Articles in the Kodokan Judo Category
Education, Judo Etiqutte, Kodokan Judo, Sensei Jigoro Kano, Sensei Kyuzo Mifune »
A post on the First Maxim of Professor Kano, which says that one should play close attention to the relationship between self and other. In this article, we take a look at how one might apply the Maxims of the Master of Judo to everyday life, and explore the validity and usefulness of them in 21st century judo practice.
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Osaka International Judo Friendship Association
One of the great aims of the founder of judo, Professor Jigoro Kano, was that the peoples of the world could be united through the practice of Judo. He desired that life-long friendship be formed to allow this and other cultural exchanges to occur.
The Australian Kodokan Judo Association is honoured and proud to have a wonderful …
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The Benefits of Do – The other half of Ju
Taiichi Ohno image © Toyota Corporation
This principle of judo offers a basic principle that can provide a sound answer for every situation and every question. The easiest way to master the this basic principle is to practice the waza of judo and to embark on the do. That is because, through …
Judo History, Kata, Kodokan Judo, Library of Judo, Randori, Sensei Jigoro Kano, Shiai »
A Mirror to the Soul
“The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being. (ho de anexetastos bios ou biôtos anthrôpôi — ὁ δὲ ἀνεξέταστος βίος οὐ βιωτὸς ἀνθρώπῳ)”Socrates
When the Kodokan made the decision to use the Yata no Kagami as the symbol to denote the Kodokan Spirit, they did so with the full realisation that Kodokan Judo was …
Japan, Judo History, Kodokan Judo, Sensei Kyuzo Mifune, World Judo »
The God of Judo
Mifune Kyuzo Sensei Kodokan 10th Dan (Judan) took the Principles of Judo and expounded on them, using his life to turn them into his Way of Life.
The above image is of Kyuzo Mifune Sensei (1883 – 1965) as a 5th Dan. Mifune’s influential book, The Canon of Judo, has been reprinted and is as valuable a resource …
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The Founder of Judo
Kano Jigoro Sensei (Judan), founder of Kodokan Judo, was born in Japan in 1860. He devoted the majority of his life to the fulfillment of Judo Principles. He passed away in 1938.
Professor Kano believed:
“Nothing is of greater importance than education; the teachings of one virtuous man can reach many, and that which has been learned by …
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The Spirit of Traditional Judo in Australia
“Judo is the means of understanding the way to make the most effective use of both physical and spiritual power and strength. By devoted practice and rigid discipline, in an effort to obtain perfection in attacking and defending, it refines the body and soul and helps instill the spiritual essence in judo into every …
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THE OFFICIAL KODOKAN WEBSITE OF AUSTRALIA
WELCOME TO ALL JUDOKA
This is the Official Kodokan Website of the Australian Kodokan Judo Association (AKJA). Here you will find all manner of official information for the Australian Kodokan Judo Association, its rules and regulations, plus a library and gallery, now including video.
States have their information listed, and regular updates are posted as new events …