Nakamura Hiroshi

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Hiroshi Nakamura

Description

Japanese judoka (winner of the 1967 Japanese trials at 80 kg) who came to Montreal in 1968 as a 5th dan; sensei of the Shidokan Dojo, Canadian national coach in 1973–1976 and 1984–1989, and teacher of Kevin Doherty and Nicolas Gill. 8th dan.

Ranks (1)

  • sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō
    military_tech8 dan 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
    Dan-Kyu System
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “Hiroshi Nakamura, builder of Canadian champions, is an 8th Dan.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Students (6)

  • Sandra Greaves
    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
    (1985)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “Convinced that her talents and dedication could take her further, Doherty-sensei, talked Sandra into quitting her job and moving to Montreal to be trained by Hiroshi Nakamura.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
  • Rainer Fischer
    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
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “Sensei: John Hatashita, Hiroshi Nakamura”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
    “And there were many others, Brad Farrow, Wayne Erdman, Rainer Fischer, to name a few. In the early 1970s these athletes were also drawn to Nakamura’s dojo”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
  • Nicolas Gill
    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
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “Gill began his Judo at age six with his Montreal sensei, Marc Richelme and then Hiroshi Nakamura.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
    “Currently, Nakamura is the sensei of the Shidokan Dojo, housed in a public recreation facility close to downtown Montreal. He has about 350 pupils involved. Perhaps the outstanding one is Nicolas Gill”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
  • Kevin Doherty
    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.
    “One of his prize athletes was Hall-of-Famer, Kevin Doherty. Doherty’s sensei-father, Bill, sent his talented son from Toronto to Montreal to train under Nakamura when Kevin was 17.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
  • Fred Blaney
    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
  • Brad Farrow
    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
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “Sensei: Art Nishi, Ricky Yodogawa, Hiroshi Nakamura”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
    “And there were many others, Brad Farrow, Wayne Erdman, Rainer Fischer, to name a few. In the early 1970s these athletes were also drawn to Nakamura’s dojo”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Sources

“Sponsored into Canada in 1968 by Terry Farnsworth, Hiroshi arrived in Montreal without a knowledge of French or English, and with only a few yen in his pocket.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
“Nakamura was the national coach from 1973 to 1976 and again from 1984 to 1989”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Identifiers

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Nakamura Hiroshi. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5TCKZW50M5WFGCD2KCNR1 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5H5TCKZW50M5WFGCD2KCNR1, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Nakamura Hiroshi}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5TCKZW50M5WFGCD2KCNR1}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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