Bernard Gauthier

Canada

Description

Canadian judoka from Hull, Quebec, self-taught in the Kawaishi method from books and lessons with Marc Scala; founder and president of the Canadian Judo Federation and Canada's competitor at the first World Judo Championships (Tokyo, 1956).

Teachers (1)

  • Marc Scala
    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.
    “Gauthier was a self-taught expert with no Kodokan connection. His Judo followed the Mikinosuke Kawaishi system which he studied through books, and on weekends travelled to Montreal to learn from Frenchman Marc Scala.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Lineage

Offices held (1)

  • corporate_farePresidentCanadian Judo Federation 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.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “The CKBBA thus displaced the Canadian Judo Federation, a minor group under President Bernard Gauthier of Hull, Que., that had been recognized by the IJF back in 1952.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Sources

“Gauthier fought in the First World Championships for Judo in Tokyo in 1956 representing Canada.”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Bernard Gauthier. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5H60670JGSG14XTXV8Q1P89 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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