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1. Jigoro Kano - Martial Arts Master Jigoro Kano was the founder of judo. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical innovations attributed to Kano include the use of black and whit...
2. Jigoro Kano Jigoro Kano was born October 28, 1860, the third son of a well-to-do merchant family in Kobe, in Hyogo Prefecture.  Jigoro Kano (The Father of Judo) made a comprehensive study of these ancient self defence forms and integrated the best of these...
3. Morihei Ueshiba Morihei Ueshiba was the youngest and only son of four children.  MORIHEI UESHIBA, born in Western Japan in 1883, is the founder of the popular martial art of Aikido.  Morihei Ueshiba is considered one of the world’s foremost martial artist...
4. Kenji Tomiki Kenji Tomiki Aikido was used as the first sport Aikido. Kenji Tomiki first studied judo under Jigoro Kano, the founder of Kodokan judo, and began practicing aiki-jujutsu under Morihei Ueshiba with the encouragement of Kano himself.  Kenji Tomiki...
5. Jigoro Kano Founder of Judo Jigoro Kano was born October 28, 1860, the third son of a well-to-do merchant family in Kobe, in Hyogo Prefecture. Jigoro Kano (The Father of Judo) made a comprehensive study of these ancient self defence forms and integrated the best of these forms...