Description

The Associação de Clubes de Aikido TenChi (ACAT) is the Portuguese association representing the dojos of the TenChi school founded by Georges Stobbaerts. It is affiliated with the Federação Portuguesa de Aikido (FPA), which is the body through which Stobbaerts' aikido is represented within the federation, and is recognized by the Aikikai Foundation.

Also known as

ACAT · ACAT

Affiliations (2)

• corporate_fareMember ofPortuguese Aikido Federation Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The tenchi.pt site and the FPA's own history page both state the affiliation; the FPA's live dojo-by-association registry independently lists ACAT-branded dojos, confirming it from the federation's administrative records rather than its own narrative history

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  3 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  The tenchi.pt site and the FPA's own history page both state the affiliation; the FPA's live dojo-by-association registry independently lists ACAT-branded dojos, confirming it from the federation's administrative records rather than its own narrative history

  “A ACAT - Associação de CLubes Aikido Tenchi está filiada na Federação Portuguesa de Aikido.”

  — Georges Stobbaerts - TenChi Aikidolink history info

  “O Aikido do Mestre Stobbaerts é representado na FPA pela "Associação de Clubes de Aikido TenChi - ACAT".”

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

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “ACAT-Clube de Aikido Tenchi Sintra”

  — Federação Portuguesa de Aikido. (2026). Lista de Dojos por Associação (Federação Portuguesa de Aikido) - ACATlink history info
• corporate_fareRecognised byAikikai Foundation Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The tenchi.pt site states the recognition; the Aikikai Foundation's own overseas-organization list independently names Associacao Clubes Aikido TenChi under Portugal

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  The tenchi.pt site states the recognition; the Aikikai Foundation's own overseas-organization list independently names Associacao Clubes Aikido TenChi under Portugal

  “A ACAT é uma organização reconhecida pela Aikikai Foundation - The Aikido World Headquarters”

  — Georges Stobbaerts - TenChi Aikidolink history info

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Associacao Clubes Aikido TenChi”

  — Aikikai Foundation (合気会). Overseas Organization link history info

Locations (1)

• location_onCascais

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Tags

aikido · tenchi · portugal

Sources