Victoria Judo Club

Description

Judo club in Victoria, British Columbia, established in 1957 by Lanky Inouye and five others; its first tatami came from Japan in the cable locker of Inouye's naval ship.

Locations (1)

• location_onVictoria, British Columbia

  warning No sources cited

Founder

Instructors (1)

• person
  Yeiji Inouye

  Instructor

  1957

  Possible

  Possible

  Single source; it names him as a founder, not as an instructor.

  Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.

  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

  Single source; it names him as a founder, not as an instructor.

  alt_routeIndirect

  “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

Tags

judo · canada

Sources