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This book is a collection of the life's work and essential teachings of Jigoro Kano, who founded Kodokan Judo in Tokyo in 1882. Kodokan Judo was for Kano the culmination of a lifelong devotion to the jujutsu of the past, which he reorganized along educational lines while taking great care to retain its classical traditions. In doing so, he opened the path from jutsu (skill) to do (way), and broadened the horizons of knowledge until he reached the point at which he began to advocate seiryoku zenyo (maximum efficiency) and jita kyoei (mutual prosperity), which represent the universality and ideal of human existence, and are the core values of judo.

Throughout his life, Kano repeatedly emphasized grasping the correct meaning of judo and putting it into practice. That is to say, one must understand that judo is the way by which one can make the best use of one's mental and physical energy, and put that into use for the good of society. Because judo was defined in this way, what had once merely fallen under the category of martial art—a fighting skill used to defend against an attack—became subsumed into an altogether richer, more complex, and universal judo, which in turn evolved into a principle that can be applied across the spectrum of human life. The circumstances surrounding the development of judo are described throughout this book, as are its underlying principles, which the author believes have universal applicability to everyday life.

This book will be an invaluable addition to the libraries of all judo practitioners around the world.

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"Judo is not merely a martial art but rather the basic principle of human behavior. When that basic principle is applied to defense against attack or applied as physical education in randori at the dojo, these are applications of that principle in judo, but are only one aspect of judo—it is wrong to assume judo ends in the dojo."

"Judo is not what many people believe it to be; that is to say, judo is more than a fighting art practiced at the dojo. The basic meaning of judo is quite different, and is universal and profound."
—Jigoro Kano

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Format:	Hardcover
Languages:	English
Length:	160 pages
Release date:	February 2006
List price:	$ 19.95 USD
Price:	$ 13.55 USD

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Author: matthew rogers
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An excellent presentation of the ideas of Jigaro Kano in his own words. essential to an understanding of the broader goals that Kano had for the art in its early days, largely ignored today. This is a small but beautifully bound and printed hardcover book from Kodansha and thus is very attractively priced.

Author: anthony alfreda
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Great for those who like philosophy, but there are no techniques demonstriated, but a good read.