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Kanō Jigorō (嘉納 治五郎, 10 December 1860 [note 1] - 4 May 1938 [5]) was a Japanese judoka, educator, politician, and the founder of judo.Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport.
Statue of Jigoro Kano at the Kodokan institute. The rivalry between the Kodokan school of judo and the Totsuka school of Yoshin-ryu jujutsu happened in the 1880s during the Meiji Era in Japan. Consisting of several challenges and tournaments, its result saw the decline of the traditional jujutsu schools and the rise of judo as an ...
Jigoro Kano, founder of judo. The early history of judo is inseparable from its founder, Japanese polymath and educator Kanō Jigorō (嘉納 治五郎, Jigoro Kano, 1860–1938), born Shinnosuke Jigorō (新之助 治五郎, Jigorō Shinnosuke). Kano was born into a relatively affluent family.
The Kano Memorial Hall, Historical hall, exhibition room, and material stock room are located on the second floor. The halls contain posters of the development of judo, as well as information on some of the great masters of the system, written documents, photographs, and other information on the life of Kano and the people he met through his ...
Jigorō Kanō (Japan, 1860–1938) founded judo, and established the Kōdōkan in 1882. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport.
In July 1920, Dr. Jigoro Kano (the founder of judo) visited Britain and the Budokwai for the first time, he was accompanied by Hikoichi Aida who stayed in Britain and instructed at the Budokwai for two years. [8] [10] A member named Tanabe received his first Dan, becoming the Budokwai's first home-grown black belt.
The randori-no-kata were developed by Jigoro Kano as a teaching aid when it became apparent that he had too many students to effectively demonstrate throws and grappling techniques in his classes. [1] The kata were developed in five years that followed the establishment of the Kodokan, between 1882 and 1887. They originally consisted of ten ...
The first Jigoro Kano Cup was held at the Nippon Budōkan from November 23 to 26, 1978 and was a consequence of the canceled 1977 World Judo Championships. [1]