Tomotsu Mitani

Canada
Died 1963
16.5

Also known as

Tom Mitani

Description

Japanese Canadian judo sensei of prewar British Columbia who, after the wartime expulsion, ran the Winnipeg club, the Manitoba Judo Institute, at first in the RCMP barracks; teacher of Moe Oye.

Students (2)

  • Mamoru Oye
    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.
    “It took little persuading for 11-year-old Oye to join Sensei Tom Mitani’s dojo at the RCMP barracks in Winnipeg.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
  • Yeiji Inouye
    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.
    “Inouye had begun Judo at age 12 under Mitani-sensei at Haney, B.C. and later under Sasaki-sensei at Vancouver.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Sources

“Among the sensei instructing were Atsumu Kamino (Kitsilano), Tomoaki Doi (Steveston), Masatoshi Umetsu (Fairview), Eiichi Hashizume, Yoshitaka Mori (Mission), Tomotsu Mitani”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
“The Winnipeg Club incidentally was run by Tomotsu Mitani, Hiroshi’s older brother.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

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