Mamoru Oye Explained

Mamoru Oye
Nickname:Moe
Birth Date:1 April 1937
Country:Canada
Sport:Judo
Rank: Kudan (ninth dan)
Dan:9
Club:University of Manitoba Judo Club

Mamoru "Moe" Oye (born 1 April 1937) is a Canadian judoka, one of only five Canadian judoka to achieve the rank of kudan (ninth dan), and has been deeply involved in the development of Canadian Judo, especially in Manitoba. He has served as President of Judo Manitoba and Vice-President of Judo Canada, coached Olympic competitors Mark Berger, Ewan Beaton, and Niki Jenkins, and was inducted into the Judo Canada Hall of Fame in 1996 and the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.[1] [2] He was promoted to kudan in January 2021.[3]

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  1. Book: Gill . Nicolas . Leyshon . Glynn . Judoka: The History of Judo in Canada . 2019 . Marcel Broquet . Montreal . 123–4. Second.
  2. Web site: Honoured Members Database - Moe Oye . Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame . 5 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Congratulations Sensei Moe Oye . Judo Manitoba . 5 July 2021 . 19 January 2021.