Jigoro Kano – the “Father of Judo” – features ... but his legacy had long been preserved and has since blossomed into a martial art with global popularity. In 1960, Judo was approved ...

When did judo become an Olympic sport? The art of judo derives from the ancient Japanese martial art of jiu-jitsu. The credit for the formal founding of Judo, which means “the gentle way ...

Judo is a word derived from Jiu-jitsu, the Japanese martial art based on locks, throws, and grappling. Jigoro Kano was the man who revived this form of art when it began to lose its vigour in Japan.

Judo, a martial art with roots in traditional Japanese jujitsu, has evolved into a refined sport emphasizing physical and mental discipline. Founded in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano, judo was ...

The curator of this collection is Noaki Murata, someone who has built his life around judo and who cherishes the values first preached by its founder Jigoro Kano in 1882. “The ultimate goal is ...

In the late 1800s the great Kano Jigoro streamlined the overly complicated Japanese grappling art Jujitsu into the highly effective Kodokan Judo. Japan was now open to the world, freely trading ...

The martial art was founded in Japan in 1882, by Dr Jigoro Kano, as an adaptation of jujitsu, a form of wrestling. Our photos show a range of clubs and demonstrations around the area over the ...

Google Celebrates Kano Jigoro who saw martial art as a way to bring people together. Google today celebrated Japan's "Father of Judo", Professor Kano Jigoro, on his 161st birthday, with a doodle.

Kano Jigoro was 22 when he created the martial art in 1882 and named it “judo”. He inspired by traditional forms of combat to create a method of physical, intellectual and moral education.