José Araújo

Born 1955, Lisboa

Also known as

José Manuel da Silva Araújo

Description

Portuguese aikido practitioner who started training in 1966 at Academia de Budo, making him one of the earliest Portuguese aikido practitioners still active. Student of Carlos Pereira, Fragoso Fernandes, and Leopoldo Ferreira.

Teachers (3)

  • Fragoso Fernandes
    sports_martial_artsKarate Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Well-documented student of Carlos Pereira from 1966, mentioned in interview with Pedro Escudeiro (2000) stating 'O professor de Aikido era o Carlos Pereira, aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts'
    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
    Well-documented student of Carlos Pereira from 1966, mentioned in interview with Pedro Escudeiro (2000) stating 'O professor de Aikido era o Carlos Pereira, aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts'
    “Inicia a prática do Aikido e Karatedo em 1966, na Academia de Budo, com a idade de 10 anos, sendo seus professores Carlos Pereira, aluno de Mestre Georges Stobbaerts, e Fragoso Fernandes, aluno de Pires Martins, introdutor do Karatedo em Portugal.”
    — Aikido Marcial Dôjo Clube - Mestre José Araújo link
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “O professor de Aikido era o Carlos Pereira, aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts, o de Karate era o Dr. Fragoso Fernandes, aluno do Dr. Pires Martins, (o introdutor do Karate em Portugal) que era o responsável pelo Karate. Professor de Filosofia, foi uma das pessoas que mais me marcou nas Artes Marciais, pela sua abordagem séria, rigorosa e profundamente empenhada.”
    — Entrevista ao Professor José Araújo (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history info
  • Carlos Pereira
    sports_martial_artsAikidō Probable
    Probable
    Student of Fragoso Fernandes from 1966, per his 2000 interview with Pedro Escudeiro; own account 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
    Student of Fragoso Fernandes from 1966, per his 2000 interview with Pedro Escudeiro; own account only
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “O professor de Aikido era o Carlos Pereira, aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts, o de Karate era o Dr. Fragoso Fernandes, aluno do Dr. Pires Martins, (o introdutor do Karate em Portugal) que era o responsável pelo Karate. Professor de Filosofia, foi uma das pessoas que mais me marcou nas Artes Marciais, pela sua abordagem séria, rigorosa e profundamente empenhada.”
    — Entrevista ao Professor José Araújo (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history info
  • Leopoldo Ferreira
    sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed
    Confirmed
    Well-documented student of Leopoldo Ferreira from 1973, mentioned in interview with Pedro Escudeiro (2000) and confirmed by Leopoldo Ferreira in separate interview stating 'Quando o José Araújo recomeçou a praticar já estava eu a dar aulas, portanto, foi por volta de 1973'
    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
    Well-documented student of Leopoldo Ferreira from 1973, mentioned in interview with Pedro Escudeiro (2000) and confirmed by Leopoldo Ferreira in separate interview stating 'Quando o José Araújo recomeçou a praticar já estava eu a dar aulas, portanto, foi por volta de 1973'
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “O professor de Aikido era o Carlos Pereira, aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts, o de Karate era o Dr. Fragoso Fernandes, aluno do Dr. Pires Martins, (o introdutor do Karate em Portugal) que era o responsável pelo Karate. Professor de Filosofia, foi uma das pessoas que mais me marcou nas Artes Marciais, pela sua abordagem séria, rigorosa e profundamente empenhada.”
    — Entrevista ao Professor José Araújo (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history info
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “Quando o José Araújo recomeçou a praticar já estava eu a dar aulas, portanto, foi por volta de 1973, creio.”
    — Entrevista ao Professor Leopoldo Ferreira (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history info

Lineage

Ranks (1)

  • military_tech7 dan Confirmed
    Confirmed
    UBU's own professor profile (archived; the live page 404s) states the 7th dan UBU granted him; grantor's own record
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    Dan-Kyu System
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    UBU's own professor profile (archived; the live page 404s) states the 7th dan UBU granted him; grantor's own record
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “7º Dan Aikido UBU”
    — Prof. Doutor José Manuel Araújo. União Portuguesa de Budolink history info

Honours (2)

  • receipt_longRenshiRenshi Probable
    Probable
    Renshi title from Dai Nippon Butokukai mentioned on UBU professor profile page; the post-war DNBK's own current officials list shows him at Aikido Kyoshi, the next shōgō grade up, indirectly corroborating that he passed through Renshi
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    Title
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Renshi title from Dai Nippon Butokukai mentioned on UBU professor profile page; the post-war DNBK's own current officials list shows him at Aikido Kyoshi, the next shōgō grade up, indirectly corroborating that he passed through Renshi
    “6º Dan Aikido Dai Nippon Butokukai – Renshi”
    — Prof. Doutor José Manuel Araújo. União Portuguesa de Budolink history info
    visibilityFirst-hand alt_routeIndirect
    “Jose Manuel Araujo Aikido Kyoshi Coordinator of Portugal”
    — Dai Nippon Butoku Kai (post-war, International Division). (2023-12). Appointed Officials of DNBK International Division link info
  • receipt_longKyoshiKyoshi Possible
    Possible
    Kyoshi title from International Martial Arts Federation mentioned on UBU professor profile page; not listed on IMAF's own site, no independent source corroborates it
    Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.
    history_eduTradition only
    Tradition only: every supporting source is the lineage's own account of itself
    Title
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    1 source expand_more
    fact_check
    Kyoshi title from International Martial Arts Federation mentioned on UBU professor profile page; not listed on IMAF's own site, no independent source corroborates it
    “6º Dan Aikido – International Martial Arts Federation – Kyoshi”
    — Prof. Doutor José Manuel Araújo. União Portuguesa de Budolink history info

Sources

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@incollection{martialis_01KJJAWN29MA64W22606R3WD77, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {José Araújo}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01KJJAWN29MA64W22606R3WD77}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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