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May the Lord bless you and guard you – יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה, וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ
May the Lord shine His countenance toward you and be gracious to you – יָאֵר...
I am sorry to hear that news. My condolences to his family and students. May he rest in peace.
BZZZZZZTTTT!!
I must step in with my oft-repeated (...but never answered) question:
Do you (or does anyone else out there) have ANY evidence whatsoever that Kano-shihan was EVER awarded ANY...
The earliest version in 1956 had that title.
Later editions got expanded somewhat, with more on Tomiki's method of randori in Aikido, and the name was changed to "Judo with Aikido" at least by the...
There is no evidence he ever visited the Kodokan, nor that he received his sandan from Kano-shihan during his trip to Japan.
Kano visited Hawaii several times in the 1920s and 1930s, and it would...
Whole sections are missing from the English version. The original French edition is more than twice as thick.
The post-war SCAP ban on the practice of martial arts did not affect karate. It was not considered to be a martial art.
Aikido, however, was included in the ban. Go figure...
One other thing...
Please be aware that the English translation by Harrison is highly abridged. I strongly recommend the original French edition.
Sorry. Obscure US cultural reference. From the much-parodied language of US Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas in his opinion in Griswold v. Connecticut.
"Seiryoku Zen'yo" is Kano's Fundamental Principle of Judo: make optimum use of your intrinsic abilities. Sometimes translated as "maximum efficiency."
"Kokumin Tai-iku" is "National Physical...
My sensei used both terms also. The self-defense stuff was always called "jujutsu." The distinction he drew was simple: if you use seoinage at the dojo, or in a tournament, it's Judo; if you use...
I should have checked before posting, but Neil's site has a good article and description here:
http://judoinfo.com/seiryoku.htm
We use it as a warm-up routine at our dojo (the solo exercise,...
Hi Mr. Svinth--
It's a Kodokan kata, not koryu. I imagine some styles like Sosuishitsu Ryu may use it, due to their close relationship with Kodokan. Not sure of the date of origin, but it's...
No disagreement, just a couple of minor quibbles, in keeping with my pedantic nature :)
The most important difference was the so-called "Kosen Rule" that permitted you to enter directly into...
Kawaishi came from Waseda U. and the kata he taught reflect that background. Judo ranks, back then, were issued by the Kodokan or the Dai Nippon Butokukai, which was a sort of National Governing Body...
Joseph Svinth has much more on this connection, but Okazaki definitely influenced a number of wrestlers. I'm sure there was influence in the other direction as well.
I first learned that "Boston...
Kawaishi taught Judo. Kodokan Judo. He did have his own teaching method, which proved to be very successful, but he was teaching Judo.
You need to recognize that before WWII, the term "Judo" was not...
Yup :)
My sensei, who learned them from Kawaishi.
Okazaki taught the same techniques, and they are still part of Danzan Ryu.
The "Boston Crab" is known in DZR as Kazaguruma.
Note that many...
Excellent. Thank you.
The Go-no-Sen no Kata was indeed associated mainly with Waseda University and was not part of the syllabus at Kodokan Dojo. Kawaishi brought it to Europe.
The interesting...
1. I was.
2. I do.
Massage is usually amma ( or anma ).
Seifuku means to restore something to normal, so it includes "orthopedic" sorts of activities like setting broken bones, and reducing dislocations. The term...
uchi makikomi
...maybe soto...depends on the arm position.
Some time ago I made this post that should help dispel a couple of misconceptions.
Briefly:
-Kano is known to have studied with three or four other teachers during his teenage years, before he...
No, I'm afraid you don't.
If you had the tiniest inkling, you would be unable to post such tripe without having your head explode.
I find that extraordinarily hard to believe, but I'm willing to...
Good start, so far...
Whoops! Those already exist in Judo; no need to "add" them. Some of us even practice them.
Yes, really!
Yup...those too.
No he didn't. And it's "Jigoro".
They've...