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O Mestre Kiyoshi Kobayashi, uma das mais altas graduações da Modalidade – 9º Dan, foi um dos grandes responsáveis pelo crescimento e desenvolvimento da modalidade em Portugal, sendo conhecido inclusive como "o pai do judo português". Foi Selecionador e Treinador da Equipa Nacional e acompanhou-as em Campeonatos da Europa e do Mundo, assim como nas edições dos Jogos Olímpicos de Montreal (1976), Los Angeles(1984) e Seul (1988).

Teachers (1)

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  Mifune Kyūzō

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Documented as a direct student of Mifune Kyuzo in forum discussions and academic papers, with mentions of private footage showing him as uke for Mifune in demonstrations

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  location_onKodokan badge

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Documented as a direct student of Mifune Kyuzo in forum discussions and academic papers, with mentions of private footage showing him as uke for Mifune in demonstrations

  “Kobayashi-sensei was a student of Mifune, and there exists private footage showing him as an uke for Mifune in itsutsu-no-kata and public jūdō demonstrations.”

  — Passing of Kobayashi Kiyoshi sensei, Kodokan 9th dan (Judo Forum discussion)link

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Other direct students of Mifune who are still alive, such as notably Kyoshi Kobayashi, 9th dan (Portugal)”

  — Kodokan judo's elusive tenth kata: The Go-no-kata - Forms of Proper Use of Force, Part 1 (ResearchGate)link

Lineage

• Kōdōkan JūdōMifune Kyūzō ← Yokoyama Sakujiro ← Kanō Jigorō · 3 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō

  military_tech9 dan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Awarded 9th dan by Kodokan in 1999, as documented in European Judo Union announcement and Portuguese newspaper obituary

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  Dan-Kyu System (1999)

  granted by Kodokan

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Awarded 9th dan by Kodokan in 1999, as documented in European Judo Union announcement and Portuguese newspaper obituary

  “Sensi Kobayashi was one of the highest grades in the world, 9th dan given Kodokan by in 1999.”

  — Judo father Sensei Kiyoshi Kobayashi passed away (European Judo Union)link history info

  “Nascido em Gumm-Ken, Kobayashi tinha uma das mais altas graduações de judo, o nono dan - em dez possíveis no cinto negro -, que lhe foi atribuído pela Federação Internacional em 1999.”

  — Morreu Kiyoshi Kobayashi, o 'pai' do judo português (Diário de Notícias, archived)link

Students (8)

• person
  Karl Geis

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Based on resume listing Kobayashi Sensei as teacher with 1952 start date

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  location_onKodokan badge (1952)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Based on resume listing Kobayashi Sensei as teacher with 1952 start date

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  “During my studies in Japan I received significant personal instruction from the following Kodokan teachers: [...] Kobayashi Sensei, 8th Dan”

  — Karl Geis Martial Arts Resume (Karl Geis Ryu homepage)linkhistory info
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  Hal Sharp

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Sharp's own interview names Kobayashi as his main teacher in Japan; they co-wrote The Sport of Judo (1957). No source from Kobayashi's side states the teaching relation.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  location_onKodokan badge (1952)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Sharp's own interview names Kobayashi as his main teacher in Japan; they co-wrote The Sport of Judo (1957). No source from Kobayashi's side states the teaching relation.

  “Sensei Sharp, 9th Dan (USA Judo, USJF & USJA), born in 1927, has been active in judo for 65 years, starting at the Kodokan Judo Institute where he earned the rank of Yodan through intensive competition.”

  — Harold (Hal) Sharp | United States Judo Federation link

  “And then Kobayashi [...] we became very close, almost like brothers, and he taught me a lot [...] we would travel around Japan, I was sort of like his pet monkey, if you will [...] Kobayashi, he was sort of my main teacher.”

  — Hal Sharp's History - YouTubelink
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  José Costa Branco

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Well-documented student of Kiyoshi Kobayashi from 1975, mentioned in Judo Magazine article with specific quotation about Kobayashi being his master at Judo Clube de Portugal and in personal blog with emotional tribute

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  location_onJudo Clube de Portugal badge (1975)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Well-documented student of Kiyoshi Kobayashi from 1975, mentioned in Judo Magazine article with specific quotation about Kobayashi being his master at Judo Clube de Portugal and in personal blog with emotional tribute

  “O judo passou a ser central na sua vida que tinha levado uma volta muito grande. No Judo Clube de Portugal teve por mestre Kiyoshi Kobayashi e os seus colegas de clube passaram a ser os seus amigos para todos os momentos da vida quotidiana.”

  — José Branco não boicotou o seu sonho (Judo Magazine - Archived)link history

  “Ao lado de josé branco, um amigo muito especial , mestre Kobayaschi . Refere o José: no período mais difícil da minha vida, então com 22 anos, quando me encontrava completamente atolado, foi o único que me lançou a mão. No último segundo da minha vida, ele fará parte dos meus pensamentos.”

