Yeiji Inouye

Canada
5.4

Also known as

Lanky Inouye

Description

Canadian judo teacher and naval officer; co-founder of the Victoria Judo Club (1957). Trained at the Kodokan while assistant military attaché in Tokyo (1964–1967); later chairman of the National Grading Board. 7th dan.

Teachers (3)

  • Tomotsu Mitani
    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
  • Sasaki Shigetaka
    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
  • Kotani Sumiyuki
    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
    location_onKodokan badge (1964–1967)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “In 1964 he was appointed assistant military attache to the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo and stationed there for three years. Not only did he train daily at the Kodokan with Kotani-sensei and Shinojima-sensei”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Lineage

Students (1)

  • 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
    (1983–1985)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “In 1983, Sandra, who has always felt that she was part gypsy, moved to Victoria, B.C., and spent the next two years at Yeiji (Lanky) Inouye’s dojo.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Sources

“Back in Canada, he used that experience to advantage when, in 1957, he along with five others established the Victoria Judo Club.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5YNY2V6K3XN30HTC5KBXS
Wikidata

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Yeiji Inouye. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5YNY2V6K3XN30HTC5KBXS - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M5H5YNY2V6K3XN30HTC5KBXS, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Yeiji Inouye}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M5H5YNY2V6K3XN30HTC5KBXS}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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