Mind over muscle : writings from the founder of Judo

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Mind over muscle : writings from the founder of Judo

Jigoro Kano ; with a foreword by Yukimitsu Kano ; compiled by Naoki Murata ; translated by Nancy H. Ross

Kodansha International, 2005

1st ed

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(英文版)柔よく剛を制す

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-155)

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ISBN 9784770030153

Table of Contents

  • 1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUDO(A BRIEF HISTORY OF JUJUTSU;FROM JUJUTSU TO JUDO)
  • 2 THE SPIRIT OF JUDO(SEIRYOKU ZENYO:THE ESSENCE OF JUDO;JUDO AND PHYSICAL TRAINING;JUDO AND INTELLECTUAL TRAINING;JUDO AND MORAL EDUCATION;JUDO AS MATERIAL ART;A BASIC PRINCIPLE FOR EVERYONE)
  • 3 JUDO TRAINING(THE PURPOSE OF JUDO;THE THREE LEVELS OF JUDO;THE PRACTICE OF JUDO;JUDO AND EDUCATION;THE SAMURAI SPIRIT;JUDO PRACTICE AT THE DOJO;KATA PRACTICE)

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ISBN 9784770030153

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In 1882 Jigoro Kano (1860-1938) founded Kodokan Judo at Eishoji Temple in Tokyo. It was the culmination of a lifelong devotion to the jujutsu of the past, which he reorganized while taking great care to retain its classical traditions. Historically, martial arts were practiced only by the elite in Japan. Kano, a renowned educator as well as a sportsman, is credited with popularizing the martial arts, and in particular, judo, among people in all levels of society. When he was young, Kano studied jujutsu, a martial art practiced in Japan since feudal times, which

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  • NCID
    BA75101863
  • ISBN
    • 4770030150
  • Country Code
    ja
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    jpn
  • Place of Publication
    Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    155 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
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