Also known as

Gérard Obélianne

Description

French aikido teacher born in Rabat in 1942, a student of Georges Stobbaerts from 1967/68 who took over direction of the Budo Club du Maroc when Stobbaerts left Morocco in 1970. His decisive training came under Hirokazu Kobayashi, whom he followed from 1970 to 1982 and who appointed him delegate of the Aikikai Osaka Hombu for Morocco (1972-1980); from 1982 he followed the teaching of Nobuyoshi Tamura. After the Budo Club du Maroc closed he co-founded the Bu Iku Kan club in Casablanca with Jean Visconti. He returned to France in 1987, creating a club at the Mont-de-Marsan air base, and later served as co-secrétaire of the FFAB's CSDGE Aikido and as a member of the FFAB's Conseil de l'Aïkido.

Teachers (3)

• 
  Georges Stobbaerts

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Probable

  Probable

  In his Aikido Journal interview Obellianne states he began aikido in 1967 or 1968 with Georges Stobbaerts, who was obliged to leave Morocco in 1970, at which point Obellianne took over the Budo Club du Maroc.

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

  location_onBudo Club of Morocco badge (1967–1970)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  In his Aikido Journal interview Obellianne states he began aikido in 1967 or 1968 with Georges Stobbaerts, who was obliged to leave Morocco in 1970, at which point Obellianne took over the Budo Club du Maroc.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “j'ai commencé l'aïkido, je ne sais plus si c'est en 1967 ou 1968, avec Georges Stobbaerts [...] Georges Stobbaerts a été obligé de quitter le Maroc en 1970 pour partir au Portugal, et c'est moi qui ai pris la direction du club, le Budo club du Maroc.”

  — Horst Schwickerath. (2014). Entretien - Gérard Obellianne (Aikido Journal). Aikido Journallink history info
• 
  Kobayashi Hirokazu

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Probable

  Probable

  Obellianne states in his Aikido Journal interview that he followed Kobayashi from 1970 to 1982, and that Kobayashi designated him as delegate of the Aikikai Osaka Hombu for Morocco from 1972 to 1980 with an official accreditation letter dated 25 October 1973.

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

  location_onBudo Club of Morocco badge (1970–1982)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Obellianne states in his Aikido Journal interview that he followed Kobayashi from 1970 to 1982, and that Kobayashi designated him as delegate of the Aikikai Osaka Hombu for Morocco from 1972 to 1980 with an official accreditation letter dated 25 October 1973.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “C'est à ce moment-là, en 1970, que maître Kobayashi est venu, et c'est là que commence vraiment ma formation d'aïkido [...] J'ai suivi maître Kobayashi de 1970 à 1982.”

  — Horst Schwickerath. (2014). Entretien - Gérard Obellianne (Aikido Journal). Aikido Journallink history info

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Maître Kobayayashi m'avait désigné comme délégué de l'Aïkikaï Osaka Hombu pour le Maroc. Donc j'ai été le représentant de l'Aïkikaï Osaka Hombu au Maroc de 1972 à 1980.”

  — Horst Schwickerath. (2014). Entretien - Gérard Obellianne (Aikido Journal). Aikido Journallink history info
• 
  Tamura Nobuyoshi

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Probable

  Probable

  Obellianne states in his Aikido Journal interview that Kobayashi told him in 1982 to follow Tamura's teaching, after which he followed Tamura's instruction; earlier contact with Tamura in Morocco dates from 1969.

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

  (1982)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Obellianne states in his Aikido Journal interview that Kobayashi told him in 1982 to follow Tamura's teaching, after which he followed Tamura's instruction; earlier contact with Tamura in Morocco dates from 1969.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “cette année-là, 1982, il m'a annoncé qu'il ne revenait plus en France, et il m'a dit « il faut suivre maintenant l'enseignement de maître Tamura ». [...] c'est à la suite de cela que j'ai suivi l'enseignement de maître Tamura.”

  — Horst Schwickerath. (2014). Entretien - Gérard Obellianne (Aikido Journal). Aikido Journallink history info

Lineage

• Aikidō Kobayashi Hirokazu ← Ueshiba Morihei · 2 generations

Offices held (3)

• corporate_fareMembre du Conseil de l'AïkidoFrench Federation of Aikido and Budo Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The federation's own handbook lists him.

  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 federation's own handbook lists him.

  “CONSEIL DE L'AIKIDO Joël PERRINEL (Président), Serge CRUZ, Alain FLOURE, Christina GAYETTI, Monique GUILLEMARD, André GUILLON, Gérard OBELLIANNE”

  — (2013). Manuel du Pratiquant 2013link history info
• corporate_fareCo-secrétaire (CSDGE Aïkido / UFA)French Federation of Aikido and Budo Confirmed

  Confirmed

  The federation's own handbook lists him.

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  The federation's own handbook lists him.

  “CSDGE AIKIDO / UFA [...] Co-secrétaire pour la FFAB : Gérard OBELLIANNE”

  — (2013). Manuel du Pratiquant 2013link history info
• corporate_fareTechnicien régional Aquitaine Aikido League Probable

  Probable

  One forum post by a named aikido teacher.

  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

  One forum post by a named aikido teacher.

  “il est maintenant le technicien régional de la ligue Aquitaine d'une des 2 fédérations française d'aïkido”

  — Duclos, Jean-Marc. (2008). Jean-Marc Duclos, forum post on Dafinalink history info

Students (1)

• 
  Jean-Marc Duclos

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Duclos states in his Surya interview that he studied two or three years in Casablanca with Gérard Obélianne, a student of Stobbaerts, during Stobbaerts' absence in Portugal; the aikidomdc profile dates this 1971-1973.

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

  location_onBudo Club of Morocco badge (1971–1973)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Duclos states in his Surya interview that he studied two or three years in Casablanca with Gérard Obélianne, a student of Stobbaerts, during Stobbaerts' absence in Portugal; the aikidomdc profile dates this 1971-1973.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Entretanto estudei 2 ou 3 anos em Casablanca, quando da ausência de Mestre Stobbaerts (já em Portugal), com um aluno dele o Prof. Gérard Obélianne”

  — Pedro Escudeiro. (2000). Entrevista ao Professor Jean-Marc Duclos (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais) linkhistory info

  “Foi aluno do Prof Gérard Obélianne entre 1971 e 1973.”

  — Mestre Jean-Marc Duclos. Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clube link history info

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