Articles in the Judo History Category
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The Benefits of Do – The other half of Ju
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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 …