Tag: Tenjin Shinyo-ryu
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History of Judo and the Kodokan. Episode -1
Courtesy by International Department of Kodokan Judo Institute of Japan: Kodokan was established in 1882 by Prof. Jigoro Kano. Kodokan Judo was founded by Jigoro Kano, who as a youth began practicing jujutsu* 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…