Also known as

José Manuel da Silva Araújo

Description

Portuguese aikido practitioner who started training in 1966 at Academia de Budo, making him one of the earliest Portuguese aikido practitioners still active. Student of Carlos Pereira, Fragoso Fernandes, and Leopoldo Ferreira.

Teachers (3)

• person
  Fragoso Fernandes

  sports_martial_artsKarate Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Well-documented student of Carlos Pereira from 1966, mentioned in interview with Pedro Escudeiro (2000) stating 'O professor de Aikido era o Carlos Pereira, aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts'

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

  location_onAcademia de Budo badge (1966)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Well-documented student of Carlos Pereira from 1966, mentioned in interview with Pedro Escudeiro (2000) stating 'O professor de Aikido era o Carlos Pereira, aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts'

  “Inicia a prática do Aikido e Karatedo em 1966, na Academia de Budo, com a idade de 10 anos, sendo seus professores Carlos Pereira, aluno de Mestre Georges Stobbaerts, e Fragoso Fernandes, aluno de Pires Martins, introdutor do Karatedo em Portugal.”

  — Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clube - Mestre José Araújo link

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “O professor de Aikido era o Carlos Pereira, aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts, o de Karate era o Dr. Fragoso Fernandes, aluno do Dr. Pires Martins, (o introdutor do Karate em Portugal) que era o responsável pelo Karate. Professor de Filosofia, foi uma das pessoas que mais me marcou nas Artes Marciais, pela sua abordagem séria, rigorosa e profundamente empenhada.”

  — Entrevista ao Professor José Araújo (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history info
• person
  Carlos Pereira

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Probable

  Probable

  Student of Fragoso Fernandes from 1966, per his 2000 interview with Pedro Escudeiro; own account only

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

  location_onAcademia de Budo badge (1966)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Student of Fragoso Fernandes from 1966, per his 2000 interview with Pedro Escudeiro; own account only

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “O professor de Aikido era o Carlos Pereira, aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts, o de Karate era o Dr. Fragoso Fernandes, aluno do Dr. Pires Martins, (o introdutor do Karate em Portugal) que era o responsável pelo Karate. Professor de Filosofia, foi uma das pessoas que mais me marcou nas Artes Marciais, pela sua abordagem séria, rigorosa e profundamente empenhada.”

  — Entrevista ao Professor José Araújo (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history info
• 
  Leopoldo Ferreira

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Well-documented student of Leopoldo Ferreira from 1973, mentioned in interview with Pedro Escudeiro (2000) and confirmed by Leopoldo Ferreira in separate interview stating 'Quando o José Araújo recomeçou a praticar já estava eu a dar aulas, portanto, foi por volta de 1973'

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

  location_onAcademia de Budo badge (1973)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Well-documented student of Leopoldo Ferreira from 1973, mentioned in interview with Pedro Escudeiro (2000) and confirmed by Leopoldo Ferreira in separate interview stating 'Quando o José Araújo recomeçou a praticar já estava eu a dar aulas, portanto, foi por volta de 1973'

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “O professor de Aikido era o Carlos Pereira, aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts, o de Karate era o Dr. Fragoso Fernandes, aluno do Dr. Pires Martins, (o introdutor do Karate em Portugal) que era o responsável pelo Karate. Professor de Filosofia, foi uma das pessoas que mais me marcou nas Artes Marciais, pela sua abordagem séria, rigorosa e profundamente empenhada.”

  — Entrevista ao Professor José Araújo (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history info

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Quando o José Araújo recomeçou a praticar já estava eu a dar aulas, portanto, foi por volta de 1973, creio.”

  — Entrevista ao Professor Leopoldo Ferreira (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history info

Lineage

• Karate Fragoso Fernandes ← Luís Franco Pires Martins · 2 generations
• Aikidō Leopoldo Ferreira ← Honda Doshū ← Kobayashi Hirokazu ← Ueshiba Morihei · 4 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsAikidō

  military_tech7 dan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  UBU's own professor profile (archived; the live page 404s) states the 7th dan UBU granted him; grantor's own record

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

  history_eduTradition only

  Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself

  Dan-Kyu System

  granted by Portuguese Budo Union

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  UBU's own professor profile (archived; the live page 404s) states the 7th dan UBU granted him; grantor's own record

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “7º Dan Aikido UBU”

  — Prof. Doutor José Manuel Araújo. União Portuguesa de Budolink history info

Honours (2)

• receipt_longRenshiRenshi Probable

  Probable

  Renshi title from Dai Nippon Butokukai mentioned on UBU professor profile page; the post-war DNBK's own current officials list shows him at Aikido Kyoshi, the next shōgō grade up, indirectly corroborating that he passed through Renshi

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

  Title

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Renshi title from Dai Nippon Butokukai mentioned on UBU professor profile page; the post-war DNBK's own current officials list shows him at Aikido Kyoshi, the next shōgō grade up, indirectly corroborating that he passed through Renshi

  “6º Dan Aikido Dai Nippon Butokukai – Renshi”

  — Prof. Doutor José Manuel Araújo. União Portuguesa de Budolink history info

  visibilityFirst-hand alt_routeIndirect

  “Jose Manuel Araujo Aikido Kyoshi Coordinator of Portugal”

  — Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (post-war, International Division). (2023-12). Appointed Officials of DNBK International Division link info
• receipt_longKyoshiKyoshi Possible

  Possible

  Kyoshi title from International Martial Arts Federation mentioned on UBU professor profile page; not listed on IMAF's own site, no independent source corroborates it

  Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.

  history_eduTradition only

  Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself

  Title

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Kyoshi title from International Martial Arts Federation mentioned on UBU professor profile page; not listed on IMAF's own site, no independent source corroborates it

  “6º Dan Aikido – International Martial Arts Federation – Kyoshi”

  — Prof. Doutor José Manuel Araújo. União Portuguesa de Budolink history info

Sources