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TenChi Aikido Clubs Association

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location_onCascais Portugal

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
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    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 Portugal
    warning No sources cited

Tags

aikido · tenchi · portugal

Sources

Georges Stobbaerts - TenChi Aikidolink history info
Jean-Marc Duclos. História do Aikido em Portugal (FPA)link history info

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). TenChi Aikido Clubs Association. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZ6D9E8QRMCDD00NXGBV45Z6 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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