Minoru Hatashita Explained

Minoru Hatashita
Nickname:	Frank, Canada's Mr. Judo
Birth Date:	17 September 1919
Birth Place:	Vancouver, British Columbia
Death Place:	Toronto, Ontario
Country:	Canada
Sport:	Judo
Rank:	Hachidan (8th dan)
Club:	Hatashita Judo Club

Minoru "Frank" Hatashita (17 September 1919 – 24 August 1996) was the first Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of hachidan (8th dan) and was deeply involved in the development and promotion of Judo in Canada. He was the President of the Canadian Kodokan Black Belt Association (now Judo Canada) for 18 years, President of the Pan-American Judo Union, Vice-President of the International Judo Federation, and Doug Rogers' coach at the 1964 Summer Olympics, where Rogers won silver. Hatashita was inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in 1975 and the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 1996.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• Judo in Ontario
• Judo in Canada
• List of Canadian judoka

Further reading

• Web site: Christie . James . Hatashita judo legacy alive and well . The Globe & Mail . 26 June 2021 . 23 November 2007. Toronto.
• News: Judo Members Still Training Despite Fire . The Globe and Mail . 3 March 1965 . Toronto . 29.
• News: Rosenfeld . Bobbie . JUDO: The Refined Art of Incapacitating: If you want to get thumped on the tatami by the koshiwaza, step right up . The Globe Magazine. 20. The Globe and Mail . 25 May 1957 . Toronto.

Notes and References

1. Book: Gill . Nicolas . Leyshon . Glynn . Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada . 2019 . Marcel Broquet . Montreal . 111–12. Second.
2. News: Edwards . Peter . Frank Hatashita made judo dynasty . The Toronto Star . 30 August 1996 . A9.