Bernard Pariset (December 21, 1929 – November 26, 2004) was a French

judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). ...

and jujitsuka who studied with many Japanese masters including Jigoro Kano's student,

Mikonosuke Kawaishi was a Japanese master of jujutsu and judo who achieved the rank of 7th Dan. He led the development of Judo in France, with Shozo Awazu, and much of Europe and is credited with introducing the colored belt system for differentiating early grades. ...

, and his assistant,

Shozo Awazu was a Japanese master of judo who achieved the rank of Kōdōkan 9th Dan. He led the development of judo in France. Biography Shozo Awazu was born in Kyoto in 1923. He came in France in 1950 and assisted Mikinosuke Kawaishi in introducing judo ...

. He was one of the few non-Japanese to reach the level of 9th

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and has been officially recognized by both the French Judo and Ju-Jitsu Federation (FFJDA) and the IFNB (International Federation Nippon Budo). This title is not officially recognized by the

Kodokan The , or ''Kōdōkan'' (講道館), is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. The ''kōdōkan'' was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo. Etymology Literally, ''kō'' ( ...

. Founder of the

Atemi Ju-Jitsu Atemi Ju-Jitsu, in Japanese: Atemi (当て身) Jujutsu (柔術), also called Pariset Ju-Jitsu, was established in France in the 1940s by the late Judo and Ju-Jitsu legend Bernard Pariset to revive and preserve old martial techniques inherited from ...

system in the late 1940s, he designed the first judo and jujitsu methodologies still in use at the FFJDA. He was also famous for defeating judo heavyweight

Anton Geesink Antonius Johannes Geesink (6 April 1934 – 27 August 2010) was a Dutch people, Dutch List of judoka#Highest grades, 10th dan judoka. He was the first non-Japanese judoka to win gold at the World Judo Championship, a feat he accomplished in 1961 ...

Sports career

Achievements and accolades

* First Frenchman, along with

Henri Courtine Henri Courtine (11 May 1930 – 20 February 2021) was a French judoka. Career He studied with Mikinosuke Kawaishi, and his assistant, Shozo Awazu. He received a bronze medal at the 1956 World Judo Championships in Tokyo, shared with Anton Geesi ...

, to participate in the first World Judo Championships in 1956 * Semi-finalist all categories at the 1958 World Judo Championships in Tokyo * Former French Judo Champion all categories in 1955, 1957 and 1959 * Former European Judo Champion all categories in 1951 and 1954 * Former Coach of the French Olympic Judo and Ju-Jitsu Team * Former National Technical Advisor for Judo and Ju-Jitsu at the French National Judo and Ju-Jitsu Federation (FFJDA) * Former Captain of the French National Judo and Ju-Jitsu Team

References

Bibliography

* 'Judo : progression officielle française' by Bernard Pariset, published in 1969 and 1984 in French * 'Judo - Formes de projections, Nage No Kata' by Bernard Pariset, published in 1970 in French * 'Jiu-Jitsu moderne par l'image : self-défense judo d'après la progression officielle française' by Bernard Pariset, published in 1972 in French * 'Nage no Kata; formes de projections' by Bernard Pariset, published in 1970 in French * 'Atemi Ju-Jitsu moderne : self défense - progression officielle française' par ceintures by Bernard Pariset, published in 1982 in French * 'Atemi Ju-Jitsu : les 16 techniques et le Goshin-Jitsu' by Bernard Pariset, published in 1991 in French

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pariset, Bernard French male judoka 1929 births 2004 deaths People from Pantin Sportspeople from Seine-Saint-Denis