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Felix De Smedt
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Belgian |
| Born | August 16, 1923 Schelle, Belgium |
| Died | August 2, 2012 (aged 88) Mechelen, Belgium |
| Occupation | Judo Instructor & Police inspector |
| Years active | 1941-2001 |
| Spouse(s) | Jeannine Meulemans (1977-2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sport | Judo |
| Rank | BJB 2nd dan & BKFS 6th |
| Club | Royal Judo & Karate Academy Bushido-Kwai Mechelen |
| Coached by | Erich Rahn, Jean de Herdt, Ger F.M. Schutte, Tokio Hirano |
| Updated on 30 November 2012. | |
Felix Desmedt (16 August 1923 - 2 August 2012) was a Belgian judo pioneer. He was the first Belgian to have formally studied judo (Berlin, January 1941). He is attributed to have introduced judo in Belgium. On May 20, 1946 he founded the first Belgian judo club in Schelle near Boom in the Belgian province of Antwerp, under the name Judo and Jujutsu Academy Bushido-Kwai.[1] On March 14, 1951, the club was relocated to Mechelen.[2] On November 28, 1996 it became the first Belgian judo club to be awarded the predicate 'Royal'. The club is still in existence and currently operating under the name "Royal Judo and Karate Academy Bushido-Kwai Mechelen" and is the oldest Belgian judo club. De Smedt was a co-founder of the BEL. A. J. A. (October 1950), which together with the Association Fédérale Belge de Judo et Ju Jitsu (AFBJJ) (created June 6, 1949) was a predecessor to the later Belgian Judo Federation. As an instructor, De Smedt was known for his emphasis on a highly technical and clean judoeschewing the use of blunt force.
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