  — José Branco, Olímpico e Campeão de Tiro e Judo (The Delagoa Bay Company blog)link
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  Henrique Nunes

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Well-documented student of Kiyoshi Kobayashi from 1959, mentioned in Judo Magazine interview with specific quotation about Kobayashi being 'the person I most admire and miss immensely'

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  location_onJudo Clube de Portugal badge (1959)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Well-documented student of Kiyoshi Kobayashi from 1959, mentioned in Judo Magazine interview with specific quotation about Kobayashi being 'the person I most admire and miss immensely'

  ““Ali em frente é a área reservada ao meu Mestre, à pessoa que mais admiro e de quem tenho imensas saudades” adiantou o nosso anfitrião sinalizando uma grande fotografia de Kiyoshi Kobayashi, aquela que é marca global do japonês que desde 1958 referencia o judo nacional em todas as suas dimensões, técnicas, culturais, profissionais e até institucionais. Ao lado uma fotografia datada de 1966 com Henrique Nunes a receber de KK uma medalha de campeão nacional, uma das muitas, ao ponto de ser difícil recordar-se de todas.”

  — No «santuário» com Henrique Nunes (Judo Magazine - Archived)link history

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  “o mestre Kobayashi em Portugal, em '58 [...] foi o meu mestre.”

  — Seis histórias à volta do Tatami _ Gala 60º Aniversário FPJlink
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  Fernando Costa Matos

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Started judo in 1959 at INEF (Instituto Nacional de Educação Física) with Kiyoshi Kobayashi, as documented in Facebook post by Renato Santos Kobayashi

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  location_onNational Institute of Physical Education badge (1959) location_onJudo Clube de Portugal badge (1961)

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Started judo in 1959 at INEF (Instituto Nacional de Educação Física) with Kiyoshi Kobayashi, as documented in Facebook post by Renato Santos Kobayashi

  “Em 1958 o Mestre K.K. assinou então um contrato para ficar em Portugal por um período de dois anos. Nesta sequência, aceita o convite para integrar o corpo docente do então Instituto Nacional de Educação Física (INEF), onde lecionou durante dez anos [...] Destaca-se o nome do Fernando Costa Matos, atleta olímpico que iniciou o Judo no INEF em 1959 e em 1964 participou pela 1.ª vez nos J. Olímpicosde Tóquio.”

  — Renato Santos Kobayashi. Renato Santos Kobayashi, in Instituto Português de Artes Tradicionais Japonesas - Facebooklink info

  “O Mestre Bastos Nunes, juntou-se ao seu querido Mestre Kobayashi que serviu com verdadeira alma Samurai, "linha dura" como dizia sempre 🙏 A par do meu Mestre Fernando Costa Matos, são as mais altas graduações Lusas, discípulos diretos de Kiyoshi Kobayashi, que tanto moldaram os nossos judocas, com a sua sabedoria e pedagogia.”

  — Nuno Delgado LinkedIn postlink history
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  José Manuel Bastos Nunes

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Direct disciple of Kiyoshi Kobayashi, mentioned in LinkedIn post as one of the highest Portuguese graduations and direct disciples of Kobayashi who shaped Portuguese judo

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  location_onJudo Clube de Portugal badge (1958)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Direct disciple of Kiyoshi Kobayashi, mentioned in LinkedIn post as one of the highest Portuguese graduations and direct disciples of Kobayashi who shaped Portuguese judo

  “A par do meu Mestre Fernando Costa Matos, são as mais altas graduações Lusas, discípulos diretos de Kiyoshi Kobayashi, que tanto moldaram os nossos judocas, com a sua sabedoria e pedagogia.”

  — Nuno Delgado LinkedIn postlink history
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  Alexandre Gueifão

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  His essay A Génese do Karate em Portugal states later training under Kiyoshi Kobayashi at Judo Clube de Portugal; own account only

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  His essay A Génese do Karate em Portugal states later training under Kiyoshi Kobayashi at Judo Clube de Portugal; own account only

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Retrato saudoso e quase desvanecido de um karateka que se iniciou em Judo no ano de 1958 sob a orientação de Tony Stricker e H. Bouchend-Homme da Organização Judokai, e mais tarde sob os ensinamentos do Grande Mestre K. Kobayashi, no Judo Clube de Portugal.”

  — Gueifão, Alexandre. À volta de Homens com sério Código de Honralink history info
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  Frigyes Török

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  Direct disciple of Kobayashi Kiyoshi, documented in FPJ graduation manual (2020) which explicitly calls him 'discípulo direto do Mestre Kiyoshi Kobayashi'

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Direct disciple of Kobayashi Kiyoshi, documented in FPJ graduation manual (2020) which explicitly calls him 'discípulo direto do Mestre Kiyoshi Kobayashi'

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Em 1974, o então presidente da Federação Portuguesa de Judo, Prof. Fernando Costa Matos, sabendo da intenção do Mestre Frigyes Tӧrӧk, 3º Dan, de regressar a Portugal, vindo de Angola onde lecionava, colocou em contacto este professor de ascendência húngara e discípulo direto do Mestre Kiyoshi Kobayashi, com a Direção do Clube. ”

  — Manual de Graduações e Regulamento de Graduações. Federação Portuguesa de Judo (Dezembro 2020)link history info

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