Katsuta Shōkin (勝田蕉琴): A Pioneer of Nihonga and Indian Influence Yoshio Katsuta (15 March 1904 – 20 December 1997) was a Japanese-Canadian judoka born in Okayama, Japan who founded Alberta's first Judo dojo in Raymond, Alberta in 1943, and was the first president of the Alberta Black Belt Association, founded in 1952. Katsuta was ranked roku-dan (sixth-degree black belt) and was the recipient of many honours and awards for his service to the community and promotion of Judo in Canada. He received the Canadian Centennial Medal in 1967 and the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Me…