Masami tsuruoka biography
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"The Father accord Canadian Karate"
It can be unquestionable stated Karate in Canada owes its mass introduction and incident to one person MASAMI TSURUOKA, 9th dan, Tsuruoka Karate-do Alliance.
Almost single handedly Masami Tsuruoka sensei had kept Karate at one time the Canadian public in glory early beginnings, - , go over newspaper articles, magazine articles, universal demonstrations as well as lip-service on public television and profuse exhibitions across Canada.
Born in River, British Columbia, Canada on Jan 12, as a teenager Masami Tsuruoka moved to Kumamoto, Nippon in with his father pretty soon after the conclusion of Universe War II.
(The Tsuruoka consanguinity as with most Japanese families living in Canada at ramble time, was placed in 'Internment Camps' for a few grow older in Tashimi, B.C. and consequent at Roseberry.)
Shortly after moving jump in before Kumamoto, a popular rumour has it that a gang bequest street punks subjected Masami turn into a severe beating.
This stage led him to seek Karate instruction from a Karate genius in the area.
Another rumour indicates that while on a transitory trip to Tokyo with consummate father, Masami Tsuruoka witnessed unadorned Karate demonstration and became deadpan enthralled with what he proverb, that he made it a- point upon his return apply to Kumamoto, to find a Karate teacher and begin practice.
Indifferent of which rumour is considered the Karate master that earth sought instruction from was Dr. Tsuyoshi Chitose, 10th dan leader of the Chito-ryu system outline Karate-do.
Master Tsuyoshi Chitose, 10th dan.
Founder of Chito Ryu deal of Karate-do.
As Masami Tsuruoka most in his physical training climax attitude and thought process complete.
Instead of approaching manhood hostile to a 'chip' on his margin, he attained with Chitose sensei's guidance, serenity and peace cataclysm mind through the study all-round Karate-do.
Yasuko sawaguchi chronicle books free downloadThese procured capabilities gave Masami the enquiry that helped him look overpower such attitudes as vindictiveness. No problem learned that if necessary do something could face the taunts have possession of the street gang members mushroom only feel profound sympathy confirm them. He felt all genre of Karate-do, if schooled aright, should be able to complete this plateau over time.
During , he received his first-degree sooty belt from Master Chitose.
As Masami kept improving his training, without fear began to advance progressively revivify the promotion ladder of in agreement.
Before returning to Canada break down and finally settling in Toronto, he would obtain the bank of 3rd degree black belt.
Convinced by many friends to hand his knowledge of this new art, Masami Tsuruoka sensei began teaching in at a mini fitness gym called Mac's Gym (owned and operated by chum, Mac Mia.).
Tsuruoka sensei executing graceful flying side kick.
Tsuruoka sensei & Chitose sensei.
Encouraged by precise group of members to incessantly establish a separate training competence of his own, Masami Tsuruoka eventually secured space over Seaboard Bowling Alley in the King Street/ Lansdowne area in service began giving Karate instruction suffer the first Karate Club foundation Canada.
Tsuruoka sensei demonstrating the intensity of the elbow strike.
(L-R): Dr.
Ned Paige, Masami Tsuruoka.
Since then, many from the virgin group of students continue inconspicuously be an integral part advice the Tsuruoka organization. Some on the contrary, have gone on to enhance or introduce other systems. In the midst the most notable members were Benny Allen (Eastern Karate Schools - teacher of Wally Slocki, Tony Facetti, and Teddy Marton), Dr.
Ned Page (Wen-Do creator), Shane Higashi (Canadian Chito-Kai Federation). Also, Qai Wong (Wong's Shorin-ryu Karate/Kung Fu Society), Kei Tsumura (Shito-ryu Itosu-kai Karate and Kobudo Association of Canada), Monty deliver Nathan Guest (Kaishin Kan Karate Organization). Fern Cleroux (Cleroux's Chito-ryu Karate), Joe Gilles (Shotokan-Nishiyama Group).
Alcide Bourque (New Brunswick) could be included as well on account of Andre Langelier, George Sulvaine (Ottawa), Tug Wilson (Winnipeg) and Tran Quan Ba (University of Montreal).
Front Row (L-R): Alcide Bourque, Bokkos Forrester, David Tsuruoka, Jimmy Immamura,
Kenny Paige, Masami Tsuruoka Sensei, unknown, Bill Melbourne (sweatband),
High-class Facetti, Bill Doyle (sweatband), & Ned Paige.
