KODOKAN JUDO INSTITUTE
Kōdōkan (講道館, "école pour étude de la voie") est un dojo fondé en 1882 par Jigorō Kanō, le créateur du judo.
Histoire
Le premier élève s'inscrivit le 5 juin 1882. Ces premiers élèves étaient âgés de 15 à 18 ans. Jigorō Kanō les hébergeait et s'occupait d'eux comme un père. Ce fut une période passionnante, mais difficile ; le jeune professeur était sans argent et le tapis mesurait à peine 20 m². L'année suivante le dojo avait grandi et son tapis mesurait quelque 40 m².
Deux ans plus tard Jigorō Kanō fit construire un dojo dont le tapis mesurait près de 80 m². Les rencontres entre diverses écoles de ju jitsu se multiplièrent. Le Kōdōkan remporta sa première victoire éclatante en 1886 lors d'un tournoi fameux tenu au dojo de la police de Tokyo. La jeune école en remporta de nombreuses autres par la suite, notamment grâce à Shiro Saigo, l'un des plus célèbres élèves de Jigoro Kano, entré au Kōdōkan à l'âge de 16 ans. Des sections du Kōdōkan se fondèrent à Nirayama. Lorsque Jigorō Kanō entreprit ses premiers voyages autour du monde, il confia à ses meilleurs élèves la direction du Kōdōkan. En 1887 une école nationale de tous les arts martiaux est créée par le gouvernement japonais, c'est le Butokukai. Bien que placée sous l'égide de Jigorō Kanō cette école ne tardera pas à devenir rivale du Kōdōkan. Quelques années plus tard apparaît le Kosen créé par l'université impériale de Tokyo. Malgré la concurrence, le Kōdōkan continue son ascension, son dernier dojo est le plus grand du Japon : 185 m², peu de temps après cette surface est portée au double. En 1909 le Kōdōkan devient institution publique, c'est à cette époque que les katas établis pour le Butokukai sont enseignés. Par la suite une section féminine est ouverte, de plus le Kōdōkan se voit doté d'associations culturelles et de comités de recherche. C'est en 1934 que le Kōdōkan est logé dans un nouveau bâtiment de trois étages. Il possède 2000 m² de tapis. On dit désormais du Kōdōkan qu'il est la "Mecque du judo". Après la défaite du Japon, les Américains interdirent toutes les activités inspirées du Bushido, les arts martiaux furent prohibés et les professeurs du Kōdōkan furent seulement autorisés à enseigner aux troupes américaines. Le judo fut permis plus tard avec la dénomination sport et non art martial.
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Kodokan or Kōdōkan (講道館), or the Kodokan Institute, is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. Literally, kō means "to lecture", dō means "way," and kan is "a public building" together translating as "a place for the study of the way." The Kodokan was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo.
Function
The Kodokan Institute offers classes for those who want to master judo. The program is authorized as a non-regular school by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Its courses include the theories and practice of judo, and matters of general education. The course is divided into two parts: a general course for novices, and special courses for those who have completed the general course or its equivalent. The Kodokan also issues ranks, and many judoka (practitioners of judo) around the world become Kodokan members and have their ranks registered with the Kodokan.
History
Kodokan was founded by Shihan Kano Jigoro in 1882, who as a youth began practicing jujutsu (Close-quarter fighting systems) as a way to strengthen his frail body. Kano studied both the Tenjin Shinyo-ryu and Kito-ryu styles of classical jujutsu, eventually mastering their deepest teachings, and supplemented this training with an avid interest in other combative forms as well. Integrating what he considered the positive points of these with his own ideas and inspirations, he established a revised body of physical technique, and also transformed the traditional jujutsu principle of "defeating strength through flexibility" into a new principle of "maximum efficient use of physical and mental energy." The result was a new theoretical and technical system that Kano felt better matched the needs of modern people.
The essence of this system he expressed in the axiom "maximum efficient use of energy", a concept he considered both a cornerstone of martial arts and a principle useful in many aspects of life. Practical application of this principle, he felt, could contribute much to human and social development, including "mutual prosperity for self and others", which he identified as the proper goal of training. What Kano had created transcended mere technique to embrace a set of principles for perfecting the self. To reflect this, he replaced jutsu (technique) in the word "ju-jutsu" with the suffix do (path) to create a new name for his art: judo. His training hall he named "Ko-do-kan," or "a place to teach the path."
Kano has also been lauded as "the father of Japanese physical education." As principal of Tokyo Higher School, he established a general physical education faculty aimed at training teachers capable of bringing quality physical education to Japan's youth. He also helped found the Japan Amateur Sports Association, and in 1909 he became the first Japanese member of the International Olympic Committee. Kano traveled abroad thirteen times, lecturing and demonstrating judo in order to introduce his art to people around the world.
Today, the International Judo Federation includes representatives from 195 countries and regions, with practitioners from all walks of life donning judo uniforms and stepping onto the mat to forge their minds, bodies, and spirits through the Judo created by Jigoro Kano.
Histoire
Le premier élève s'inscrivit le 5 juin 1882. Ces premiers élèves étaient âgés de 15 à 18 ans. Jigorō Kanō les hébergeait et s'occupait d'eux comme un père. Ce fut une période passionnante, mais difficile ; le jeune professeur était sans argent et le tapis mesurait à peine 20 m². L'année suivante le dojo avait grandi et son tapis mesurait quelque 40 m².
Deux ans plus tard Jigorō Kanō fit construire un dojo dont le tapis mesurait près de 80 m². Les rencontres entre diverses écoles de ju jitsu se multiplièrent. Le Kōdōkan remporta sa première victoire éclatante en 1886 lors d'un tournoi fameux tenu au dojo de la police de Tokyo. La jeune école en remporta de nombreuses autres par la suite, notamment grâce à Shiro Saigo, l'un des plus célèbres élèves de Jigoro Kano, entré au Kōdōkan à l'âge de 16 ans. Des sections du Kōdōkan se fondèrent à Nirayama. Lorsque Jigorō Kanō entreprit ses premiers voyages autour du monde, il confia à ses meilleurs élèves la direction du Kōdōkan. En 1887 une école nationale de tous les arts martiaux est créée par le gouvernement japonais, c'est le Butokukai. Bien que placée sous l'égide de Jigorō Kanō cette école ne tardera pas à devenir rivale du Kōdōkan. Quelques années plus tard apparaît le Kosen créé par l'université impériale de Tokyo. Malgré la concurrence, le Kōdōkan continue son ascension, son dernier dojo est le plus grand du Japon : 185 m², peu de temps après cette surface est portée au double. En 1909 le Kōdōkan devient institution publique, c'est à cette époque que les katas établis pour le Butokukai sont enseignés. Par la suite une section féminine est ouverte, de plus le Kōdōkan se voit doté d'associations culturelles et de comités de recherche. C'est en 1934 que le Kōdōkan est logé dans un nouveau bâtiment de trois étages. Il possède 2000 m² de tapis. On dit désormais du Kōdōkan qu'il est la "Mecque du judo". Après la défaite du Japon, les Américains interdirent toutes les activités inspirées du Bushido, les arts martiaux furent prohibés et les professeurs du Kōdōkan furent seulement autorisés à enseigner aux troupes américaines. Le judo fut permis plus tard avec la dénomination sport et non art martial.
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Kodokan or Kōdōkan (講道館), or the Kodokan Institute, is the headquarters of the worldwide judo community. Literally, kō means "to lecture", dō means "way," and kan is "a public building" together translating as "a place for the study of the way." The Kodokan was founded in 1882 by Kanō Jigorō, the founder of judo, and is now an eight-story building in Tokyo.
Function
The Kodokan Institute offers classes for those who want to master judo. The program is authorized as a non-regular school by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Its courses include the theories and practice of judo, and matters of general education. The course is divided into two parts: a general course for novices, and special courses for those who have completed the general course or its equivalent. The Kodokan also issues ranks, and many judoka (practitioners of judo) around the world become Kodokan members and have their ranks registered with the Kodokan.
History
Kodokan was founded by Shihan Kano Jigoro in 1882, who as a youth began practicing jujutsu (Close-quarter fighting systems) as a way to strengthen his frail body. Kano studied both the Tenjin Shinyo-ryu and Kito-ryu styles of classical jujutsu, eventually mastering their deepest teachings, and supplemented this training with an avid interest in other combative forms as well. Integrating what he considered the positive points of these with his own ideas and inspirations, he established a revised body of physical technique, and also transformed the traditional jujutsu principle of "defeating strength through flexibility" into a new principle of "maximum efficient use of physical and mental energy." The result was a new theoretical and technical system that Kano felt better matched the needs of modern people.
The essence of this system he expressed in the axiom "maximum efficient use of energy", a concept he considered both a cornerstone of martial arts and a principle useful in many aspects of life. Practical application of this principle, he felt, could contribute much to human and social development, including "mutual prosperity for self and others", which he identified as the proper goal of training. What Kano had created transcended mere technique to embrace a set of principles for perfecting the self. To reflect this, he replaced jutsu (technique) in the word "ju-jutsu" with the suffix do (path) to create a new name for his art: judo. His training hall he named "Ko-do-kan," or "a place to teach the path."
Kano has also been lauded as "the father of Japanese physical education." As principal of Tokyo Higher School, he established a general physical education faculty aimed at training teachers capable of bringing quality physical education to Japan's youth. He also helped found the Japan Amateur Sports Association, and in 1909 he became the first Japanese member of the International Olympic Committee. Kano traveled abroad thirteen times, lecturing and demonstrating judo in order to introduce his art to people around the world.
Today, the International Judo Federation includes representatives from 195 countries and regions, with practitioners from all walks of life donning judo uniforms and stepping onto the mat to forge their minds, bodies, and spirits through the Judo created by Jigoro Kano.