)expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
3 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkGilles Dufour himself stated in the Zanshin documentary that Jean Couture was his student: 'le premier instructeur de Georges Saint-Pierre, Jean Couture'. This is corroborated by Dufour's own Facebook comment 'J'ai été l'instructeur de Jean 1972' and the Kyokushinkaikarate memorial post.assessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis"Gilles Dufour · J'ai été l'instructeur de Jean 1972"
"Gilles Dufour a été l'instructeur de Jean Couture R.I.P. en 1972 qui par la suite a été l'instructeur de Georges St-Pierre GSP"
Students (1)
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Georges St-Pierre(1988-1994)expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 sourceFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkConfirmed by Le Soleil article citing Jean Couture as GSP's karate instructor, corroborated by GSP's own Facebook post showing a childhood photo with Coutureassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis
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