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The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in the Canadian province of British Columbia since the early 1900s, and it was the only place in the country where judo was practised prior to the Second World War. The first long-term judo dojo in Canada, Tai Iku Dojo, was established by a Japanese immigrant named Shigetaka "Steve" Sasaki in Vancouver in 1924. Sasaki and his students opened several branch schools in British Columbia and even trained RCMP officers until 1942, when Japanese Canadians were expelled from the Pacific coast and either interned or forced to move elsewhere in Canada due to fears that they were a threat to the country after Japan entered the Second World War. When the war was over, the government gave interned Japanese Canadians two options: resettle in Canada outside of British Columbia or emigrate to Japan. Some returned to the Pacific coast after 1949, but most found new homes in other provinces. Those that did return, many of whom were fishermen, worked hard to rebuild the community that they had lost, and today there are about 50 judo clubs throughout the province.
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in the Canadian province of New Brunswick since 1955.
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in the Canadian province of Ontario since 1942.
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in the Canadian province of Quebec since 1946.
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in the Canadian province of Alberta since 1943.
The Japanese martial art and combat sport judo has been practised in the Canadian province of Manitoba since the 1940s.
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- ↑ "Instructors". Centre for Martial Arts. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "Instructors". Centre for Martial Arts. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "Special Achievements". Judo Ontario. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ Gill, Nicolas; Leyshon, Glynn (2019). Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada (Second ed.). Montreal: Marcel Broquet. p. 181.
- ↑ "Instructors". Centre for Martial Arts. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ↑ "Duncan Vignale – Part Two – "You Have To Put Pork Chops On The Table"". The Dr. Vibe Show (Podcast). 27 March 2010.
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