Kanō Jigorō : Google Doodle Celebrate Kanō Jigorō’s 161st Birthday Japan’s “Father of Judo,”
Kanō Jigorō : Google Doodle Celebrate Kanō Jigorō’s 161st Birthday Japan’s “Father of Judo,”
Kanō Jigorō was a Japanese educator, athlete, and the founder of Judo. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical innovations attributed to Kanō include the use of black and white belts, and the introduction of dan ranking to show the relative ranking among members of a martial art style. Well-known mottoes attributed to Kanō include “maximum efficiency with minimum effort” (精力善用 seiryoku zen’yō) and “mutual welfare and benefit” (自他共栄 jita kyōei).
In his professional life, Kanō was an educator. Important postings included serving as director of primary education for the Ministry of Education (文部省, Monbushō) from 1898 to 1901, and as president of Tokyo Higher Normal School from 1900 until 1920.He played a key role in making judo and kendo part of the Japanese public school programs of the 1910s.
Kanō was also a pioneer of international sports. Accomplishments included being the first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) (he served from 1909 until 1938); officially representing Japan at most Olympic Games held between 1912 and 1936; and serving as a leading spokesman for Japan’s bid for the 1940 Olympic Games.
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KANO Jigoro (1860 -1938)
When Jigoro Kano founded jujitsu in the early 1900s, it was to improve his own physical strength.
In addition to his jiu-jitsu knowledge, Kano, who stands at 5’2″ and weighs 41kg, developed a fighting system that embodied the maxim “Maximum Efficiency with Minimum Effort.”
In 1882, Kano founded the Kodokan and joined the International Olympic Committee for the first time as an Asian. When he helped found the Japan Amateur Athletic Association in 1912, he went on to represent his country at the Olympic Games three times – 1928, 1932, and 1936 – all in the United States. In 1938, at the age of 77, Kano perished at sea aboard the NYK Line motor vessel Hikawa Maru.
Tokyo hosted the 1964 Olympic Games, which marked the sport’s first appearance on the Olympic programme. Since then, it has appeared in every Summer and Winter Games.
Google Doodle Celebrates Kanō Jigorō’s 161st Birthday
Today’s Doodle, illustrated by Los Angeles, CA-based artist Cynthia Cheng, celebrates Japan’s “Father of Judo,” Professor Kanō Jigorō, on his 161st birthday. The name Judo means “the gentle way” and the sport is built on principles such as justice, courtesy, safety, and modesty. Kanō saw the martial art as a way to bring people together, even while throwing opponents to the mat.
Born in 1860 in Mikage (now part of Kobe), Kanō moved to Tokyo with his father at age 11. Though he was known as a child prodigy in school, he often faced adversity. To build strength, he became determined to study the martial art of Jujutsu. During his time as a student at Tokyo University, he finally found someone who would teach him—Jujutsu master and former samurai Fukuda Hachinosuke.
Judo was first born during a Jujutsu sparring match when Kanō incorporated a western wrestling move to bring his much larger opponent to the mat. By removing the most dangerous techniques used in Jujutsu, he created “Judo,” a safe and cooperative sport based on Kanō’s personal philosophy of Seiryoku-Zenyo (maximum efficient use of energy) and Jita-Kyoei (mutual prosperity of self and others). In 1882, Kanō opened his own dojo (a martial arts gym), the Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo, where he would go on to develop Judo for years. He also welcomed women into the sport in 1893.
Kanō became the first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1909, and in 1960, the IOC approved Judo as an official Olympic sport.
お誕生日おめでとうございます
Happy birthday, Kanō Jigorō!
