Kano Jigoro Quotes

• It is not important to be better than someone else, but to be better than yesterday.

  Kano Jigoro

  Yesterday, Important

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• If there is effort, there is always accomplishment.

  Kano Jigoro

  Accomplishment, Effort, Martial Arts

  "Black Belt: Judo Skills and Techniques". Book by Neil Ohlenkamp, p. 36, 2006.

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• Face your fear, empty yourself, trust your own voice, let go of control, have faith in outcomes, connect with a larger purpose, derive meaning from the struggle.

  Kano Jigoro

  Letting Go, Struggle, Voice

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• Nothing under the sun is greater than education. By educating one person and sending him into the society of his generation, we make a contribution extending a hundred generations to come.

  Kano Jigoro

  Generations, Sun, Hundred

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• The purpose of the study of judo is to perfect yourself and to contribute to society.

  Kano Jigoro

  Art, Perfect, Purpose

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• To ask may be but a moment's shame, not to ask and remain ignorant is a lifelong shame.

  Kano Jigoro

  Ignorant, May, Shame

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• Consider fully, act decisively.

  Kano Jigoro

  "Budo Secrets: Teachings of the Martial Arts Masters". Book by John Stevens, 2002.

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• Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength. By training you in attacks and defenses it refines your body and your soul and helps you make the spiritual essence of Judo a part of your very being. In this way you are able to perfect yourself and contribute something of value to the world. This is the final goal of Judo discipline.

  Kano Jigoro

  Spiritual, Essence, Perfect

  "Dynamic Judo: Throwing Techniques". Book by Kazuzo Kudo, 1967.

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• Paradoxically, the man who has failed and one who is at the peak of success are in exactly the same position. Each must decide what he will do next, choose the course that will lead him to the future.

  Kano Jigoro

  Men, Next, He Man

  "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Fouder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 23, 1994.

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• In an argument, you may silence your opponent by pressing an advantage of strength or of wealth, or of education. But you do not really convince him. Though he is no longer saying anything, in his heart he still keeps to his opinion, the only way to make him change that opinion is to speak quietly and reasonably. When he understands that you are not trying to defeat him, but only to find the truth, he will listen to you and perhaps accept what you tell him.

  Kano Jigoro

  Heart, Silence, Trying

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• The pine fought the storm and broke. The willow yielded to the wind and snow and did not break. Practice Jiu-Jitsu in just this way.

  Kano Jigoro

  Wind, Practice, Mma

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• Walk a single path, becoming neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat, without forgetting caution when all is quiet or becoming frightened when danger threatens.

  Kano Jigoro

  Cocky, Broken, Victory

  "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Fouder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 25, 1994.

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• Judo helps us to understand that worry is a waste of energy.

  Kano Jigoro

  Art, Worry, Energy

  "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Fouder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 23, 1994.

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• Carefully observe oneself and one's situation, carefully observe others, and carefully observe one's environment. Consider fully, act decisively.

  Kano Jigoro

  Environment, Judo, Situation

  "Budo Secrets: Teachings of the Martial Arts Masters". Book by John Stevens, 2002.

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• Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique.

  Kano Jigoro

  Gratitude, Opportunity, Expression

  "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Founder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 31, 1994.

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• Apply just the right amount of force — never too much, never too little.

  Kano Jigoro

  Littles, Too Much, Force

  "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Fouder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 23, 1994.

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• Walk a single path, become neither cocky with victory nor broken with defeat.

  Kano Jigoro

  Cocky, Broken, Victory

  "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Fouder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 25, 1994.

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• Judo should be free as art and science from any external influences, political, national, racial, and financial or any other organized interest. And all things connected with it should be directed to its ultimate object, the benefit of Humanity.

  Kano Jigoro

  Art, Political, Humanity

  Budokwai Bulletin, April 1947.

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• The teaching of one virtuous person can influence many; that which has been learned well by one generation can be passed on to a hundred.

  Kano Jigoro

  Art, Teaching, Generations

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• Judo teaches us to look for the best possible course of action, whatever the individual circumstances.

  Kano Jigoro

  Art, Looks, Action

  "Kodokan Judo: The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Fouder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 23, 1994.

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• Judo is a study of techniques with which you may kill if you wish to kill, injure if you wish to injure, subdue if you wish to subdue, and, when attacked, defend yourself

  Kano Jigoro

  Wish, Technique, May

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• For one thing, Judo in reality is not a mere sport or game. I regard it as a principle of life, art and science. In fact, it is a means for personal cultural attainment.

  Kano Jigoro

  Sports, Art, Mean

  Budokwai Bulletin, April 1947.

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• There are people who are excitable by nature and allow themselves to become angry for the most trivial of reasons. Judo can help such people learn to control themselves. Through training, they quickly realize that anger is a waste of energy, that it has only negative effects on the self and others.

  Kano Jigoro

  Self, People, Training

  "Kodokan Judo : The Essential Guide to Judo by Its Fouder Jigoro Kano". Book by Kano Jigoro, p. 23, 1994.

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• Judo is the way to the most effective use of both physical and spiritual strength.

  Kano Jigoro

  Spiritual, Art, Use

  "Dynamic Judo". Book by Kazuzo Kudo, 1967.

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• In Randori we teach the pupil to act on the fundamental principles of Judo, no matter how physically inferior his opponent may seem to him, and even if by sheer strength he can easily overcome him; because if he acts contrary to principle his opponent will never be convinced of defeat, no matter what brute strength he may have used.

  Kano Jigoro

  Fundamentals, May, Opponents

  "Judo: The Japanese Art of Self Defense". "A Complete Guide to Judo: Its Story and Practice" by Robert W. Smith, judoinfo.com. 1958.

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