Jigoro Kano was a bright young man, with excellent school and university results. He shone with his intelligence and his capacity for analysis and synthesis. Resolutely turned towards the future and relying on the present, he remained fundamentally interested in the past, in the history of his country and of the world. His life was gradually orientated towards the best way to build bridges between generations and different visions of the world.
A Boiling Cradle, written by Nicolas Messner of the International Judo Federation (IJF) provides terrific insights on Kano’s influences that lead to his developing judo. I’m sharing this article as my Black Belt Judo Blog for this week
Dan Palmer Editorial Manager for Client Accounts, Special Projects at The insidethegames.biz Magazine, recently wrote this article which I’m sharing today as my Black Belt Blog for this week.
Recently Gavin Wuerth who started Louisville / Burgaw MMA Fightclub, one of the first MMA gyms in American history in 1993 posted on Facebook a commentary on how the Olympics hurt judo and why BJJ needs to learn from this mistake.