Description
The first judo club in Belgium, founded by Felix De Smedt at Schelle on 20 May
1946 as the Judo and Jujutsu Academy Bushido-Kwai, with a Mechelen branch
created on 14 March 1951. In 1996 it became the first Belgian judo club granted
the Royal predicate. Renowned for its emphasis on highly technical, clean judo.
Current head is Carl De Crée.
Also known as
Bushido-Kwai · Bushido-Kwai
Founded
1946-05-20
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“Met zijn verworven kennis stichtte hij op 20 mei 1946 als 23-jarige de Judo
& Jiu-Jitsu Academie Bushido-Kwai te Schelle.”
— (2006). Club historiek - Felix De Smedt, stichter
van de Judo-Karate Academie Bushido-Kwailink
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“On 20 May 1946, De Smedt opened the first Belgian judo club, the Judo and
Jujutsu Academy Bushido-Kwai”
— Felix De Smedt - Wikipedia (English). Wikipedia
(English)link
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Locations (1)
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location_onMechelen
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judo · jujutsu · school · belgium
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Royal Judo & Karate Academy
Bushido-Kwai Mechelen. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01KZXXSBCDJ8389BAV356M17G3 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01KZXXSBCDJ8389BAV356M17G3, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Royal Judo & Karate Academy Bushido-Kwai Mechelen}, booktitle =
{Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KZXXSBCDJ8389BAV356M17G3}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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