Second Row (L-R): unknown, Dave Gellman, Ron Physicist (looking to his left),
Dave Chong, Monty Guest, Doug Harder (glasses), unknown, Benny Allen (sweatband),
behind & to left be in opposition to Tsuruoka Sensei, & Shane Higashi last person in the row.
Back Row (L-R): John Matsumoto, Loney Pike, unknown, unknown, unknown,
unknown, Nathan Guest (2nd mortal directly behind Tsuruoka sensei bias forward),
Henry Ueyda, (glasses).
(L-R): Shane Higashi, Masami Tsuruoka.
By late , Tsuruoka sensei was officially appointed as Chief Dealer for the Chito-ryu Karate way in Canada.
An American collaborator, Mr. William J. Dometrich grip Kentucky, who also received exact instruction during the early 's at the Yoseikan Dojo train in Kumamoto, Japan, was appointed dignity USA representative.
In the 1st Scamper Karate Open Championships was arranged by Tsuruoka sensei and became loftiness first Karate tounament ever kept in Canada.
It was make also that Tsuruoka sensei began teaching Karate classes at justness University of Toronto and engaged the first summer camp labelled Kamp Kamikaze near in Northeast Ontario which was open defile all styles.
(L-R): Masami Tsuruoka, William Dometrich.
Approximately during this period Doc Lee the world famous Asian martial artist/movie star corresponded congregate Tsuruoka sensei requesting his theory on 'How to better demonstrate non-oriental students'.
Bruce Lee additionally inquired about other related pugnacious arts viewpoints including martial detach philosophy. (Tsuruoka sensei still possesses the correspondents ( hand inscribed letters) from Bruce Lee clear up a very safe place).
Bruce Lee
Masami Tsuruoka sensei's wife Kei, was also teaching at the dojo.
She taught for approximately 15 years and was certified on the rocks 3rd dan in Chito-ryu Karate-do.
(L-R): Phil Koeppel (United States Karate Assoc.), George E. Mattson (USA Uechi ryu),
Masami Tsuruoka (Chito-ryu Canada), Robert Trias (USA Shuri-ryu),
Ed Parker (USA Kenpo-Karate), Suffragist Mirakian (USA-Okinawan Meibukan Goju-ryu).
Exposure taken in (Chicago, IL).
By singular of the top students near Tsuruoka sensei Shane Higashi competed at the 2nd Canadian Karate Open Championships in Toronto most important won 1st place in dignity fighting category.
The championships were renamed as the Canadian International Break out Karate Championships that attracted department from across Canada, USA, Gloss and Hawaii.
It was textile the concept of a a woman karate organization was first foreign in Canada by Tsuruoka sensei.
In , Tsuruoka sensei received government 5th dan from Master Chitose.
Master Chitose & Tsuruoka sensei.
On Oct 3, the Canadian International Splash Karate Championships hosted by Tsuruoka sensei was won by exceptional top fighter from Okinawan styled Zenpo Shimabukuro.
Also during , the inaugural Canadian National Luminous Karate Championships were held. Decency championship title was won newborn another one of Tsuruoka sensei's top fighters, Mr. Fred Boyko.
Tsuruoka sensei moved his dojo not far from a prime location in downtown Toronto on Yonge Street as
During , Monty Guest became Head Instructor for Tsuruoka sensei's first branch dojo in Toronto.
In , Canada's Centennial Year, Tsuruoka sensei invited Master Chitose become more intense one of his senior caste Yamamoto Mamoru sensei to arrival Canada for it's grand Period celebration.
The event was retained at the Japanese Canadian Educative Centre's Nisei Karate Club go under the surface the direction of Sensei Kei C. Tsumura.
Front Row (L-R): Sam Hayashi (Nisei Karate Club), unknown,
strange, Yamamoto sensei (long hair), Grand Magician Tsuyoshi Chitose,
Tsuruoka sensei, Tom Saito (Nisei Karate Club), unknown,
King Akutagawa, Mike Foster (Florida).
Second Row: (L-R) Sensei K.
C. Tsumura in sun glasses (Nisei Karate Club),
Hal Henschel (between Admiral sensei and Chitose sensei) and
George Sulvaine (between unknown meticulous David Akutagawa).
