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Shihan Francisco Birnstill
Founding Board Member
Kodokan Judo Technical Committee
FRANCISCO BIRNSTILL ALARCON , has been teaching Judo and Jiu-Jitsu for 39 years. He commenced practicing 44 years ago. Shihan Birnstill introduced Olympic Judo, Jiu-Jitsu and Olympic Archery to Paraguay. He was Paraguayan National Judo Champion in 1970, 1972, 1973, 1980 and 1984 and Paraguayan Archery Champion in the years 1988, 1989, 1992, and 1993. He ranked second nationally in 1999. Birnstill won the M1 rifle shooting competition organized by the Paraguayan Police Special Forces Unit in 1984. He currently hold the rank of Shihan 8 th degree Black Belt Kodokan (Judo) and 7 th degree black belt in Jiu-Jitsu.
Current Positions held locally:
- President of the PARAGUAYAN JUDO FEDERATION (FEDERACION PARAGUAYA DE JUDO) since 1985 - last election for 4 year term in September 2000 to 2004. President for 19 consecutive years.
- President of the Paraguayan Archery Federation (FEDERACIÓN PARAGUAYA DE ARQUERIA) (2000 - 2004)
- Technical Advisor of the Paraguayan Jiu-Jitsu Association (ASOCIACIÓN PARAGUAYA DE JIU JITSU) (2003 – 2006)
- Member of the Paraguayan Corporation of Martial Arts (CORPORACION DE ARTES MARCIALES DEL PARAGUAY).
- President of the Paraguayan Amateur Fighting Federation (FEDERACION PARAGUAYA DE LUCHA AMATEURS).
- Member of the Paraguayan Sports Confederation (CONFEDERACION PARAGUAYA DE DEPORTES).
INTERNATIONAL Positions held:
- Honorary Member of the Internacional Judo Federation (Federación Internacional de Judo), nominated by Ordinary General Congress celebrated Munich, Germany on July 27 th, 2001.
- Vicepresident of the South American Judo Federation (Confederación Sudamericana de Judo) (1997-99).
- President of the South American Judo Federation (Confederación Sudamericana de Judo) (1999-2001).
- Vicepresident of the Panamerican Judo Federation for Southern Area (1999-2001)
- Founding Member of the Iberamerican Judo Community
- Founding Member of the Iberoamerican Jiu Jitsu Community
- Founding Member of the South American Judo Union (UNION SUDAMERICANA DE JIU JITSU)
Past Managing Positions:
- 8 years as member of the Paraguayan Olympic Supervisory Committee (1984 – 1993).
- 4 years as member of the Paraguayan Olympic Executive Committee (1993 – 1996).
- Founder of the Federación Paraguaya de Judo (September 24th, 1974)
- Founder of the Comunidad Iberoamericana de Judo (Sevilla, Spain 1993)
- Founder of the Unión Sudamericana de Jiu Jitsu (Montevideo, Uruguay 1992)
- Founder of the Federación Paraguaya de Arquería
- Founder of the Asociación Paraguaya de Jiu Jitsu (1999).
- Founder of the Federación Paraguaya de Gimnasia Deportiva
- Founder of the Federación Paraguaya de Halterofilia
- Founder of the Federación Paraguaya de Lucha Amateurs
- Founder of the Corporación de Artes Marciales del Paraguay
- Founder of the Federación Paraguaya de Full Contact
- Founder of the Federación Paraguaya de Fisicoculturismo
1967 - 2004 Judo and Jiu-Jitsu instructor at the Instituto Paraguayo de Judo (Managing Director), currently Academia Mtro. Francisco Birnstill in Fernando de la Mora-Paraguay and Academia Mtro. Birnstill II, Asunción-Paraguay.
1975 - 1983 Judo Instructor at the Paraguayan National Physical Education College
1970 - 1980 Judo instructor at the Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes.
1982 - 2004 Judo instructor of the Paraguayan Army Physical Education College
1985 - 1988 Self Defense instructor for the President of the Supreme Court of Justice, Luís María Argaña (deceased) and body guards of the Supreme Court Justices.
1986 . 1993 Self Defense instructor for C.I.M.O.E. (Centro de Instrucción Militar de Operaciones Especiales de las FFAA). Center of Instruction for Military Special Operations Forces.
1996 - 1998 Self Defense instructor for the Presidential Guard (first circle) and Paraguayan President, Juan Carlos Wasmosy.
1990 - 1995 Judo instructor at the Centro Paraguayo Japonés.
1994 - 1997 Judo instructor at the Paraguayan Club Internacional de Tenis.
2000 – 2003 Self Defense instructor for the Municipal Transit Police (180 officers).
2000 - 2003 Self Defense instructor for Gold Security.
