ISBN10: 4770030150, ISBN13: 9784770030153, [publisher: Kodansha International, Tokyo] Hardcover Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 155 pp. Text in English. Collection of lifes' work and essential teachings of Jigoro Kano (1860-1938) who founded Kodokan Judo in Tokyo in 1882. Kodokan Judo was for Kano the culmination of a lifelong devotion to the jujutsu of the past, which he reorganized along educational lines while taking great care to retain its classical traditions. Kano repeatedly emphasized grasping the correst meaning of judo and putting it into practice---that is to say, one must understand that judo is the way by which one can make the best use ofone's physical and mental energy, and put that to use for the good of society.
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Tokyo: Kodansha International, Date: 2006. Hardcover. fine/fine. Fine in fine dust jacket. Hardcover. 155 pp. Text in English. Collection of lifes' work and essential teachings of Jigoro Kano (1860-1938) who founded Kodokan Judo in Tokyo in 1882. Kodokan Judo was for Kano the culmination of a lifelong devotion to the jujutsu of the past, which he reorganized along educational lines while taking great care to retain its classical traditions. Kano repeatedly emphasized grasping the correst meaning of judo and putting it into practice---that is to say, one must understand that judo is the way by which one can make the best use ofone's physical and mental energy, and put that to use for the good of society. 2006. Kodansha International ISBN 4770030150 9784770030153 [US]