Japanese History and Culture – Educational studies of Japanese history
US Embassy Judo Club, Tokyo, Japan – Traditional judo instruction since 1959!
Description: The Untold History of Modern Japan and Japanese Martial Arts© 知らない近代日本史及武道史©
The Untold History of Modern Japan and Japanese Martial Arts 知らない近代日本史及武道史
The Kanō Chronicles: The Untold History of Modern Japan® (嘉納歴代史:知らず近代日本史®) is the result of over 15 years of research into the life and times of Kanō Jigorō, 嘉納治五郎 (1860-1938), the founder of jûdô 柔道. In traditional jūdō texts and by today’s jūdō ka 柔道家 (judo practitioners) he is normally addressed as ‘Kano shihan’ 師範 (Master Kano).*
No English or Japanese language biographies of Kano shihan capture the complexity of the man and his times. Even the best Japanese biographies are often narrow, typically focused on Kano’s jūdō , education, sports, or Olympic activities, or some combination thereof. There are exceptions, but they are rare and difficult to digest, even for native Japanese, and have escaped the attention of Western researchers.
Japanese History and Culture – Educational studies of Japanese history
US Embassy Judo Club, Tokyo, Japan – Traditional judo instruction since 1959!