About Yoshio Senda
Lived 1922 – 2009 (aged 87). Yoshio Senda was a Canadian judoka.
Yoshio Senda (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.
Senda was forcibly relocated from Mission to Lethbridge during World War II.
In 1989, the University of Lethbridge awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree (Hon. LL.D.) to Yoshio Senda. 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.
Early Life He was work a farmer employed by his father.
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Who was Yoshio Senda?
Canadian judoka (1922-2009)
When was Yoshio Senda born?
Yoshio Senda was born on 14 February 1922 in Mission.
When did Yoshio Senda die?
Yoshio Senda died on 9 September 2009 in Lethbridge.
What was Yoshio Senda's occupation?
Yoshio Senda was a judoka.
What nationality was Yoshio Senda?
Yoshio Senda was Canadian.
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