Description

The Dojo TenChi was the cultural centre and dojo built by Georges Stobbaerts and his students in the Várzea of Sintra, Portugal, starting in 1981. It comprised two practice halls (500 m² and 120 m²) within a 2.5 hectare garden, and was the seat of the TenChi International school. It organized conferences and seminars with great masters from India and Japan on science, philosophy, art and the budo, alongside regular aikido classes and the Tenchi Tessen.

Also known as

TenChi Cultural Centre · Ten-Chi

Affiliations

• corporate_fareTenChi International

  1981

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  “O Dojo Tenchi foi um exemplo no panorama internacional [...] à pessoa talentosa que dava alma à organização de que era Sede, o "Tenchi International".”

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

Locations (1)

• location_onSintra

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Founder

Instructors (1)

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  Georges Stobbaerts

  Head instructor

  1981 – 2014

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  Confirmed

  The FPA lineage history states he founded the dojo; his interview dates the start of its construction to 1981.

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

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  The FPA lineage history states he founded the dojo; his interview dates the start of its construction to 1981.

  “Fixa a sua residência em Portugal a partir de 1971 e funda mais tarde o Dojo Tenchi, com duas salas de prática, uma de 500 m2 e outra de 120 m2, integradas num jardim de 2,5 hectares.”

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

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  “Foto 14 - Estágio no Dojo Tenchi - Início dos trabalhos de construção do Dojo 1981.”

  — Pedro Escudeiro. (2000). Entrevista ao Professor Georges Stobbaerts (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais) linkhistory info

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Tags

aikido · tenchi · tenchi-tessen · sintra · portugal

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