Masao Takahashi

Masao Takahashi (June 24, 1929 – February 14, 2020) was a Canadian judoka, author and coach. He was born in Stave Falls, British Columbia, Canada. Takahashi was the founder of the Takahashi School of Martial Arts.

Masao Takahashi
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Takahashi in 1950
Personal information
Nickname(s)Mas
Born(1929-06-24)24 June 1929
Stave Falls, British Columbia, Canada
Died14 February 2020(2020-02-14) (aged 90)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Sport
CountryCanada
SportJudo
RankTemplate:JudoRank Hachidan (8th dan)
ClubTakahashi Dojo
Updated on 3 September 2012.

He was involved in judo for more than 70 years, and was ranked hachi-dan (eighth-degree black belt), making him one of the highest ranked Canadian judoka. In 2002 he was decorated by the Emperor of Japan with the Order of the Sacred Treasure. He was added into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 1998.[1][2]


Takahashi died on February 14, 2020 in Ottawa at the age of 90.

References

  1. Takahashi, Masao; Family (2005). Mastering Judo. Windsor, Ontario: Human Kinetics. pp. 213. ISBN 073605099X.
  2. The champions we didn't want. 22 January 1985. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tr4yAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W-8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6008%2C402254. Retrieved 17 August 2012.