Also known as

Luís Filipe Gomes Antunes

Description

Portuguese aikido master (7th dan and shihan, Aikikai of Tokyo). He began aikido on 1 August 1970 with Hirokazu Kobayashi, was a direct student of Nobuyoshi Tamura from 1980 until Tamura's death in 2010, founded the first Aikikai-only dojo in Portugal (GDINE, 1980), co-founded the Associação Desportiva Aikikai de Portugal, and served as president of the Federação Portuguesa de Aikido. He has taught at the Clube Atlético de Alvalade since 1977.

Teachers (2)

• 
  Kobayashi Hirokazu

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Luís Antunes began aikido on 1 August 1970 with Hirokazu Kobayashi at a seminar in Castel-Jaloux, France, and trained under him until about 1980, documented in the CAO interview and the Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clube profile

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

  (1970–1980)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Luís Antunes began aikido on 1 August 1970 with Hirokazu Kobayashi at a seminar in Castel-Jaloux, France, and trained under him until about 1980, documented in the CAO interview and the Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clube profile

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Em 1 de Agosto de 1970. [...] Comecei num estágio em França, com Hirokazu Kobayashi. [...] A primeira vez que pratiquei foi com o Mestre Hirokazu Kobayashi no estágio em França, Castel-Jaloux.”

  — Pedro Escudeiro. (2002). Entrevista ao Professor Luís Antunes (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais) linkhistory info

  “Começou a praticar Aikido em 1 de Agosto de 1970 num estágio em França, com Hirokazu Kobayashi em Castel-Jaloux”

  — Mestre Luís Antunes (Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clube). Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clubelink history info
• 
  Tamura Nobuyoshi

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Nobuyoshi Tamura accepted Luís Antunes as a direct student in 1980 on the recommendation of Hirokazu Kobayashi, and Antunes remained his student until Tamura's death in 2010, corroborated by the CAO interview, the wix profile and the Clube Atlético de Alvalade page

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

  location_onGrupo Desportivo do Instituto Nacional de Estatística badge (1980–2010)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Nobuyoshi Tamura accepted Luís Antunes as a direct student in 1980 on the recommendation of Hirokazu Kobayashi, and Antunes remained his student until Tamura's death in 2010, corroborated by the CAO interview, the wix profile and the Clube Atlético de Alvalade page

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Fui apresentado pelo Mestre Kobayashi ao Mestre Tamura através de uma carta de recomendação. [...] No fim de realizar todo o processo é que eu pude passar a ser aluno do Mestre Tamura [...] O Mestre Tamura continua a ser a referência, sem dúvida. Continuo a ser aluno directo dele”

  — Pedro Escudeiro. (2002). Entrevista ao Professor Luís Antunes (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais) linkhistory info

  “Assentou toda a sua base de aprendizagem sempre com alunos diretos do Fundador do Aikido "O Sensei" Morihei Ueshiba; até inicio dos anos 80 com Hirokazu Kobayashi e partir daí com Nobuyoshi Tamura, até à sua morte em 09-07-2010, que o aceitou como seu aluno direto.”

  — (2017). Aikido - Clube Atlético de Alvalade link history info

  “o primeiro deu-lhe a conhecer o Aikido, o segundo ensinou-lhe o "Caminho". [...] aluno directo do Mestre Tamura.”

  — Mestre Luís Antunes (Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clube). Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clubelink history info

Lineage

• Aikidō Kobayashi Hirokazu ← Ueshiba Morihei · 2 generations

Ranks (2)

• sports_martial_artsAikidō

  military_tech6 dan Probable

  Probable

  Luís Antunes described himself as 6th dan Aikikai through the Federação Portuguesa de Aikido in the 2000 CAO interview

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

  Dan-Kyu System (2000)

  granted by Aikikai Foundation

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  Luís Antunes described himself as 6th dan Aikikai through the Federação Portuguesa de Aikido in the 2000 CAO interview

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “O meu nome é Luís Antunes, 47 anos, 6ºdan Aikikai, através da Federação Portuguesa de Aikido.”

  — Pedro Escudeiro. (2002). Entrevista ao Professor Luís Antunes (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais) linkhistory info

  military_tech7 dan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The 7th dan from the Hombu Dojo was delivered personally by the Dôshu Moriteru Ueshiba on 9 February; the CAA Shihan news of 18 February 2016 pins the year to 2016

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

  Dan-Kyu System (2016-02-09)

  granted by Aikikai Foundation

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  The 7th dan from the Hombu Dojo was delivered personally by the Dôshu Moriteru Ueshiba on 9 February; the CAA Shihan news of 18 February 2016 pins the year to 2016

  “Estas distinções foram depois entregues pessoalmente pelo Dôshu, Moriteru Ueshiba, no passado dia 9 de Fevereiro.”

  — António Miguel Morais Fernandes. 7ºdan Aikikai - Aikikai de Portugallink history info

  “com a atribuição da graduação de 7º Dan de Aikido pela Aikikai de Tóquio (a mais alta em Portugal).”

  — (2016). Atribuição do Título de Shihan ao Professor Luís Antuneslink history info

Honours (1)

• receipt_longShihan Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The shihan title (Grand Master) was awarded by the Hombu Dojo together with the 7th dan and announced by the Clube Atlético de Alvalade on 18 February 2016

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

  Title (2016)

  granted by Aikikai Foundation

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  The shihan title (Grand Master) was awarded by the Hombu Dojo together with the 7th dan and announced by the Clube Atlético de Alvalade on 18 February 2016

  “com o titulo de Shihan/Grande Mestre (o mais alto na hierarquia do Aikido) e com a atribuição da graduação de 7º Dan de Aikido pela Aikikai de Tóquio”

  — (2016). Atribuição do Título de Shihan ao Professor Luís Antuneslink history info

  “a atribuição do 7º Dan e do Título de Shihan (Grande Mestre) ao Prof. Luís Antunes, ambos pelo Hombu Dojo (Centro Mundial do Aikido de "O Sensei").”

  — António Miguel Morais Fernandes. 7ºdan Aikikai - Aikikai de Portugallink history info

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