Portuguese Aikido Federation

Description

National governing body for aikido in Portugal, constituted on 7 September 1990 as the Federação Portuguesa de Aikido Aikikai (FPAA). After the Federação Portuguesa de Aikido e Disciplinas Associadas (FPADA) dissolved itself, the FPAA negotiated the integration of the remaining Portuguese aikido associations and was renamed Federação Portuguesa de Aikido (FPA) in 1995. It regroups the various Portuguese aikido schools and associations, holding public-utility sports status, and is recognised by the Aikikai Foundation, which issues its grading certificates.

Also known as

FPA · FPAA

Founded

Affiliations (2)

• corporate_fareRecognised byAikikai Foundation Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Aikikai grades and instructor titles in Portugal flow through the FPA, which is a member of the Aikikai Foundation; the CAO interview with former FPA president Luís Antunes confirms the technical link to the Hombu Dojo

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

  1990

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Aikikai grades and instructor titles in Portugal flow through the FPA, which is a member of the Aikikai Foundation; the CAO interview with former FPA president Luís Antunes confirms the technical link to the Hombu Dojo

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Aikikai, Federação Europeia, Comité Olímpico, Confederação do Desporto de Portugal. [...] Quem quiser graduações Aikikai paga-as directamente a esta no final da avaliação/exame.”

  — Pedro Escudeiro. (2002). Entrevista ao Professor Luís Antunes (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais) linkhistory info
• corporate_fareMerged fromPortuguese Federation of Aikido and Associated Disciplines Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Both the FPA's own institutional history (Duclos) and its 2024 practitioner survey report state that the FPADA dissolved itself and that the FPAA negotiated the integration of the remaining Portuguese aikido associations, being renamed FPA in 1995

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

  1995

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Both the FPA's own institutional history (Duclos) and its 2024 practitioner survey report state that the FPADA dissolved itself and that the FPAA negotiated the integration of the remaining Portuguese aikido associations, being renamed FPA in 1995

  “Posteriormente, a FPADA decide dissolver-se e a FPAA, oferece, por iniciativa própria, uma mudança através de negociações com todas as associações de Aikido existente em Portugal.”

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

  “Posteriormente, a FPADA dissolve-se e a FPAA oferece uma mudança através de negociações com todas as associações de Aikido existentes em Portugal. Em 1995, a FPAA muda o seu nome para Federação Portuguesa de Aikido FPA.”

  — Silvana Munzi; Rui Martins. (2024). FPA | Relatório de Pesquisa a Praticantes e Ex-praticantesinfo

Officers (1)

• 
  Agostinho Vaz

  Presidente

  2003

  Probable

  Probable

  His own interview; one side only.

  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

  His own interview; one side only.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “O Prof. é actualmente o Presidente da Federação Portuguesa de Aikido.”

  — Pedro Escudeiro. (2003). Entrevista ao Professor Agostinho Vaz (Pedro Escudeiro, 2003). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais) linkhistory info

Locations (1)

• location_onOeiras

  Av. Bombeiros Voluntários de Algés nº34/36, 1495-020 Algés

  warning No sources cited

Affiliated organizations (2)

• corporate_fare
  Aikikai de Portugal

  Member1990
• corporate_fare
  TenChi Aikido Clubs Association

  Member

Ranks granted (1)

• 
  Agostinho Vaz

  6 dan (2023)

Tags

aikido · aikikai · portugal

Sources