1999 – 2003 Judo profesor at the Universidad Autónoma de Asunción
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR –DELEGATE:
- Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos, (Mexico 75)
- Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos, (Indianápolis, U.S.A. 87)
- Juegos Deportivos Panamericanos, (Cuba 91)
- Juegos Sudamericanos ODESUR, (Chile 86)
- Juegos Sudamericanos ODESUR, (Perú 90)
- Juegos Sudamericanos ODESUR, (Ecuador 98)
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Judo, (Montevideo, Uruguay 82)
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Judo, (Montevideo, Uruguay 95)
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Judo, (Buenos Aires 84)
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Judo, (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- Campeonato Intercolegial Bonaerense, (Buenos Aires, Argentina 85)
- Campeonato Intercolegial Bonaerense, (Buenos Aires, Argentina 86)
- Campeonato Intercolegial Sudamericano, (Buenos Aires, Argentina 90)
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Judo, (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 86)
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Judo, (Florianópolis, Brazil 92)
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Judo, (Montevideo 93)
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Judo, (Medellín, Colombia 97)
- Campeonato Sudamericano de Judo, (Cochabamba, Bolivia 00)
- Campeonato Panamericano de Judo, (Chile 85)
- Campeonato Panamericano de Judo, (Brazil 89)
- Campeonato Panamericano de Judo, (Brazil 94)
- Campeonato Iberoamericano, (Sevilla, Spain 93)
- Campeonato Iberoamericano, (Madrid,Spain 94)
- Olympic Games "Seúl 88", ( Korea)
- Olympic Games " Barcelona 92" ( Spain)
- World Games "Makuhari 95", (Japón)
- Congreso Panamericano 1997, (Puerto Rico)
- Juegos Sudamericanos 99,(Cuenca, Ecuador)
- Campeonato Sudamericano Infantil de Judo, (Lima, Peru 00)
- Delegado/oficial Camp. Mundial Kurash, (Uzbekistán, Termiz 99)
- Congreso de la Federación Internacional Judo, (Munich, Germany 01)
- Congreso de la Federación Internac de Kurash, (Budapest. Hungary 01)
- Delegado Juegos Sudamericanos ODESUR, (Río de Janeiro, Brazil 02)
- Trainner and Delegate Panamerican Camp, ( Dominican Republic 03)
Training Camps:
Judo:
- Buenos Aires, Argentina from 1960-1964 at the Instituto Argentino de Judo (Sensei Yamamoto)
- Asunción, Paraguay, with Sensei Yang Song (Graduated 1° Dan, Judo, 1966).
- Posadas, Argentina, with Sensei Yoshihiro Matsumura (2°, 3° y 4° Dan)
- Training for National Selection, Prof. Carlos Got, Resistencia, Argentina,1969.
- Special competition training camp: Río de Janeiro, Brasil, Prof. Meddi (French), 1972.
- Kangueiko, high level training at Curitibanos, Brasil, for 15 days, 1985.
- High Level courses (Olympic Solidarity) 1 week with Sensei Urbina of Venezuela, 1986.
- High level course sponsored by the South American Judo Confederation for one week in Montevideo, Uruguay, 1979.
- Sport training at the Instituto Paraguayo de Judo, Sensei Matsumura from Japan, 12 days, 1988.
- High level training at the Seoul Sport Center in Korea, for 10 days, 1988.
- Jiu Jitsu 2nd degree dan recognition by the Confederación Argentina de Jiu Jitsu, (1980)
- Technical and training instruction in Sao Paulo, Brazil for 1 week, 1980 (Sensei Ishi).
- Special Self Defense course, Sevilla, Spain 94, Madrid, Spain 95, Sevilla, Spain 96
- Trainner’s Camp, Cochabamba, Bolivia,1997.
- Judo Referee Training: 1975, México - 1978, Uruguay - 1980, Uruguay - 1982, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1983, Santiago, Chile - 1985, Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1987, Indianápolis, U.S.A. - 1988, Seoul, Korea - 1991, Cuba -1992 Barcelona, España - 1993 Río de Janeiro, BraZil - 1994 Puerto Rico -1995, Makuhari, Japan - 1996, Guayaquil, Ecuador - 1997, Medellín, Colombia - 1998,Cuenca, Ecuador.
- Dan homologation for Jiu Jitsu by the Confederación Argentina de Jiu Jitsu, to 4° Dan (1990).
- Shihan 8° Dan conferred by Kodokan y homologated by the Federación Internacional de Judo y la Unión Panamericana de Judo (2003).
- Dan homologation by the Confederación Argentina of Jiu Jitsu to 7° Dan (2003).
- Continued participation in organization of competition and seminars in cities of neighboring countries such as Posadas, Formosa, Corrientes, Resistencia/Argentina and Foz do Iguazú, Cascabel/ Brazil for judokas and jitsukas of all ages and both sexes.
Francisco Birnstill Alarcón
Contact Information
P.O.BOX 1729
ASUNCION - PARAGUAY
TELFAX.: (595-21) 511-060
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