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Spanish judo pioneer; first Spanish black belt (Kodokan 1st dan, 22 July 1954, Ichiro Abe); trained under Alfredo San Bartolomé (1948–1957) and Kawaishi Mikinosuke (green belt 1952, brown belt 1953); founded Gimnasio Samurái (1958); disseminated judo into state institutions and Real Madrid; published Cinturón Negro de Judo (1971); awarded 7th dan posthumously by RFEJYDA; traveled to France to study Kawaishi's method; connected to Haku Michigami via trips from Madrid to Bordeaux.
Teachers (2)
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Alfredo San Bartolomé Morellosports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableFernando Franco trained under Alfredo San Bartolomé at the Gimnasio Juventud and later at the Bushidokwai in Madrid, from 1948 until the dissolution of their partnership in late 1957. San Bartolomé was his primary judo instructor during the formative years of Spanish judo.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.location_onClub Bushidokwai badge (1948–1957)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFernando Franco trained under Alfredo San Bartolomé at the Gimnasio Juventud and later at the Bushidokwai in Madrid, from 1948 until the dissolution of their partnership in late 1957. San Bartolomé was his primary judo instructor during the formative years of Spanish judo.“Fernando Franco de Sarabia forma parte, desde 1948, de este núcleo fundador del judo madrileño en el que pronto empiezan a manifestarse las diferencias de criterio que llevan a la disolución de la sociedad a principios de 1951, haciéndose cargo del club Fernando Franco como único propietario y con Alfredo San Bartolomé en la dirección técnica; desligándose Antonio Burrieza.”
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Kawaishi Mikinosukesports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableFernando Franco trained with Kawaishi Mikinosuke at a stage in Biarritz (1952) and subsequently traveled frequently to France to study Kawaishi's method; awarded green belt (1952) and brown belt (1953) under Kawaishi.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.(1952–1953)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkFernando Franco trained with Kawaishi Mikinosuke at a stage in Biarritz (1952) and subsequently traveled frequently to France to study Kawaishi's method; awarded green belt (1952) and brown belt (1953) under Kawaishi.
Lineage
Ranks (6)
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military_tech1 dan ProbableProbableRFEJYDA and Judo en Familia; RFEJYDA credits Judo en Familia, so one account.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1954)granted by Abe Ichirō, Kodokan
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkRFEJYDA and Judo en Familia; RFEJYDA credits Judo en Familia, so one account.military_tech2 dan ProbableProbable2nd dan from Kiyoshi Mizuno (6th dan, Spanish Technical Adviser) in 1957; cited in Judo en Familia and olimpiaduerme blog.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1957)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_check2nd dan from Kiyoshi Mizuno (6th dan, Spanish Technical Adviser) in 1957; cited in Judo en Familia and olimpiaduerme blog.military_tech3 dan ProbableProbable3rd dan; cited in Judo en Familia biography and olimpiaduerme blog as part of Franco's progression; source coverage limited.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1961)granted by Kodokanfact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_check3rd dan; cited in Judo en Familia biography and olimpiaduerme blog as part of Franco's progression; source coverage limited.military_tech4 dan ProbableProbable4th dan; cited in Judo en Familia biography.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1962)granted by Kodokanmilitary_tech5 dan ProbableProbableJudo en Familia only.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.Dan-Kyu System (1969)granted by Federación Española de Judofact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkJudo en Familia only.military_tech7 dan PossiblePossibleOne self-published blog; no RFEJYDA record found.Some evidence points to the claim, but it is thin, indirect, or in unresolved conflict with other evidence.Dan-Kyu System (1988)granted by Federación Española de Judo
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Fernando Franco de Sarabia. In Martialis:
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title = {Fernando Franco de Sarabia}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M0NTD84XCD4EY76QXD0D2KTX}, urldate =
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