Paul Bonét-Maury
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Paul Bonét-Maury (1900-1972) was a French pharmacist and radiobiologist who was one of the principal architects of the development of judo in France. Doctor of pharmacy in 1924 and of science in 1938, he entered Marie Curie's laboratory in 1925 to study the action of X-rays and radioactivity on living cells, and later created and directed the radioprotection service of the Institut du Radium (1950-1962). He discovered judo in 1936 during Jigoro Kano's visit to France and became one of the two vice-presidents of the Jiu-Jitsu Club de France founded by Moshé Feldenkrais, under whose direction he had begun studying judo. When the Club Franco-Japonais merged into the JJCF in 1939, he became its president, a role he kept through the Occupation, bringing the club into the Fédération française de lutte in 1942 and serving as president of the FFL from July 1944. In December 1946 he founded the Fédération française de judo et de jiu-jitsu (FFJJ), which he presided until 1956; in 1949 he launched the idea of an international judo federation, became secretary-general of the International Judo Federation (1956-1971) and secretary-general of the European Judo Union. He was the second Frenchman to obtain a black belt in judo, reached 5th dan in his lifetime, and was posthumously honoured with 6th dan on 14 September 1975. He co-wrote Judo et Jiu-jitsu (1948, with Jean de Herdt) and Le Judo (PUF Que sais-je, 1971, with Henri Courtine).
Teachers (1)
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Moshé Feldenkraissports_kabaddiJiu-Jitsu Club de France badge (1936-1940)expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
4 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkThe Martin thesis states explicitly that Bonét-Maury began studying judo under the direction of Moshé Feldenkrais; Brousse's foreword to Higher Judo (2010) calls Bonét-Maury one of Feldenkrais's first jujutsu students; dcjudo.com independently states that Bonét-Maury was one of Feldenkrais' students; Grognet describes both men as the two vice-presidents of the club Feldenkrais founded, consistent with the teaching taking place at the Jiu-Jitsu Club de France. Confirmedassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis"Le premier club français de Judo se forme à Paris au milieu des années 1930 au Quartier Latin sous l'impulsion de Moshe Feldenkrais (1904-1984), physicien d'origine ukrainienne qui travaillait dans le laboratoire de Frédéric Joliot-Curie. Ce club sera dirigé par deux vice-présidents, Moshe Feldenkrais et Paul Bonét-Maury."
"Paul Bonet-Maury, one of Feldenkrais's first jujustu students, became the head of the French Judo Federation."
Ranks (3)
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military_tech1 dan 1Uncertainfr.wikipedia states Bonét-Maury was the second Frenchman to obtain a black belt in judo, and the Martin thesis lists him among the first black belts formed under Kawaishi; the exact date is not documented in the available sourcesDan-Kyu System
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2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkfr.wikipedia states Bonét-Maury was the second Frenchman to obtain a black belt in judo, and the Martin thesis lists him among the first black belts formed under Kawaishi; the exact date is not documented in the available sourcesassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialismilitary_tech5 dan 2Probablefr.wikipedia states Bonét-Maury reached 5th dan in his lifetime; no date is documented in the available sourcesDan-Kyu Systemexpand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 sourceFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkfr.wikipedia states Bonét-Maury reached 5th dan in his lifetime; no date is documented in the available sourcesassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialismilitary_tech6 dan 2Probablefr.wikipedia and Grognet (2015) both record the posthumous 6th dan awarded on 14 September 1975; recorded as granted by the French federation (FFJDA), the successor body of the FFJJ he had presided, following the pattern used for Kawaishi's posthumous 10th danDan-Kyu System (1975-09-14)expand_morefact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sourcesFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkfr.wikipedia and Grognet (2015) both record the posthumous 6th dan awarded on 14 September 1975; recorded as granted by the French federation (FFJDA), the successor body of the FFJJ he had presided, following the pattern used for Kawaishi's posthumous 10th danassessed by FSMverifiedFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialis