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Kanō Jigorō (嘉納 治五郎, 10 December 1860 – 4 May 1938) was a Japanese educator, athlete, and the founder of judo. Along with ju-jutsu , judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport .
Introduction to the life and history of Jigoro Kano, founder of Kodokan Judo, and Judo practitioner who contributed to the development of Judo, sports, and education in Japan. Jigoro Kano, father of body and mind education.
Upon joining the IOC, Kano became actively involved in the Olympic Movement. In response to a request by the Swedish Olympic Committee, Kano made preparations for Japanese athletes to take part in the 5th Olympic Games of 1912.
At the age of 36 (1896), Jigoro received his first Chinese students from Shinkoku (China under the Manchus), and taught them Japanese. Subsequently, for the purpose of providing a foundation for education in China, he received other Chinese students from Guandong, Nanjing, Yunnan, and Gansu, etc.
Kanō Jigorō (嘉納 治五郎, 10 December 1860 – 4 May 1938) was a Japanese educator, athlete, and the founder of judo. Along with ju-jutsu, judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport.
Kanō Jigorō was the founding master of the martial art and combat sport Judo, as well as outstanding physical education teacher, foreign language translator (English - Japanese) and economist; as well as a member of the Japanese diplomacy.
Judo founder Jigoro Kano was an educator and a visionary who started jiu-jitsu to develop his strength. The 5ft 2in and 41kg Kano added his own ideas to his jiu-jitsu experience to develop a complete fighting system which personified "Maximum Efficiency with Minimum Effort".
Kanō Jigorō (1860–1938) collected the knowledge of the old jujitsu schools of the Japanese samurai and in 1882 founded his Kōdōkan School of judo (from the Chinese jou-tao, or roudao, meaning “gentle way”), the beginning of the sport in its modern form.
Kanō Jigorō is one of the key figures in the modern history of sports and physical education in Japan, and his role in making the Olympics a success story in Japan earned him, next to athletes of the 1964 Olympics, a special place in the legacy campaign of the 2016 and 2020 Tokyo’s bids for the Olympic Summer Games.
Jigoro Kano (嘉納 治五郎, 10 December 1860 – 4 May 1938 [3]) was a Japanese educator, athlete, and the founder of Judo. Along with Ju-Jutsu, Judo was one of the first Japanese martial arts to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport.
