Bill Doherty

Canada

Description

Irish-born Canadian judo teacher who began at Atsumu Kamino's Kidokwan in Toronto after emigrating; first sensei of his son Kevin Doherty and of Sandra Greaves (at his Thunder Bay dojo), later in Ajax, Ontario.

Teachers (1)

  • Kamino Atsumu
    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_onKidokwan Judo Institute badge
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “Kevin’s father, Bill Doherty, joined Atsumu Kamino’s Kidokwan dojo in Toronto upon emigrating from Ireland, and that began a love affair with the sport that spread to Kevin and his brothers.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Lineage

Students (2)

  • 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
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Judo Canada's own history only.
    “When Sandra Greaves’ sister dragged her off to Bill Doherty’s Thunder Bay dojo as an 11-year-old”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo
    “Sandra was able to train once more, under her very first sensei.”
    — 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.
    “Naturally, Doherty, the elder, became Kevin’s instructor.”
    — Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

Sources

“When Sandra Greaves’ sister dragged her off to Bill Doherty’s Thunder Bay dojo as an 11-year-old”
— Leyshon, Glynn A.. (1998). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canadainfo

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Bill Doherty. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M5JEC1RVFJJX7FKBDWCEZSSK - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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