Description

Nautical and multi-sport club in Setúbal founded on 6 May 1920, currently offering rowing, sailing, swimming, handball, gymnastics and adapted sport. It does not currently offer aikido, but is the historical venue where Misao Honda gave his first demonstration in Portugal on 10 May 1975, giving rise to the first Aikido Aikikai school in the country, and where Orlando Marques Pereira began aikido in July 1975.

Locations (1)

• location_onSetúbal

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Instructors (1)

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  Honda Doshū

  Guest

  1975

  Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The FPA history and the first-hand account of the student Orlando Marques agree; the ADAS page names Honda.

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  fact_check

  The FPA history and the first-hand account of the student Orlando Marques agree; the ADAS page names Honda.

  “Esta data é muito importante porque representa a passagem dos cinquenta anos da primeira demonstração pelo Mestre Misao Honda e o nascimento da primeira escola de Aikido Aikikai em Portugal. Em 10 de Maio de 1975 tivémos a afortunada hipótese de ver formar a escola de Aikido, na altura, no Clube Naval Setubalense”

  — (2025). ADAS - Eventos e Novidadeslink history info

  “Em Julho de 1975, o Prof. Orlando Marques Pereira inicia a prática de Aikido no Clube Naval Setubalense, com o Mestre Misao Honda.”

  — Jean-Marc Duclos. História do Aikido em Portugal (FPA)link history info

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  “Honda sensei perguntou-me se estava interessado em abrir uma classe e qual das artes(eram 3) preferia. Escolhi o seu Aikido e no dia 10 terça feira começamos com 3 (eu e mais 2 amigos do judo) praticantes na primeira aula”

  — Marques, Orlando. (2025-01-02). Orlando Marques - Facebook post on the first Aikikai school at the Clube Naval Setubalense link info

Officers (1)

• person
  Orlando Marques Pereira

  Board member (Diretor Vogal)

  1975

  Probable

  Probable

  His own first-hand account; one side only.

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  His own first-hand account; one side only.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “era eu na altura Diretor Vogal da Direção e responsável pelas atividades do Pavilhão Polidesportivo do Clube Naval Setubalense”

  — Marques, Orlando. (2025-01-02). Orlando Marques - Facebook post on the first Aikikai school at the Clube Naval Setubalense link info

Trained here (1)

• person
  Orlando Marques Pereira

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The FPA history and his own first-hand account agree that he began aikido with Misao Honda at the Clube Naval Setubalense in 1975.

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

  under Honda Doshū (1975 – 1980)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  The FPA history and his own first-hand account agree that he began aikido with Misao Honda at the Clube Naval Setubalense in 1975.

  “Em Julho de 1975, o Prof. Orlando Marques Pereira inicia a prática de Aikido no Clube Naval Setubalense, com o Mestre Misao Honda. Passa o seu exame para 1º dan com este mestre a 29 de Junho de 1980.”

  — Jean-Marc Duclos. História do Aikido em Portugal (FPA)link history info

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Escolhi o seu Aikido e no dia 10 terça feira começamos com 3 (eu e mais 2 amigos do judo) praticantes na primeira aula”

  — Marques, Orlando. (2025-01-02). Orlando Marques - Facebook post on the first Aikikai school at the Clube Naval Setubalense link info

Tags

aikido · portugal · history

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