Description
Belgian judoka, pioneer of judo in Belgium and founder in 1948 of the Club Sportif de la Police Judiciaire (CSPJ), later the Royal Judo Club de Mons. First encountered judo in 1944 while stationed in Aldershot, England during World War II. Early teacher of Marcel Clause, whom he taught from 1952 when Clause took up judo. Progressed to 1st dan in 1952, Kōdōkan 6th dan in 1982 before a jury chaired by Ichiro Abe, 7th dan in 1992, 8th dan in 2000, and in 2012 became the second judoka in Belgium to be promoted to 9th dan. Died in 2020 at age 99.
Ranks (5)
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military_tech1 dan ProbableProbableDutch Wikipedia records that Plomb obtained his black belt 1st dan on 27 April 1952 during the second session of black belt examinations held in Belgium, examined by the Frenchman Jean de Herdt, 4th dan.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1952-04-27)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDutch Wikipedia records that Plomb obtained his black belt 1st dan on 27 April 1952 during the second session of black belt examinations held in Belgium, examined by the Frenchman Jean de Herdt, 4th dan.military_tech6 dan ProbableProbableDutch Wikipedia records that Plomb obtained the rank of Kodokan 6th dan in Brussels on 27 March 1982 before a jury presided over by Ichiro Abe.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1982-03-27)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDutch Wikipedia records that Plomb obtained the rank of Kodokan 6th dan in Brussels on 27 March 1982 before a jury presided over by Ichiro Abe.military_tech7 dan ProbableProbableDutch Wikipedia records that Plomb became 7th dan in 1992.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1992)military_tech8 dan ProbableProbableDutch Wikipedia records that in June 2000 Plomb became the third Belgian ever to obtain the rank of 8th dan.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (2000-06)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDutch Wikipedia records that in June 2000 Plomb became the third Belgian ever to obtain the rank of 8th dan.military_tech9 dan ProbableProbableDutch Wikipedia records that on 9 September 2012 the Francophone Belgian Judo Federation elevated the 92-year-old Plomb to 9th dan, making him the second judoka in Belgium after Theo Guldemont to obtain that grade.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (2012-09-09)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDutch Wikipedia records that on 9 September 2012 the Francophone Belgian Judo Federation elevated the 92-year-old Plomb to 9th dan, making him the second judoka in Belgium after Theo Guldemont to obtain that grade.“Vier jaar later, op 9 september 2012, nagenoeg 60 jaar na het behalen van zijn zwarte gordel, verhief de Franstalige Fédération Francophone Belge de Jūdō de inmiddels 92-jarige Plomb tot de graad van 9de dan, waarmee hij de tweede judoka in België werd die deze hoge graad behaalde.”
Students (1)
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Marcel Clausesports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableIn a 2001 Judo Contact interview Clause states he began judo in 1952 at age 23 and that his first teacher was Monsieur Plomb, then a brown belt; Plomb taught at the Wasmes club which Clause later ran.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1952–1954)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIn a 2001 Judo Contact interview Clause states he began judo in 1952 at age 23 and that his first teacher was Monsieur Plomb, then a brown belt; Plomb taught at the Wasmes club which Clause later ran.
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Robert Plomb. In Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZXQZVTSHG6TM5KZVM2R1AE1 - CC
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@incollection{martialis_01KZXQZVTSHG6TM5KZVM2R1AE1, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Robert Plomb}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database},
year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01KZXQZVTSHG6TM5KZVM2R1AE1}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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