Articles in the Japan Category
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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 …
AKJA, Japan, Professor Shigeo Kataoka, World Judo »
Professor Shigeo Kataoka, Hachidan (8th Dan) is the International Technical Adviser for the AKJA and member of the Technical & Development Board, Grading Commission & Referees Commission.
AKJA, Gallery, Japan, Sensei Damon Ellis, World Judo »
Daishin Judo Club Osaka
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Sensei Damon Ellis recently spent two years in Japan on a judo, study and teaching trip. While there, he trained with Matsuura Sensei, participated in the Mayor of Osaka Cup and was graded from Shodan to Nidan. Here are a few images from that time.
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 …