Augusto de Oliveira Cordeiro

Born 1920, Guarda

Description

Primeiro presidente da Confederação Brasileira de Judô (1972-1979) e presidente da União Pan-Americana de Judô (1956-1972). Português-brasileiro que estudou com Takeo Yano e Ryuzo Ogawa, foi convidado especial do Kodokan para arbitrar nos Jogos Olímpicos de Tóquio 1964.

Teachers (2)

  • Ogawa Ryuzo
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Direct disciple of Ryuzo Ogawa became Ogawa's first branch in Rio de Janeiro in early 1950s
    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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    Direct disciple of Ryuzo Ogawa became Ogawa's first branch in Rio de Janeiro in early 1950s
    “ao estabelecer contato com a Associação Budokan do Prof. Riuzo Ogawa se apaixonou pelo magnífico Judô que ali se ensinava e praticava. Após uma temporada residindo em casa do mestre e praticando com seus alunos, o Prof. Cordeiro adotou a nova metodologia e a forma de competição oficial do judô”
    — Rudolf Hermanny's Bloglink history info
    “discípulo direto do mestre japonês Ryuzo Ogawa”
    — Revista Budôlink
    “Cordeiro continuou a procurar pelo judô e, no início da década de 1950, chegou à um acordo com Ryuzo Ogawa, tornando-se sua primeira filial no Rio de Janeiro”
    — Maçaneiro (2024)link info
  • Yano Takeo
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Started studying with Takeo Yano in 1937 as documented in 1957 newspaper interview, was graded by Yano in 1944 according to academic research
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    (1937–1948)
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    Started studying with Takeo Yano in 1937 as documented in 1957 newspaper interview, was graded by Yano in 1944 according to academic research
    “em 1944 a ACM promoveu competições e graduações [...] Por esse período é que Takeo Yano foi responsável pela graduação de professores no Rio de Janeiro e, dentre eles, aquele que se tornou, anos mais tarde, o primeiro presidente da CBJ, Augusto Cordeiro”
    — MAÇANEIRO, Gustavo Goulart Braga. Desenvolvimento organizacional do judô brasileiro. 2024. Dissertação de Mestradolink info
    “Corria o ano de 1937 e tratei de inscrever o meu nome entre os alunos do professor Takeo Yama [sic], que afinal de contas, funcionou como o meu descobridor”
    — Diario da Noitelink

Lineage

Ranks (1)

  • military_tech5 dan Probable
    Probable
    Legacy quality field migration - original value: 2
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Dan-Kyu System (1963)
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    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Legacy quality field migration - original value: 2
    “Boletim Informativo nº 1, de 1963 [...] Prof. Cordeiro - 5º dan”
    — O JUDÔ NO RIO DE JANEIRO (Wanderley, 2001) link

Students (2)

  • Rudolf Hermanny
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Personal blog and historical article confirm training with Augusto Cordeiro from 1952-1987
    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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    Personal blog and historical article confirm training with Augusto Cordeiro from 1952-1987
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “Iniciei a prática do judô sob a orientação do Prof. Augusto de Oliveira Cordeiro em dezembro de 1952 na Academia localizada à rua Barata Ribeiro, nº 530, que muitas recordações deixou.”
    — O MESTRE AUGUSTO CORDEIRO (Rudolf Hermanny) link history info
    “Segundo o historiador Stanlei Virgílio, o professor Hermanny iniciou seu judô com o professor Augusto Cordeiro em 1952, a quem esteve ligado até sua morte em 1987.”
    — Georges Mehdi e Rudolf Hermanny - Revista Budô link
  • Antonio Carlos Rosado
    sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable
    Probable
    His own account only.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    (1959)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    His own account only.
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “I first began training judo under Augusto Cordeiro around 1959, but to be honest, I didn’t really identify with judo, but I knew Carlson from his fights.”
    — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

Sources

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