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Mind Over Muscle: Writings from the Founder of Judo

ISBN-13: 9781568364971

Contributor(s): Jigoro Kano

Subject: Martial Arts

Publisher Imprint: Kodansha Books

Publication Date: 07-02-2006

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£19.99

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About the book

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.