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Description

The TenChi International is the school founded by Georges Stobbaerts in 1978 in the region of Sintra, Portugal, with the Dojo TenChi as its seat. It is recognized as a school of aikido at graduation level, was declared a Ryu by the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai, and comprises the Tenchi Tessen art of movement alongside aikido. Its teaching in Portugal is represented in the Federação Portuguesa de Aikido by the Associação de Clubes de Aikido TenChi (ACAT).

Also known as

TenChi

Escola de TenChi Internacional

Founded

1978

Georges Stobbaerts

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"In 1978 he founded the project TenChi in the region of Sintra in Portugal. This cultural centre located in the nature was dedicated to the practice and the research in various forms of arts and movement."

— Life and Work of Georges Stobbaertslink info

Affiliations (1)

account_balanceRecognised byGreater Japan Martial Virtue Society 2

Probable

georgesstobbaerts.com states the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai declared Stobbaerts' school a Ryu, granting it institutional recognition; the exact year is not given.

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Frederico Muñoz

Researcher, Martialis
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fact_check

georgesstobbaerts.com states the Dai Nippon Butoku Kai declared Stobbaerts' school a Ryu, granting it institutional recognition; the exact year is not given.

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Frederico Muñoz

Researcher, Martialis

"He was representative for Portugal of the Dai Nippon Butoku-kai (Kyoto, Japan), that granted to him the graduation in Hanshi, 8º Dan and his school was declared a Ryu by the same institution."

— Life and Work of Georges Stobbaertslink info

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