Yosh Senda

Personal Background

  • Born February 14, 1922 in Mission City, British Columbia
  • Wife - Florence, Daughter - Mae and Dawna, Son - Ronald and Greg

Personal Achievements in Judo

  • 1930 - Started judo at 8 years of age in Mission City
  • 1939 - Received shodan (1st degree)
  • 1939 - Asst Instructor to Eichi Hashizume in Mission City in Mission City until 1941
  • 1943 - Asst Instructor to Yoshio Katsuta at 1st judo club in Alberta (Raymond)
  • 1946 - Received nidan (2nd degree)
  • 1952 - Started judo club at YMCA in Lethbridge
  • 1957 - Member of Canadian Judo Team at AAU championships in Chicago, USA
  • 1959 - Received sandan (3rd degree)
  • 1958-59 - Secretary for Alberta Kodokan Black Belt Association
  • 1959-77 - President of Judo Alberta
  • 1963 - Received yondan (4th degree)
  • 1965 - Received godan (5th degree)
  • 1967 - Begain instructing judo for University of Lethbridge Physical Education
  • 1970 - Received rokkudan (6th degree)
  • 1980 - Received shichidan (7th degree)
  • 1993 - Received hachidan (8th degree)
  • 2007 - Received kudan (9th degree)
  • April 2008 - Recipient of Order of Canada

Administration (JUDO CANADA):

  • Vice President - multiple years
  • First Vice President - 6 years
  • Registrar General - 14 years
  • Referee Committee - mulitple years
  • National Grading Board member - multiple years
  • Hall of Fame member - Builder
  • Judo Canada Life Member

Administration (JUDO ALBERTA):

  • Grading Board
  • Coach

ALBERTA:

  • Coaching judo in Alberta since 1943
  • Head instructor and coach of Lethbridge Judo Club since 1952
  • Head instructor and coach of U fo L Judo Club since 1967
  • Provincial coach for 9 years
  • 1975 - Hokkaido, Japan
  • 1980 - Nagoya, Japan
  • 1982 - World University Championship - Jyvaskyla, Finland (Canadian University Team coach)
  • 1984 - Nagoya, Japan (University of Lethbridge team coach)
  • 1987 - Nagoya, Japan
  • 1989 - Osaka, Japan - Lethbridge Judo Club high school exchange

International

  • Judo Canada Team Manager
  • 1975 - Pan American Games - Mexico
  • 1976 - Olympic Games, Montreal

Judo Canada Team Coach

  • 1978 - Appointed Judo Canada national coach (for 10 years)
  • 1979 - Hungarian Cup, Pecs, Hungary
  • 1979 - World Championship, Paris, France (assistant)
  • 1979 - Pan American Games, Puerto Rico
  • 1979 - Canada Cup, Quebec City
  • 1980 - Canadian Olympic coach - Moscow (Canada boycotted)
  • 1980 - U.S. Open, San Jose
  • 1981 - Pacific Rim Championship, Nagoya, Japan
  • 1981 - World Championship, Maastricht, Holland
  • 1982 - U.S. Open, Colorado Springs
  • 1982 - Kano Cup, Tokyo, Japan
  • 1983 - All Japan International University Championship, Tokyo (Shoriki Cup)
  • 1983 - Tsbilisi, USSR Judo Championsip
  • 1983 - Pre-Pan American Training Camp - Lethbridge
  • 1983 - Pan American Games, Caracas, Venezuela
  • 1983 - Fukuoka, Japan
  • 1984 - German Open, Cologne, Germany
  • 1984 - One month training in Japan
  • 1984 - Olympic co-coach, Los Angeles
  • 1984 - U.S.Open - Colorado Springs
  • 1988 - Personal coach to Joe Meli - Olympics - Seoul, Korea
  • 1990 - Shoriki Cup, Tokyo, Japan

Awards

  • 1965 - Southern Alberta Kinsmen's "Sportsman of the Year"
  • 1967 - Government of Canada, Centennial Medal Award
  • 1971 - Inducted in Alberta Amateur Sports Hall of Fame
  • 1974 - Government of Alberta Sports Achievement Award
  • 1977 - Elected to Canadian Amateur Athlete Hall of Fame
  • 1977 - Recipient of Queen Elizabeth Silver Medal
  • 1978 - Lethbridge Jaycees "Citizen of the Year" award
  • 1983 - Recipeint of Hokkaido Cup, donated by Governor of Hokkaido
  • 1985 - Inducted into Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame
  • 1988 - Alberta Coaching recognition award
  • 1989 - "Honorary Doctor of Law" degree from University of Lethbridge
  • 1989 - Government of Alberta "Coach of the Year"
  • 1991 - "The Order of the Sacred Treasures, Gold and Silver Rays" conferred by His Majesty, the Emperor of Japan
  • 1992 - Government of Canada, "125 year Anniversary of Confederation fo Canada" commemorative medal
  • 1995 - AGT Community Champion of Sports Award at Canada Games March of Champions
  • 1995 - Nominated "3M Coaching Award of Canada
  • 1995 - Inducted into Raymond Sports Hall of Fame
  • 1996 - Inducted into Judo Canada Sports Hall of Fame
  • 2002 - Inducted into University of Lethbridge Sports Hall fo Fame
  • 2002 - Celebrated 50 year anniversary, Lethbridge Judo Club
  • 2002 - Recipient of Hokkaido Cup, donated by Governor of Hokkaido
  • 2002 - Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2003 - Government of Alberta "Outstanding Sports Volunteer"
  • 2008 - Recipient of Order of Canada