Description
This book collects the writings and teachings of Jigoro Kano, the one who founded Kodokan Judo in Tokyo in 1882. Kodokan Judo represented for Kano the culmination of a life dedicated entirely to the study of ancient jujutsu which he reorganized according to modern educational models, keeping its classical heritage and adherence to tradition intact. In doing so he opened the path that led from jutsu (skill) to do (way), and broadened the horizons of his knowledge to the point where he began to argue that it is necessary to combine the principles of seiryoku zenyo (maximum efficiency) and jita kyoei (mutual prosperity), which represent universality and the human ideal and are the central values of Judo. Throughout his life Kano insisted greatly on the need to study the true meaning of Judo and put it into practice. In other words, according to the master, it is necessary to understand that Judo is nothing more than a way through which one can make the best use of one’s mental and physical energy, putting them at the service of society. After Judo was redefined in this way, what once fell under the category of martial art – a mere ability to defend against an attack – was taken into a broader and more complex context and this allowed Judo to evolve into a discipline that affects our entire being and can also be applied in life. This book also narrates anecdotes and facts regarding the birth of Judo and its development as well as interesting insights into its principles which the Author believes are also applicable in everyday life. A book that should not be missing in the libraries of practitioners all over the world.
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Description
This book collects the writings and teachings of Jigoro Kano, the one who founded Kodokan Judo in Tokyo in 1882. Kodokan Judo represented for Kano the culmination of a life dedicated entirely to the study of ancient jujutsu which he reorganized according to modern educational models, keeping its classical heritage and adherence to tradition intact. In doing so he opened the path that led from jutsu (skill) to do (way), and broadened the horizons of his knowledge to the point where he began to argue that it is necessary to combine the principles of seiryoku zenyo (maximum efficiency) and jita kyoei (mutual prosperity), which represent universality and the human ideal and are the central values of Judo. Throughout his life Kano insisted greatly on the need to study the true meaning of Judo and put it into practice. In other words, according to the master, it is necessary to understand that Judo is nothing more than a way through which one can make the best use of one’s mental and physical energy, putting them at the service of society. After Judo was redefined in this way, what once fell under the category of martial art – a mere ability to defend against an attack – was taken into a broader and more complex context and this allowed Judo to evolve into a discipline that affects our entire being and can also be applied in life. This book also narrates anecdotes and facts regarding the birth of Judo and its development as well as interesting insights into its principles which the Author believes are also applicable in everyday life. A book that should not be missing in the libraries of practitioners all over the world.
About the author
Jigoro Kano
Born in 1860 in Hyogo Prefecture, he created Kodokan Judo in 1882, a year after graduating from Tokyo Imperial University, excelling in literature, politics and political economy. He was a professor and principal of Gakushuin, principal of the First High School and , later, still in Tokyo, of the Scuola Normale Superiore. In 1889, as a member of the Imperial Household Department, he went on a study tour visiting the main European educational institutions. He was the first Japanese member of the International Olympic Committee in 1909 and the first president of the Japanese Amateur Sports Federation when it was founded in 1911. In 1922 he was made a Knight of the Emperor and in 1938 he died at sea aboard the Hikawa Maru while returning from a meeting of the Olympic Committee in Cairo.
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