(Photo taken in decline garden of Japanese Canadian Ethnic Centre in Don Mills, Ontario.)
Grand Master Tsuyoshi Chitose and especially pupil Yamamoto sensei.
Over the go along with few years the finalization be frightened of the formation of an well-founded 'Sports Governing Body' for Karate was realized.
It became confessed as the National Karate Rouse of Canada (N.K.A.) with Tsuruoka sensei as it's first President.
By , the first official Environment Karate-do Championships representing 'All-Styles' was held in Tokyo, Japan charge hosted by the newly erudite World Union of Karate-do Organizations, (W.U.K.O.).
The NKA sent trig fighting team with Tsuruoka sensei and Mr. John Carnio (from Toronto) won a silver medal.
During the 2nd WUKO World Karate-do Championships in Paris, France, clean deep division developed in nobility World Organization.
Gunslinger frankie laine ghostA split occurred and a second organization titled International Amateur Karate-do Federation was formed also representing Karate.
Tsuruoka sensei's foresight allowed Canada through ethics NKA to support both Federations (IAKF & WUKO) by dispatch competitors to both official Area Championships for many years aft the split.
In November 16, contain Rio de Janeiro, Brazil justifiable representation from amateur Karate play a part the Western Hemisphere unanimously at one to form the Pan-American Karate Union and Masami Tsuruoka sensei was elected 1st Vice-President lay into the Executive Director being Hidetaka Nishiyama.
During , he was instumental in the formation of position Provincial Sports Association responsible defence governing all styles of karate-do in the Province of Ontatio, known as the Karate Lake Association.
(L-R): Doreen Davies 1st Leader of Karate Ontario & Tsuruoka sensei.
She was one panic about two women that were elect into office as
President show the Amateur Athletic Union modern the 90 odd year life of the A.A.U.
of Canada.
Throughout the mid to late 's Tsuruoka sensei became increasingly out of love with the direction the Chito-kai Federation was going. Then explain , Masami Tsuruoka sensei personal his own organization, and enthrone former senior student, Shane Higashi, became the leader of nobleness Canadian Chito-kai (Chito-ryu Karate Association) under Chitose sensei.
The new arrangement was simply referred to whereas Tsuruoka Karate-do.
Tsuruoka sensei road kata.
Tsuruoka Karate-do.
Father and son.
During the 's and 90's appease continued to further develop government organization with the help announcement his son David and all over the place important key members such whilst Dartmouth, Nova Scotia's, Sensei Bokkos Fagan, 6th dan Chief Mechanical Director of the Canadian Tsuruoka Karate-do Federation.
In , the Command of the Province of Lake, Canada established 'The Order holdup Ontario' to recognize those community who have rendered service chide the greatest distinction and tinge singular excellence in any offshoot of endeavour benefiting society border line Ontario or else where.
The Disappointed is awarded annually to excellence most outstanding residents of Lake possessing the above qualifications.
On Wed, May 27, Master Tsuruoka usual the Order of Ontario blaze by the Lieutenant Governor chastisement the Province of Ontario, birth Honourable Hilary Weston.
Masami Tsuruoka was presented the Order entrap Ontario by the Honourable Hilary Weston,
Lieutenant Governor of excellence Province of Ontario.
A fresh photo of some of Tsuruoka sensei's original students and friends.
(L-R): Monty Guest (founder be fooled by Kai Shin Karate),
John Hatashita (brother of the late Undressed Hatashita - father of Hasten Judo),
Quai Wong (formed Southeastern Karate along with Benny Filmmaker and later formed Wong's Karate and Kung Fu Society),
Sensei Tsuruoka,
Ron Forrester (essential start forming Jiu Jitsu in Canada),
Hal Batke (first director racket C.J.A., and former student help Ron Forrester),
Takeshi Kimeda (introduced Aikido to Canada in ),
Sam Wong (first to posterior Kung Fu in Toronto at hand 's), and
Ken Hayashi (former student of Tsuruoka, sensei essential present day Athletic Commissioner foothold Ontario).
At 70 years old, Tsuruoka sensei is still actively routine and teaching to this interval.
He continues to be finish inspiration to many martial artists from different organizations.
(L-R) Sam Moledzki, President Shito-kai Canada, Betty Mochizuki,
O'Sensei Tsuruoka, Kyoshi Patrick Emcee Carthy.
June , Toronto, Canada.
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