Yoshio Senda CM (14 February 1922 – 9 September 2009) was a Canadian judoka, Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's first kudan (ninth-degree black belt) in Judo, and founder of the Lethbridge Kyodokan Judo Club.[1][2][3][4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Yosh |
| Born | February 14, 1922 Mission, British Columbia |
| Died | September 9, 2009 (aged 87) Lethbridge, Alberta |
| Sport | |
| Country | Canada |
| Sport | Judo |
| Rank | Kudan (9th dan) |
| Club | Lethbridge Kyodokan Judo Club |
| Updated on 7 September 2012 | |
Senda was forcibly relocated from Mission to Lethbridge during World War II.[5]
In 1989, the University of Lethbridge awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree (Hon. LL.D.) to Yoshio Senda.[6] In 2004, Senda's daughter-in-law Jane Senda published a biography of her father-in-law and history of his club titled Kyodokan: the story of the Kyodokan Judo Club and the founder, Dr. Yoshio Senda.[2]
Publications
edit- Senda, Yosh. "Judo". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica–Dominion Institute. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Order of Canada – Yoshio Senda". The Governor General of Canada Website. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Homepage". Lethbridge Kyodokan Judo Club website. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "Yosh Senda". Judo Alberta website. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "'Wayne Gretzky of judo' dead at 87". Calgary Herald. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "SSHRC: Yoshio Senda". Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "University of Lethbridge Awards" (PDF). Awards of Distinction. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
Further reading
edit- Senda, Jane (2004). Kyodokan: the story of the Kyodokan Judo Club and the founder, Dr. Yoshio Senda. Lethbridge, Alberta: Lethbridge Kyodokan Judo Club. ISBN 0973582901.
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