Budokan of Portugal

Description

The Budokan of Portugal was the dojo Georges Stobbaerts opened in Cascais in 1972, which marked his definitive settlement in Portugal after years of commuting from Morocco. A second venue followed in Lisbon (Alcântara). It hosted seminars with Japanese masters, including Hirokazu Kobayashi, and was the base of the TenChi school in the 1970s, where early students such as Leopoldo Ferreira trained.

Also known as

Budokai Cascais

Locations (1)

• location_onCascais

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Founder

Instructors (1)

• 
  Georges Stobbaerts

  1972

Trained here (3)

• 
  Leopoldo Ferreira

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Well-documented student of Georges Stobbaerts from 1972 to 1976, mentioned in both his own 2000 interview and Stobbaerts' interview confirming the teacher-student relationship

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  under Georges Stobbaerts (1972 – 1976)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Well-documented student of Georges Stobbaerts from 1972 to 1976, mentioned in both his own 2000 interview and Stobbaerts' interview confirming the teacher-student relationship

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “ Eu só conheci o Mestre Stobbaerts, em Agosto ou Setembro de 1972 [...] Portanto, durante anos, os meus fins-de-semana eram passados em Cascais a praticar Aikido. Pratiquei com o Mestre Stobbaerts talvez uns três ou quatro anos.”

  — Entrevista ao Professor Leopoldo Ferreira (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history info

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Nessa altura o ambiente no Aikido era muito bom, toda a gente praticava com toda gente, mesmo os alunos da escola do Kobayashi, como o Leopoldo Ferreira, que chegou a ser meu aluno”

  — Entrevista ao Professor Georges Stobbaerts (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000 - Archived)link history
• 
  Jean-Marc Duclos

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Duclos began aikido in 1968 in Casablanca with Stobbaerts, continued under Obélianne in Casablanca 1971-73 during Stobbaerts' absence, then resumed with Stobbaerts in Portugal from 1974 until 1998; Stobbaerts awarded him 5th dan. The 34-year master relationship (1964-1998) spans both arts.

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  under Georges Stobbaerts (1974 – 1998)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Duclos began aikido in 1968 in Casablanca with Stobbaerts, continued under Obélianne in Casablanca 1971-73 during Stobbaerts' absence, then resumed with Stobbaerts in Portugal from 1974 until 1998; Stobbaerts awarded him 5th dan. The 34-year master relationship (1964-1998) spans both arts.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Vim definitivamente para Portugal em Setembro de 1974. [...] Mestre Georges Stobbaerts e Jean-Marc Duclos, Budokan de Portugal, Cascais, 1975.”

  — Pedro Escudeiro. (2000). Entrevista ao Professor Jean-Marc Duclos (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais) linkhistory info

  “O Diretor Técnico actual é o Prof Jean-Marc Duclos que foi aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts de 1968 até 1998.”

  — Jean-Marc Duclos. História do Aikido em Portugal (FPA)link history info
• person
  Manuel Galrinho

  sports_martial_artsAikidō Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Galrinho states in his 2000 interview that he began aikido in 1977 in Setúbal and soon attended Stobbaerts' classes in Cascais and Alcântara; the FPA history confirms he was a student of Stobbaerts.

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  under Georges Stobbaerts (1977)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Galrinho states in his 2000 interview that he began aikido in 1977 in Setúbal and soon attended Stobbaerts' classes in Cascais and Alcântara; the FPA history confirms he was a student of Stobbaerts.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Comecei em 1977 em Setúbal, mas muito cedo comecei a frequentar as aulas do Mestre Stobbaerts, em Cascais e Alcântara.”

  — Pedro Escudeiro. (2000). Entrevista ao Professor Manuel Galrinho (Pedro Escudeiro, 2000). Surya (Centro de Artes Orientais) linkhistory info

  “É dirigida pelo Mestre Manuel Galrinho, 7º dan AAS, que foi aluno do Mestre Stobbaerts.”

  — Jean-Marc Duclos. História do Aikido em Portugal (FPA)link history info

Tags

aikido · tenchi · portugal

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