Jigoro Kano

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Jigoro Kano was a Japanese educator and martial artist who created judo by modernizing and systematizing traditional jujutsu into a disciplined sport and educational method.

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Jigoro Kano canonical 3
Kanō Jigorō 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educator
human
martial artist
sports official
academicDegree degree in economics
degree in political science
awardReceived Order of the Rising Sun
burialPlace Tokyo, Japan
linked to: Tokyo
causeOfDeath pneumonia
causeOfFame founder of judo
countryOfCitizenship Japan
creatorOf judo
dateOfBirth 1860-10-28
dateOfDeath 1938-05-04
educatedAt Tokyo Imperial University
linked to: Tokyo Daigaku

University of Tokyo
era Meiji period
linked to: Meiji era

Taisho period
linked to: Taisho era

early Showa period
ethnicGroup Japanese
familyName Kano
fieldOfWork education
martial arts
physical education
founded Kodokan Judo
linked to: Kodokan judo

Kodokan Judo Institute
linked to: Kodokan judo
givenName Jigoro
hasPartInName Kanō Jigorō
linked to: Jigoro Kano
influenced Olympic movement in Japan
development of modern judo
global spread of judo
influencedBy Kito-ryu jujutsu
Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu
traditional Japanese jujutsu schools
knownFor advocating inclusion of judo in the Olympic Games
establishing judo as an educational method
integrating moral and physical education
promoting physical education in Japanese schools
systematizing jujutsu into a modern sport
languageSpoken English
German
Japanese
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf International Olympic Committee
Japanese Olympic Committee
movement judo
name Jigoro Kano
nativeName 嘉納治五郎
notableWork creation of judo
founding of Kodokan Judo Institute
introduction of judo into the Japanese school system
modernization of jujutsu into judo
promotion of judo internationally
occupation pedagogue
school principal
sports administrator
teacher
translator
university president
philosophy jita kyoei (mutual welfare and benefit)
seiryoku zenyo (maximum efficient use of energy)
placeOfBirth Mikage, Hyogo, Japan
near Kobe, Japan
placeOfDeath aboard the NYK liner Hikawa Maru
at sea
positionHeld director of primary education at the Ministry of Education of Japan
first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee
headmaster of Gakushuin (Peers School)
member of the International Olympic Committee
president of Tokyo Higher Normal School
principal of Tokyo Higher Normal School
practiced Kito-ryu jujutsu
Tenjin Shinyo-ryu jujutsu
religion Confucian-influenced ethics
residence Tokyo, Japan
linked to: Tokyo
sexOrGender male
sport judo
jujutsu

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Kodokan judo founder Jigoro Kano
Japanese Olympic Committee foundedBy Kanō Jigorō
linked to: Jigoro Kano
Jigoro Kano name Jigoro Kano
Jigoro Kano hasPartInName Kanō Jigorō
linked to: Jigoro Kano
Mitsuyo Maeda studentOf Jigoro Kano