Meet our legendary Sensei
Who is the lead instructor (sensei) at VIJA?
Dojo: Vancouver Island Judo Academy | Number of Years in Judo: 59
Judo Background
I. Black Belt Grade
1. Shodan February 8, 1952 (France)
2. Nidan June 19, 1953 (France)
3. Sandan May 15, 1966 (Canada)
4. Yondan June 24, 1975 (Canada)
5. Godan December 19, 1982 (Canada)
6. Rokudan August 11, 1991 (Canada)
7. Shichidan December 2, 2001 (Canada)
II. National Coaching Certificate
Certified:
Level I May 1982
Level II October 1985
Level III April 1991
III. Referee
National 'A' referee April 10, 1975
IV. Various Activities
- Instructor, Social Security Judo Club, Paris France (1949-52)
- Military Officer in charge of Physical Training and Self-Defense Tactics, France (1949-50)
- Chief instructor of Judo dojos in Radville, Weyburn, Regina and Saskatoon YMCAÕs
- Institute of Judo and University of Saskatoon (1953-68)
- Judo clinics in many centres in Saskatchewan (1953-68)
- Memorial University of Newfoundland Judo Coach (1968-93)
- Newfoundland Labrador Judo Coach (1968-93)
- Canada Winter Games Coach for Newfoundland Labrador (1971,75,79,83,87 & 91)
- Canadian Youth Team Assistant Coach, Munich Germany (1973)
- Canadian University Judo Team Coach, Michigan State University Invitational (1973)
- Time Keeper - Olympic Games, Montreal Quebec (1976)
- Canadian Judo Team Manager, Pan Am Games, Caracas Venezuela (1983)
- Hosting Canadian Junior Male and Female Championships, St, JohnÕs NFLD (1978)
- Hosting Canadian Male & Female Championships, St, JohnÕs NFLD (1983)
- Personally competed in most Canadian National Judo Championships (1957-68)
- Participated in all National Championships as a coach or referee (1969-93)
- Participated in several National and International Judo Seminars (1970-93)
- Judo instructor and referee (sabbatical leave) France (1989-90)
- Instructor and coach, junior/senior classes at the Nanaimo Judo Club (1993-2006)
Involvement in Committees
a) Provincial: Executive, Saskatchewan Kodokan Black Belt Assn. (1956-63)
President, Newfoundland Labrador Judo Assn. (1968-86, 1988-89)
Chairman, Grading Board of Saskatchewan KBBA (1953-63)
Chairman, Grading Board of NFLD Labrador Judo Assn (1969-93)
Chairman, Referee Cmte of NFLD Labrador Judo Assn (1969-93)
Member, NFLD Labrador Sport Medicine Committee (1985-88)
Member, Sport Medicine Council of British Columbia (1995-2000)
b) National: Vice-President, Judo Canada (1972-74, 1980-84)
Judo Canada National Councilor (1966-80, 1984-89)
Director of University Judo in Canada (1972-84)
Member, National Grading Board (1979-84)
Member, Judo Canada Constitution Committee (1973)
Chair, Judo Canada Sport Science Cmte - for elite athletes - (1982-90)
Member, Canadian Coaching Association (since 1974)
Member, Judo Canada Olympic Selection Committee (1972-74)
Liaison Officer, between Canadian Inter-Collegiate Athletic Union and Judo Canada (1972-84)
Member, Canadian Association of Sport Science (1968-92)
Member, Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (1992-present)
Member, Judo Canada Quadrennial Committee in preparation to the 1988 Olympics.
Member, National Committee to evaluate the status of the NCCP theory courses (Levels I, II & III) in collaboration with the University of Western Ontario (1990)
Awards
1. 'Coach of the Year' Newfoundland Labrador (1986)
2. Inducted to the Newfoundland Labrador Judo Hall of Fame (1987)
3. Inducted to the Newfoundland Labrador Sports Hall of Fame (1990)
4. Inducted to the Judo Canada Hall of Fame (2003)
