The Father of Judo

The Father of Judo
Author: Brian N. Watson
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2012-07-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1466944838


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Jigoro Kano (right; in 1870 at age ten) was small as a child, which gave rise to his determination to study jujutsu. In his early twenties, he combined the best of what he had assimilated and founded modern judo. A professor at the age of twenty-five, he played an important educational role in transforming Japan from a country ruled by the samurai into a modern nation.


The Father of Judo
Language: en
Pages: 185
Authors: Brian N. Watson
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-07-25 - Publisher: Trafford Publishing

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Jigoro Kano (right; in 1870 at age ten) was small as a child, which gave rise to his determination to study jujutsu. In his early twenties, he combined the best
The Way of Judo
Language: en
Pages: 241
Authors: John Stevens
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-08-13 - Publisher: Shambhala Publications

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A martial arts biography of the legendary founder of judo, Jigoro Kano, and the colorful coterie of disciples who wanted to carry on his legacy Kodokan judo, on
Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kano
Language: en
Pages: 210
Authors: Brian N. Watson
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-04-24 - Publisher: Trafford Publishing

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Based on a series of interviews that Jigoro Kano gave in his sixties, the book relates his creation and development of Kodokan judo during the period 1882 to 19
Mind Over Muscle
Language: en
Pages: 172
Authors: 嘉納治五郎
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-11-21 - Publisher: Kodansha International

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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 cu
Judo Memoirs of Jigoro Kano
Language: en
Pages: 219
Authors: Brian N. Watson
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-10-03 - Publisher: Trafford Publishing

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In 1882, Kano opened his Kodokan dojo in Tokyo, where he taught jujutsu to his first class of nine students. His choice of the name Kodokan symbolizes precocity