Also known as
Paul Albert Antoine Bonet-Maury
Description
Paul Bonét-Maury (1900-1972) was a French pharmacist and radiobiologist who
was one of the principal architects of the development of judo in France. Doctor
of pharmacy in 1924 and of science in 1938, he entered Marie Curie's
laboratory in 1925 to study the action of X-rays and radioactivity on living
cells, and later created and directed the radioprotection service of the
Institut du Radium (1950-1962). He discovered judo in 1936 during Jigoro
Kano's visit to France and became one of the two vice-presidents of the
Jiu-Jitsu Club de France founded by Moshé Feldenkrais, under whose direction he
had begun studying judo. When the Club Franco-Japonais merged into the JJCF in
1939, he became its president, a role he kept through the Occupation, bringing
the club into the Fédération française de lutte in 1942 and serving as president
of the FFL from July 1944. In December 1946 he founded the Fédération française
de judo et de jiu-jitsu (FFJJ), which he presided until 1956; in 1949 he
launched the idea of an international judo federation, became secretary-general
of the International Judo Federation (1956-1971) and secretary-general of the
European Judo Union. He was the second Frenchman to obtain a black belt in judo,
reached 5th dan in his lifetime, and was posthumously honoured with 6th dan on
14 September 1975. He co-wrote Judo et Jiu-jitsu (1948, with Jean de Herdt) and
Le Judo (PUF Que sais-je, 1971, with Henri Courtine).
Teachers (1)
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Moshé Feldenkrais
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The Martin thesis states explicitly that Bonét-Maury began studying judo under
the direction of Moshé Feldenkrais; Brousse's foreword to Higher Judo (2010)
calls Bonét-Maury one of Feldenkrais's first jujutsu students; dcjudo.com
independently states that Bonét-Maury was one of Feldenkrais' students;
Grognet describes both men as the two vice-presidents of the club Feldenkrais
founded, consistent with the teaching taking place at the Jiu-Jitsu Club de
France. Confirmed
"Paul Bonét-Maury a débuté l'étude du judo sous la direction de Moshe
Feldenkrais."
— Martin, Grégory. (2011). Essai sur les territoires
du judo en Francelinkinfo
"Paul Bonét-Maury, first IJF Secretary-General, was one of Feldenkrais'
students."
— McPartland, Terence. (2012). Moshe Feldenkrais and
Modern Judo: The Strange Forgotten Tale of a Physicist who Learned Judo
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"Le premier club français de Judo se forme à Paris au milieu des années
1930 au Quartier Latin sous l'impulsion de Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984),
physicien d'origine ukrainienne qui travaillait dans le laboratoire de
Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Ce club sera dirigé par deux vice-présidents, Moshe
Feldenkrais et Paul Bonét-Maury."
— Grognet, Jean-Marc. (2015). Une courte biographie
de Paul Bonét-Maury (1900-1972) ou les vies parallèles d'un pharmacien :
chercheur et judokainfo
"Paul Bonet-Maury, one of Feldenkrais's first jujustu students, became
the head of the French Judo Federation."
— Moshe Feldenkrais; Elizabeth Beringer. (2010).
Higher Judo: Groundworkinfo
Ranks (3)
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Dan-Kyu System
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fr.wikipedia states Bonét-Maury was the second Frenchman to obtain a black belt
in judo, and the Martin thesis lists him among the first black belts formed
under Kawaishi; the exact date is not documented in the available sources
"Paul Bonét-Maury fut le deuxième Français à obtenir sa ceinture noire de
judo."
— Paul Bonét-Maury - Wikipédia (fr). Wikipedia
(French)linkinfo
"Les premières ceintures noires sont Maurice Cottreau, Jean De Herdt, Paul
BonetMaury, Henri Birnbaum, Robert Sauvenière, Charles Malaise, Jean Andivet,
Roger Piquemal, Jacques Laglaine, Guy Pelletier, Jean Beaujean, Roger
Verain."
— Martin, Grégory. (2011). Essai sur les territoires
du judo en Francelinkinfo
Dan-Kyu System
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fr.wikipedia states Bonét-Maury reached 5th dan in his lifetime; no date is
documented in the available sources
"Il atteignit le 5e dan de son vivant et fut honoré du 6e à titre posthume,
le 14 septembre 1975."
— Paul Bonét-Maury - Wikipédia (fr). Wikipedia
(French)linkinfo
Dan-Kyu System (1975-09-14)
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fr.wikipedia and Grognet (2015) both record the posthumous 6th dan awarded on 14
September 1975; recorded as granted by the French federation (FFJDA), the
successor body of the FFJJ he had presided, following the pattern used for
Kawaishi's posthumous 10th dan
"Il atteignit le 5e dan de son vivant et fut honoré du 6e à titre posthume,
le 14 septembre 1975."
— Paul Bonét-Maury - Wikipédia (fr). Wikipedia
(French)linkinfo
"Son nom figure parmi la liste des hauts gradés du judo comme 6e Dan dont
il sera honoré le 14 septembre 1975 à titre posthume."
— Grognet, Jean-Marc. (2015). Une courte biographie
de Paul Bonét-Maury (1900-1972) ou les vies parallèles d'un pharmacien :
chercheur et judokainfo
Sources
Grognet, Jean-Marc. (2015). Une courte biographie de Paul Bonét-Maury
(1900-1972) ou les vies parallèles d'un pharmacien : chercheur et judoka
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"In occupied Paris, the Jiu-Jitsu Club and its judoka, especially Paul
Bonét-Maury, president of the club, and Mikinosuke Kawaishi, who provided
technical guidance, promoted judo as a sport."
— Hoshino, Utsuru. (2019). The establishment of Judo
in Paris during the Occupation from 1940 to 1944: Focus on the activities of
Jiu-jitsu Club de Francelinkinfo
Moshe Feldenkrais; Elizabeth Beringer. (2010). Higher Judo: Groundwork
info
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