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Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano
Jigoro Kano
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Description for Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 806.
Judo, or the Way of Gentleness, an ideal form of physical exercise and a reliable system, of self-defense, was specially created from traditional Japanese martial arts. This book by the creator of Kodokan judo is uniquely comprehensive and the most authoritative guide to this martial art ever published. Over a hundred years ago Jigoro Kano mastered swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat. Failing to discover any underlying principle, he set about designing a new martial art to reflect the concept of maximum efficiency in the use of physical and mental
Judo, or the Way of Gentleness, an ideal form of physical exercise and a reliable system, of self-defense, was specially created from traditional Japanese martial arts. This book by the creator of Kodokan judo is uniquely comprehensive and the most authoritative guide to this martial art ever published. Over a hundred years ago Jigoro Kano mastered swordsmanship and hand-to-hand combat. Failing to discover any underlying principle, he set about designing a new martial art to reflect the concept of maximum efficiency in the use of physical and mental
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Kodansha USA
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781568365398
SKU
V9781568365398
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Ref
99-15
About Jigoro Kano
JIGORO KANO, born in 1860 in Hyogo Prefecture, created Kodokan judo in 1882, the year after he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University. In 1969 he became the first Japanese member of the International Olympic Committee. Jigoro Kano died at sea in 1938 while returning from an IOC meeting in Cairo.
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