r/judo • u/fleischlaberl • Oct 13 '21

Jigoro Kano's Summary on Judo

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If I now state in a concise form what I have said, it might be summed up as follows:

Judo is a study and training in mind and body as well as in the regulation of one's life and affairs. From the thorough study of the different methods of attack and defense I became convinced that they all depend on the application of one all-pervading principle, namely: "Whatever be the object, it can best be attained by the highest or maximum efficient use of mind and body for that purpose". Just as this principle applied to the methods of attack and defense constitutes Jiu-jitsu, so does this same principle, applied to physical, mental and moral culture, as well as to ways of living and carrying on of business, constitute the study of, and the training in, those things.

Once the real importance of this principle is understood, it may be applied to all phases of life and activity and enable one to lead the highest and the most rational life. The real understanding of this principle need not necessarily be arrived at through the training in the methods of attack and defense, but as I came to conceive of this idea through training in these methods, I made such training in contest and the training for the development of the body the regular means of arriving at the principle.

This principle of maximum efficiency, when applied to the keying up or perfecting of social life, just as when applied to the coordination of mind and body, in the science of attack and defense, demands, first of all, order and harmony among its members, and this can only be attained through mutual aid and concessions, leading to mutual welfare and benefit.

The final aim of Judo, therefore, is to inculcate in the mind of man a spirit of respect for the principle of maximum efficiency and of mutual welfare and benefit, leading him so to practice them that man individually and collectively can attain to the highest state, and, at the same time, develop the body and learn the art of attack and defense.

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Source:

The Contribution of Judo to Education by Jigoro Kano (Los Angeles, 1932)

MSISSHINRYU.COM | Jigoro Kano: The Contribution of Judo to Education

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Note:

Origins and Roots of Kano's Thoughts on the Principles and Methods of Judo

https://www.reddit.com/r/judo/comments/cogdt3/origins_and_roots_of_kanos_thoughts_on_the/

What was new in Ju Jitsu with Jigoro Kano's Judo?

https://www.reddit.com/r/judo/comments/ajnper/what_was_new_in_ju_jitsu_with_jigoro_kanos_judo/

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u/fleischlaberl Oct 14 '21

Thank you Lance for this good addition to my list!

There are those photographs of Mifune Sensei at the top of his physical abilities and the muscles are definitely not from Judo only. Sandow was truely a very interesting figure and as a young man I was always impressed by the pre WW II bodybuilders and weightlifters and wrestlers because of their overall fitness and the quality of their muscles. Also about to see how far you can go with natural BB.