Description
The Budo Club du Maroc was the dojo founded by Georges Stobbaerts in Casablanca in 1962, the first aikido and kendo dojo in Africa. He taught martial arts and yoga there for about a decade, forming numerous students who themselves became teachers, including Daniel Laurent and M'Barek Alaoui. It was the venue of early seminars with visiting Japanese masters such as Nobuyoshi Tamura and Julien Naessens.
Locations (1)
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location_onCasablancawarning No sources cited
Founder
Instructors (4)
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Georges Stobbaerts1957
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Gérard Obellianne1971 – 1973
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Hassan Iddedir1970
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Kobayashi Hirokazu1970 – 1982
Trained here (6)
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M'Barek Alaouisports_martial_artsAikidō ConfirmedConfirmedAlaoui states in his 2011 Aikido Journal interview that he began aikido in 1957 with European teachers including Georges Stobbaerts in Morocco; Stobbaerts likewise called him one of his students in his 2001 interview. The student-teacher relationship is confirmed from both sides.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Georges Stobbaerts (1957)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkAlaoui states in his 2011 Aikido Journal interview that he began aikido in 1957 with European teachers including Georges Stobbaerts in Morocco; Stobbaerts likewise called him one of his students in his 2001 interview. The student-teacher relationship is confirmed from both sides.visibilityFirst-hand -
Daniel Laurentsports_martial_artsAikidō ConfirmedConfirmedLaurent trained aikido for about four years (reaching 2nd kyu) at the Budo Club du Maroc under Georges Stobbaerts, as stated in the FPA history and confirmed by Stobbaerts in his interview.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Georges Stobbaerts (1962 – 1966)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkLaurent trained aikido for about four years (reaching 2nd kyu) at the Budo Club du Maroc under Georges Stobbaerts, as stated in the FPA history and confirmed by Stobbaerts in his interview. -
Emile Metzingersports_martial_artsAikidō ProbableProbableMetzinger began aikido in 1964 in Casablanca according to M'barek Alaoui's 2011 interview, at a time when Stobbaerts ran the Budo Club du Maroc; the AJ interview records that Metzinger and Alaoui left Stobbaerts in 1970 to create the Syu do kan.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Georges Stobbaerts (1964 – 1970)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkMetzinger began aikido in 1964 in Casablanca according to M'barek Alaoui's 2011 interview, at a time when Stobbaerts ran the Budo Club du Maroc; the AJ interview records that Metzinger and Alaoui left Stobbaerts in 1970 to create the Syu do kan.visibilityFirst-hand -
Jean-Marc Duclossports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ConfirmedConfirmedDuclos states in his Surya interview that he began judo 'more or less in 1964' with Stobbaerts, and that Stobbaerts was his master from 1964 to 1998; judo was the brief early phase before aikido took over in 1968.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Georges Stobbaerts (1964 – 1968)
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2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDuclos states in his Surya interview that he began judo 'more or less in 1964' with Stobbaerts, and that Stobbaerts was his master from 1964 to 1998; judo was the brief early phase before aikido took over in 1968.visibilityFirst-handsports_martial_artsAikidō ConfirmedConfirmedDuclos 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 (1968 – 1971)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDuclos 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.sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableDuclos states in his Surya interview that he studied judo with both Stobbaerts and Stobbaerts' student Hassan Iddedir; the photo caption identifies Iddedir as Duclos' master.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Hassan Iddedir (1970)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDuclos states in his Surya interview that he studied judo with both Stobbaerts and Stobbaerts' student Hassan Iddedir; the photo caption identifies Iddedir as Duclos' master.sports_martial_artsAikidō ConfirmedConfirmedDuclos states in his Surya interview that he studied two or three years in Casablanca with Gérard Obélianne, a student of Stobbaerts, during Stobbaerts' absence in Portugal; the aikidomdc profile dates this 1971-1973.The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.under Gérard Obellianne (1971 – 1973)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDuclos states in his Surya interview that he studied two or three years in Casablanca with Gérard Obélianne, a student of Stobbaerts, during Stobbaerts' absence in Portugal; the aikidomdc profile dates this 1971-1973. -
Gérard Obelliannesports_martial_artsAikidō ProbableProbableIn his Aikido Journal interview Obellianne states he began aikido in 1967 or 1968 with Georges Stobbaerts, who was obliged to leave Morocco in 1970, at which point Obellianne took over the Budo Club du Maroc.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Georges Stobbaerts (1967 – 1970)
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkIn his Aikido Journal interview Obellianne states he began aikido in 1967 or 1968 with Georges Stobbaerts, who was obliged to leave Morocco in 1970, at which point Obellianne took over the Budo Club du Maroc.sports_martial_artsAikidō ProbableProbableObellianne states in his Aikido Journal interview that he followed Kobayashi from 1970 to 1982, and that Kobayashi designated him as delegate of the Aikikai Osaka Hombu for Morocco from 1972 to 1980 with an official accreditation letter dated 25 October 1973.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Kobayashi Hirokazu (1970 – 1982)fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
2 sources expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkObellianne states in his Aikido Journal interview that he followed Kobayashi from 1970 to 1982, and that Kobayashi designated him as delegate of the Aikikai Osaka Hombu for Morocco from 1972 to 1980 with an official accreditation letter dated 25 October 1973.visibilityFirst-hand -
Hassan Iddedirsports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō ProbableProbableDuclos states in his Surya interview that Iddedir was one of Stobbaerts' students with whom he studied judo; the relationship is stated from the perspective of the next generation and details are sparse.The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.under Georges Stobbaerts
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1 source expand_moreFrederico MuñozResearcher, Martialisfact_checkDuclos states in his Surya interview that Iddedir was one of Stobbaerts' students with whom he studied judo; the relationship is stated from the perspective of the next generation and details are sparse.
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aikido · kendo · morocco · casablanca · first-dojo-in-africa
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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Budo Club of Morocco. In Martialis: Martial
Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01KZ6D9E8Q3F78F13SS130W679 - CC
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title = {Budo Club of Morocco}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
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{https://martial.is/entity/01KZ6D9E8Q3F78F13SS130W679}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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